Fund Accounting Analyst

Citigroup Inc.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global financial institution as a Fund Accounting Analyst for Derivatives. This role places you at the center of fund valuation activities, ensuring accuracy in Derivatives transactions. You will collaborate with offshore teams, oversee fund accounting processes, and assist in training while maintaining high standards of service. Enjoy a hybrid working model in a business casual environment, along with a competitive salary and extensive benefits designed to support your well-being. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Business casual workplace

Hybrid working model

Competitive base salary

Additional family benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with derivatives and fund administration.
• Strong Excel skills and financial operations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure accuracy of fund activities in derivatives.
• Oversee derivative fund accounting teams and provide SME support.
• Assist in procedural changes and maintain data integrity.

Skills

Derivatives (OTC and ETD)

Accounting

Finance

Fund Administration

Change Management

Project Management

Financial Operations

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Excel Skills

Education

Relevant degree in finance or accounting

Job description

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analyst position.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

The Fund Accounting Analyst for Derivatives is an intermediate level position responsible for participating in a variety of fund valuation Derivatives activities in coordination with the Operations - Transaction Services team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the accuracy of Derivatives transactions for inclusion within the calculation of daily and periodic Net Asset Valuations (NAVs) for funds and the distribution of associated unit prices through completion of task and Oversight of processes in offshore locations.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the work activities to ensure timeliness and accuracy of the funds activities in the derivatives team and offshore locations, for client and NAV deliverables
• Process daily work in a timely and accurate manner as well as act as an escalation point for questions and research
• Oversee all derivative fund accounting teams in offshore locations for our associated clients, holding the teams accountable to the level of service provided through regular governance calls and thematic analysis of escalations or exceptions
• Review associate work and provide signoff for complex transactions or sensitive clients, to provide additional SME support
• Assist in developing training materials and training employees, and act as escalation point for questions and research
• Ensure procedures and controls are followed and the integrity of the data processing environment is maintained
• Support and oversee overall fraud quality control both monetary and non-monetary
• Assist manager in identifying need for and implementing procedural changes, assist in BAU administration of team, and act as backup for manager
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience with derivatives (OTC and ETD)
• Experience in accounting, finance, or business-related area
• Experience in fund administration, change management, and/or project management
• Knowledge of financial operations
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Strong excel skills are a key requirement of the role

What we can offer you:

By joining Citi in Edinburgh , you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Fund Accounting

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Time Type:

Full time

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