Specialist, Fund/Client Accounting II

BNY Mellon; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking an Associate to join their Hedge Fund Accounting team in Lake Mary, Florida. This role involves reviewing data, tracking accounting records, and leading system-generated reporting efforts. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in accounting and at least 3 years of accounting support experience.

You will collaborate with junior team members and maintain relationships with clients to ensure smooth accounting processes. The role is crucial for improving team efficiency and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of total work experience preferred, ideally in accounting support.

Responsibilities

• Review data and assist in resolving escalated problems.
• Track data and maintain accounting records for funds.
• Establish data maintenance processes to improve efficiency.
• Lead the team in preparing system-generated reports.
• Review work of junior team members.
• Maintain relationships with client staff regarding accounting activities.
• Communicate data needs and answer client questions.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Skills

Accounting principles

Data analysis

Problem resolution

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

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.