Fund Accounting Alternatives - Managing Director

State Street; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Kilkenny, Ireland seeks a Managing Director for Alternatives Fund Accounting to lead a global delivery team and shape strategic direction. The role centers on delivering superior client outcomes, scalable operations, and ongoing process improvements in a dynamic, risk-aware environment.

The MD will drive performance, engage with senior stakeholders, and foster talent development while ensuring timely, accurate deliverables and alignment with market trends.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of alternative fund accounting and related technical skills.
• Ability to navigate a global organization and build meaningful relationships.
• Collaborate with Product, Sales and IT to support business objectives.
• Proven leadership to manage and develop a high-performing operations team.
• Excellent time management, presentation and communication across levels.
• Track record of achieving financial goals through efficiency targets and expense discipline.
• Experience with change management programs and sponsorship roles.
• Proven ability to execute under challenging circumstances and deliver targeted outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Focus on client outcomes, problem solving, cooperating and communicating with the rest of organization to achieve shared success
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of all deliverables
• Actively participate in industry events and forums and share insights with clients and internal colleagues to anticipate clients’ needs and market trends
• Develop and lead a large team, fostering high performance and creating a destination for top talent. Develop effective modes of communication, delegation, talent development, employee engagement, and succession planning.
• Able to process feedback and develop meaningful actions to resolve identified challenges along reasonable timelines
• Strategic interactions with key stakeholders and partners to ensure continued operations.
• Identify and develop opportunities for transformation and capacity creation. Drive productivity and operational effectiveness

Skills

Fund accounting leadership

Stakeholder management

Industry insights

Job description

Alternatives Fund Accounting, Managing Director is a key leadership position in Global Delivery.The alternative fund accounting operations team is responsible for delivering services to alternative markets clients, including hedge, private equity, private credit, Infrastructure and real assets client. The team is accountable for positive and consistent service delivery. The MD plays a critical role in the shaping the team’s strategy and its execution. The role requires significant leadership to engage staff and deal with clients to support their growth and meet their changing requirements while scaling the business and fostering an environment and a culture of risk excellence.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Focus on client outcomes, problem solving, cooperating and communicating with the rest of organization to achieve shared success
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of all deliverables
• Actively participate in industry events and forums and share insights with clients and internal colleagues to anticipate clients’ needs and market trends
• Develop and lead a large team, fostering high performance and creating a destination for top talent. Develop effective modes of communication, delegation, talent development, employee engagement, and succession planning.
• Able to process feedback and develop meaningful actions to resolve identified challenges along reasonable timelines
• Strategic interactions with key stakeholders and partners to ensure continued operations.
• Identify and develop opportunities for transformation and capacity creation. Drive productivity and operational effectiveness

What We Value

• Strong alternative fund accounting knowledge and technical skills
• Ability to navigate a global organization, build meaningful relationships and develop an effective network
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders including Product, Sales and IT to support our business objectives.
• Proven leadership skills to manage and develop a high performing operations team
• Excellent time management, presentation skills and communication to multiple levels (clients, peers, subordinates etc.)
• Proven track record of achieving/exceeding financial goals through delivering on efficiency targets and enhancements of op model as well as overall expense discipline
• Experience with change management programs in sponsorship, leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to execute under challenging circumstances and deliver targeted outcomes