Vice President, Middle Office

BNY Mellon; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a professional in Manchester to join their Front Office Services Accounting team, focusing on OMS accounting and ensuring accurate financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in investment accounting and analytics, enhancing operational efficiency through collaboration and innovation.

Successful applicants will possess excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage stakeholder relationships effectively. This role interfaces with various functions and aims to ensure timely deliverables as well as quality control.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in investment accounting and OMS Accounting.
• Proven track record of delivery in accounting roles.
• Solid understanding of fixed income and derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform OMS accounting and ensure deliverables are met.
• Conduct Quality Control reviews to ensure timely publication.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.

Skills

Investment accounting (multi-asset)

OMS Accounting (eg Aladdin or Bloomberg IBOR platforms)

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Effective communication

Job description

Job Description

The Front Office Services Accounting team is responsible for supporting the investment accounting function within the OMS platform, ensuring accurate book of record to support valuations, performance and financial reporting across portfolios.

This role sits between operations, performance, and technology, often acting as a key SME for Order Management System (OMS) Accounting.

Accounting

Responsible for OMS accounting, ensuring all deliverables met

Responsible for Quality Control (QC) review and resolution ensuring funds can be published in a timely manner

Production of metrics on agreed frequencies

Work with vendor to enhance logic and reduce breaks / QCs where appropriate

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance service offerings and drive innovation in accounting practices.

Agree and implement SLDs in conjunction with Client, Performance and Reporting teams

Understand the month end close cycle for each fund/group and the inter-dependencies that could impact Performance and Attribution

Work on process improvements and ensure solutions are in place to remediate issues at the root cause

Drive process improvements and innovations by leveraging analytical skills to enhance operational efficiency

Publish metrics on agreed frequencies and hold regular calls to review

Reconciliations

Responsible for OMS reconciliations, ensuring all deliverables met

Responsible for daily reconciliations of cash and stock to custodians and Middle Office

Work with Cash Team on production of safe cash figure for Portfolio Managers

Work with Middle Office teams to track claims in respect of failed trades / failed income

Oversee tax reclaims and closing of receivables upon payment

Track aged items and perform root cause analysis

Exercises own judgement and collaborates with multiple internal and external stakeholders to resolve reconciliations of accounts for complex or atypical transactions

Drive process improvements and innovations by leveraging analytical skills to enhance operational efficiency

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with:
  • Client Front Office (Oversight team / Portfolio Managers)
  • Front Office Operations
  • Middle Office
  • Performance
  • Reporting
  • External vendors
• Provide insight on:
  • P&L drivers
  • Accounting impacts on performance
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management to support decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate positions, cash, and book cost within client’s OMS
• Ensure correct treatment of:
  • Bonds (incl. accruals, amortisation)
  • Equities
  • Derivatives (swaps, FX, futures)
• Monitor daily, monthly and quarterly quality control and accounting publication
• Responsible for resolution of any issues which materialise and ensure timely closure in alignment with Service Level Agreements
• Own resolution of:
  • Cash and position breaks
  • Pricing discrepancies
• Exercise own judgement and collaborates with multiple internal and external stakeholders to resolve reconciliations of accounts for complex or atypical transactions
• Review data and assist in resolving escalated problems that may arise during the normal daily, weekly or monthly accounting and reporting.
• Escalate and manage material issues impacting P&L/NAV
• Ensure strong control framework and QC sign-offs
• Work closely with Data Management and Pricing teams to ensure all data and pricing captured timely and accurately
• Drive resolution of any discrepancies

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in:
  • Investment accounting (multi-asset)
  • OMS Accounting (eg Aladdin or Bloomberg IBOR platforms)
• Proven track record of delivery
• Strong understanding of:
  • Data architecture
  • Controls & governance
  • NAV lifecycle
  • Strong analytical and problem solving capability

Solid understanding of:

Fixed income & derivatives

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to investigate complex breaks
• Comfortable dealing with front office queries
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Job Info

• Job Identification 74590
• Job Category Accounting Services
• Posting Date 05/21/2026, 12:43 PM
• Locations 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, GT MAN, M3 3HF, GB