Fund Accounting Assistant Manager

**Overview of Citi**: Citi, the world leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Citi enables clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity. **Team/Function Overview** Citibank Europe plc Luxembourg Branch is well-positioned for significant growth over the next few years and are expanding the Fund Accounting team to service a very wide array of clients, particularly 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. **Role / Position Overview** The Fund Accounting Senior Assistant Manager is an intermediate management level position responsible for providing leadership and direction to a team of employees, leading a variety of fund valuation activities in coordination with the Operations. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of activities associated with Net Asset Valuations (NAVs). **Key Responsibilities**: - Assisting on team management of fund accountant to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions) - Coordinating the day to day operations in partnership with all onshore and offshore locations such as transfer agency, pricing, corporate action. - Supervising daily work flow, lead process improvements coordinate workflow with related departments and recommend new work procedures - Supporting NAV preparation in accordance with client requirements as well as implement incremental business and review NAV for unit trusts and investment funds ensuring accuracy of valuation reports - Resolving client queries and interact with Fund Managers and other service providers/counterparts to ensure successful service delivery with support from the manager - Handling moderately complex/exceptional/unusual issues - Ensuring timeliness of client service deliverables in accordance with agreed deadlines while promptly replying to accounting queries from investment sites and fund sponsor (portfolio manager, auditors and back-office) **Development Value**: **Criteria/Qualifications** **Knowledge/Experience**: - Experience in accounting or related field - Knowledge and experience of funds services and its process; performance fees, hedging, dividend distribution, pooling, derivatives, swing pricing - Knowledge of relevant technical systems - Previous supervisory experience - Demonstrated leadership and project management skills - Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication - Technical tools : Excel, Multifonds and pControl **Skills**: - Proven system development lifecycle skills - Proficient understanding of emerging technologies - Effective verbal and written skills in English (any other language will be considered as an advantage) - Effective analytic and presentation skills - Strong sense of initiative / Details oriented - Investment fund accounting expertise - Good communication skills and client relationship **Qualifications**: - Chartered Accountant/CFA/MBA, Degree in Finance, Economic, Business Administration - Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience **Competencies** - Strong client focus with an ability to evaluate needs and develop solutions - Proven ability to support the introduction of complex change in a challenging environment - Demonstrate self-development e.g. coaching/mentoring - Consistent demonstration of ethical behaviour - Ability to identify and mitigate risks - Team leadership values fostering an environment of respect and mutual growth within the team - **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. View the "**EEO is the Law**" poster. View the **EEO is the Law Supplement**. View the **EEO Policy Statement**. View the **Pay Transparency Posting