Senior Director, Asset Servicing & Fund Accounting

Ss&c Technologies, Inc.; Basildon; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development reimbursement

Holiday allowance

Competitive benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

Hands-on training

Job summary

SS&C Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director, Asset Servicing, Fund Accounting to provide strategic leadership across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting, deliver end-to-end operational excellence and drive a multi-year transformation agenda.

You will oversee governance, risk management and regulatory compliance, champion automation and AI-driven improvements, and collaborate with technology, product, risk and change teams to shape future operating models.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within Asset Servicing, Fund Administration or Fund Accounting environments.
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation, automation and operational excellence programmes.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory environments and operational risk management.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving strategic organisational outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting functions.
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of all operational, servicing and fund accounting activities.
• Maintain robust governance, control and risk management frameworks.
• Oversee fund valuation, NAV production, pricing controls and financial reporting processes.
• Ensure operational resilience and service quality across all functions.
• Lead relationships with key clients, regulators, auditors, custodians and third-party providers.
• Sponsor and oversee fund launches, restructures, migrations and complex operational events.
• Develop and execute transformation roadmap; lead automation initiatives.
• Drive adoption of AI, workflow automation and data analytics.
• Drive operational resilience planning and business continuity.
• Represent the function at Executive, Board and Client Governance forums.

Job description

The Senior Director, Asset Servicing, Fund Accounting is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance, performance and continuous improvement of Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting functions. The role provides end-to-end oversight of core operational activities across the investment lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of accurate, efficient, scalable and compliant services to clients and stakeholders. The role is responsible for defining and executing a multi-year operational strategy focused on transformation, automation, digitisation and process optimisation. By leveraging emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and workflow automation, the Senior Director will drive operational excellence, enhance client outcomes, reduce risk and deliver sustainable efficiencies across the organisation. As a member of the senior leadership team, the Senior Director will lead significant change initiatives, shape future operating models and ensure operational capabilities remain aligned to business growth, regulatory requirements and evolving market demands. Asset Servicing & Fund Accounting Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting functions.
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of all operational, servicing and fund accounting activities.
• Maintain robust governance, control and risk management frameworks.
• Oversee fund valuation, NAV production, pricing controls and financial reporting processes.
• Ensure operational resilience and service quality across all functions.
• Lead relationships with key clients, regulators, auditors, custodians and third-party providers.
• Sponsor and oversee fund launches, restructures, migrations and complex operational events.

Transformation, Automation & Innovation

• Develop and execute a strategic transformation roadmap across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting.
• Lead automation initiatives aimed at reducing manual intervention, improving productivity and enhancing operational controls.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, workflow automation and advanced data analytics.
• Simplify operating models and processes to improve scalability, efficiency and service delivery.
• Deliver measurable operational efficiencies, cost savings and productivity improvements.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and operational excellence.
• Identify and implement opportunities for straight-through processing and increased automation across the investment lifecycle.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Ensure effective oversight of operational risk, controls and regulatory obligations.
• Drive process standardisation, quality improvement and service performance.
• Develop and monitor key operational metrics and performance indicators.
• Lead operational resilience planning and business continuity preparedness.
• Ensure compliance with all internal governance standards and external regulatory requirements.

Leadership & Strategic Influence

• Lead and develop high-performing operational and functional leadership teams.
• Shape future operating models to support business growth and strategic priorities.
• Partner with Technology, Product, Finance, Risk and Change teams to deliver strategic objectives.
• Develop business cases supporting investment in technology, automation and transformation initiatives.
• Represent the function at Executive, Board and Client Governance forums as required.
  Significant senior leadership experience within Asset Servicing, Fund Administration or Fund Accounting environments.
• Deep understanding of fund accounting, NAV production, valuation controls and operational governance.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation, automation and operational excellence programmes.
• Experience delivering measurable cost efficiencies and service improvements through technology and process optimisation.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory environments and operational risk management.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multi-disciplinary teams through periods of growth and change.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving strategic organisational outcomes.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

• Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
• Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme
• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career