Senior Portfolio Accountant

Opus Fund Services - Wreck Hill (India) Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Fund Services - Wreck Hill (India) Private Limited is seeking a Portfolio Accountant to oversee daily and month-end portfolio accounting activities, ensuring accuracy and completeness. The role involves reviewing reconciliations, resolving discrepancies, and acting as a technical resource for accounting issues.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in fund administration, with broad exposure to equities, bonds, and derivatives, and strong communication with client service teams to explain drivers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related analytically focused field (such as Business, Mathematics, Computer Science), or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the fund administration industry, with prior experience supporting investment funds or portfolios.
• Broad exposure to multiple financial instrument types, with the ability to interpret investment activity and analyze drivers of portfolio- and security-level P&L.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee portfolio accounting activities, monitoring daily and month-end deliverables, reviewing outputs for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Review and maintain reconciliations and controls, ensuring discrepancies are identified, investigated, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Act as a technical resource for accounting and operational issues, independently investigating and resolving discrepancies, root causes, and system or data-related issues.
• Support projects and initiatives such as system enhancements, process changes, or remediation of recurring issues.
• Partner with internal teams to resolve complex or non-standard scenarios, applying judgment rather than relying solely on precedent.
• Serve as a point of support for client inquiries, either directly or in partnership with client service teams, providing clear explanations of results, drivers, and issues.
• Critically evaluate existing processes, controls, and workflows to identify inefficiencies or gaps, and proactively raise improvement ideas that lead to practical enhancements

Skills

Accounting & Finance knowledge

Portfolio analysis

Client communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Perform and oversee portfolio accounting activities, monitoring daily and month-end deliverables, reviewing outputs for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Review and maintain reconciliations and controls, ensuring discrepancies are identified, investigated, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Act as a technical resource for accounting and operational issues, independently investigating and resolving discrepancies, root causes, and system or data-related issues.
• Support projects and initiatives such as system enhancements, process changes, or remediation of recurring issues.
• Partner with internal teams to resolve complex or non-standard scenarios, applying judgment rather than relying solely on precedent.
• Serve as a point of support for client inquiries, either directly or in partnership with client service teams, providing clear explanations of results, drivers, and issues.
• Critically evaluate existing processes, controls, and workflows to identify inefficiencies or gaps, and proactively raise improvement ideas that lead to practical enhancements

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related analytically focused field (such as Business, Mathematics, Computer Science), or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the fund administration industry, with prior experience supporting investment funds or portfolios
• Broad exposure to multiple financial instrument types, with the ability to interpret investment activity and analyze drivers of portfolio- and security-level P&L.
• Portfolio Accounting Expertise: An understanding of financial instruments such as equities, bonds or derivatives, security setups, trade capture, corporate actions, and market data management
• Strong technical aptitude, including the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, support projects, and serve as a subject-matter resource.
• Client-facing experience or close collaboration with client service teams, supporting communication, issue resolution, and ongoing relationship management.
• Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, including identifying inefficiencies, raising issues, and contributing ideas to improve processes and outcomes.