Financial Reporting Manager

Citi; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Assistant Vice President, Fund Accounting Manager – C12 at Citi in Gurugram, India, leads a team responsible for timely financial statements, regulatory reports, and adherence to US GAAP/IFRS/Irish GAAPs. The role requires strong people management and a deep understanding of hedge/mutual funds.

You will drive process improvements, oversee onboarding initiatives on Confluence, and collaborate with onshore teams across business and operations to ensure accurate reporting and control.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in fund accounting / financial reporting.
• MBA/M.Com or related postgraduate in accounting/finance.
• CA/CFA/CPA qualifications are a plus.
• Experience with Confluence Unity & DFIN is advantageous.
• 3–5 years of people management desired.
• Strong understanding of derivatives, equities and fixed income.
• Capital markets back office experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willing to work in shifts; flexible process requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation/review of financial statements/regulatory reports (Balance sheet, P&L, SOI, notes).
• Subject matter expert; follow US GAAPs, IFRS, Lux GAAPs and Irish GAAPs.
• Manage a team of professionals to achieve goals and perform personnel duties.
• Identify opportunities to implement process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Collaborate with business/onshore teams to align with stakeholders.
• Confluence migration: focus on transparency, escalation and cross-site collaboration.
• Onboard clients via Confluence initiatives.
• Develop governance and control structures; support audits and close gaps.
• Act as Confluence system SMEs and support FR applications testing/rollout.
• Participate in Productivity workgroup and deliver project results.
• Prepare MIS, meet SLAs, engage GPC site-level workgroups.
• Balance resources and workflow; perform people management activities.

Skills

Fund accounting

Financial reporting

Team management

US GAAP IFRS

Derivatives

Excel

Communication skills

Shifts flexibility

Education

M.Com / MBA

CA

CFA

CPA

Tools

Confluence Unity

DFIN (Arch)

Job description

At Citi, we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients – whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions – to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges.

Assistant Vice President, Fund Accounting Manager – C12 - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Fund Accounting Mgr - C12) based in Gurugram Haryana India

Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• (Optional) We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life.

Responsibilities

• Preparation/review of financial statements/regulatory reports like Balance sheet, P&L, SOI, Notes to financial statements. Understanding of regulatory disclosures like form PF
• Acting as subject matter expert for the team. Following US GAAPs, IFRS, Lux GAAPs and IRISH GAAPs.
• Manage a team of professional to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team
• Identify Opportunities to implement process improvement & recommend system, service & process enhancement initiatives and efficiency gain
• Engage as an active collaborator with business / Onshore teams to ensure alignment with key stakeholders in Business, Ops and Technology
• During Confluence migration focus on transparency, timely escalation, cross site collaboration, shared learnings
• Successful implementation of key client onboarding initiatives on Confluence
• Develop a strong governance & control structure, support audits, interfacing with auditors & close process gaps
• Act as Confluence system SMEs as required & support the testing & rollout of the applications across the FR
• Actively participate in Productivity workgroup and contribute to the success of the workgroup
• Preparation of MIS, Meet SLAs, engage GPC site level priority workgroups & contribute to project deliverables
• Proactively balance team resources and workflow requirements
• Perform all aspects of people management, including annual performance management cycle, hiring, feedback, mentoring and training

Skills & Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in Fund accounting/ Financial Reporting for hedge funds or mutual funds.
• M. Com, MBA, Post-Graduation from recognized business institute/university, major in Accounting or Finance.
• Professional qualifications like CA, CFA, and CPA will be an added advantage.
• Experience with Confluence Unity & DFIN ( Arch) financial reporting platform is a plus
• 3-5 years of people management experience is desired.
• Demonstrate leadership & management skills, ability to work in team-oriented environment
• Should have sound understanding of Derivatives, Equities and Fixed income securities.
• Prior working experience in BPO/captive on capital markets back office processes, is a plus.
• Experience in process set-up/migration of work from onshore would be preferred
• Excellent communication / Domain skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills & people management skills
• Good Team Player, Interpersonal skill, Quick learner.
• Should be willing to work in shifts and flexible work hours as per process requirements
• Advanced experience working with Microsoft Office applications required, specifically Excel

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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Job Family Group

Operations - Transaction Services

Job Family

Fund Accounting

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.