Fund Accountant II

BNY Mellon; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a team member for the role of Associate in their Hedge Fund Accounting team based in Lake Mary, Florida. This position involves reviewing daily accounting data, maintaining records for complex funds, and supporting the team in achieving objectives.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in accounting and 3+ years of experience in accounting support. Responsibilities include data analysis, client communication, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of total work experience preferred, with experience in accounting support.
• No direct reports; may have work allocation and team lead responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Review data and assist in resolving escalated problems.
• Track data and maintain accounting records for complex funds.
• Establish processes to improve team efficiency.

Skills

Accounting support

Data analysis

Process improvement

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Associate - to join our Hedge Fund Accounting team. This role location is Lake Mary, Florida

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Review data and assist in resolving escalated problems that may arise during daily, weekly, or monthly accounting and reporting.
• Track data and maintain accounting records for funds of higher complexity in accordance with department policies and procedures.
• Establish data maintenance and summarization processes to improve team efficiency and best support the accounting team.
• Lead the team in preparing system-generated reports, coordinate review of reports, and share reports with accounting teams.
• Review work of junior team members.
• Assist with maintaining relationships with client staff, regularly exchanging information regarding cash, accounting, and reporting of daily and monthly client activities and initiatives.
• Communicate data needs and answer client questions.
• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to reduce audit and financial exposure and improve team efficiency.
• Support the achievement of team objectives.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of total work experience preferred, with experience in accounting support preferred.
• No direct reports; may have work allocation and team lead responsibilities.