Fund Accounting Lead

**Job Background/context**:
Citi, the world’s leading financial institution, is unique in its global composition and strength. Thanks to our 230,000 employees located in over 160 countries serving more than 200 million clients, we can claim to be the only truly global financial institution.

Citi is among the world's largest providers of mutual fund administration services. Citi takes an active role in developing, implementing, and continuously training associates on Best Practice policies and procedures. As result, Citi's clients are well positioned to focus on building a profitable, compliant fund offering, knowing that Citi's sound infrastructure and dedicated administration service team is behind them.

Citibank Europe plc Luxembourg Branch is well-positioned for significant growth over the next few years, and requires to expand its Fund Accounting team to service a very wide array of clients, mostly UCITS funds or similar, but also from the Alternatives / Private Equity sector. This job opening is specifically made available to allow the onboarding of new clients, as an increment to the existing team.

**Job Purpose**:
The Fund Accounting Lead, Vice-President is an intermediate management level position responsible for providing full leadership and direction to a team of employees, leading a variety of fund valuation activities in coordination with the Operations - Transaction Services team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of activities associated with Net Asset Valuations (NAVs). The role requires significant leadership attributes to manage different teams and navigate the needs of different stakeholders, internal and external.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage a team of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions) as well as support mechanism for achievement including SMART goal setting
- Take accountability and ownership for daily production of NAV’s, client reporting and other agreed deliverables
- Setup and maintain the appropriate structure to ensure a positive client experience, facilitating its navigation of Citi’s organization and reducing perceived silo’s
- Assist the Department Head in running the team, providing feedback and input and implementing the agreed actions to help the team grow, both individually and collectively
- Serve as primary point of escalation for internal/external staff queries, and develop/manage process, productivity, and quality standards
- Create, develop, and maintain business relationships, identify and implement service, system, and process enhancements, lead and evaluate system testing, and train staff on new technology enhancements
- Support development and achievement of strategic goals and annual performance/compensation cycle as well as implement methods to reduce expenses, recommend enhancements, and justify benefits
- Build and maintain a good client relationship, pushing Citi’s profile as a partner of choice and facilitating a positive client experience
- Enhance the team’s profile within Citi Luxembourg and internationally, as well as externally (auditors, clients, boards,)
- Take ownership and accountability for issues, identify solutions to operational problems, managing both tactical and strategic aspects of the work


**Qualifications**:

- 6-10 years of relevant experience
- Chartered Accountant/CFA/MBA
- Experience in fund accounting
- Experience in accounting within financial services, strategic management, resource/expense management, and managing client relationships
- Experience in managing operational delivery
- Extensive knowledge of funds services and process
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge in related area

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
- **Job Family Group**:
Operations - Transaction Services
- **Job Family**:
Fund Accounting
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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