Chief Finance Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Fund Accountant to join our team. This role involves the validation and release of Nav prices for funds completed offshore, as well as management of client interaction.

• Monitor and respond to queries from our offshore teams via Outlook
• Escalate or communicate issues/queries on a NAV with a client, IM, broker or any other external or internal team where required
• Attend daily touch point calls with onshore and offshore teams
• Manage allocated deliverables through active engagement with offshore teams
• Review and release of super exceptions in PControl ensuring valid comments are input by the offshore Nav team and relevant back up is saved down, where needed, as part of the NAV Pack
• Update team allocation tracker regularly throughout the day
• Communicate and collaborate regularly throughout the day with fellow SFA's via the team Skype chat
• Take ownership of any queries received in Hobart/team Outlook DL that relate to allocated deliverables
• Respond to assigned queries received from clients, IM's or any other external/internal team in Hobart by EOD with an aim to close all queries within 24 hours where possible
• Escalate queries to a Team Leader/Assistant Manager where required
• Communicate and highlight client issues to the relevant CSM
• Complete monthly balance sheet reviews as per team allocation
• Take ownership of additional assigned daily/monthly adhoc tasks including but not limited to review of monthly admin and quarterly board packs, monthly fee reviews and completion/review of monthly OCR
• Assist the Financial Reporting team with audit and semi-annual financial statement queries, taking ownership of FA queries on allocated funds
• Responsible for cross training team members on tasks and any unique aspects of client reviews/queries when requested by the Team Leader to ensure adequate support and coverage on the team
• Review and comment on aged cash/position breaks, stale prices file for allocated funds and represent the team in weekly department Rec Committee meetings
• Attend monthly team meetings in order to provide feedback on deliverables/processes

• A minimum of 2-3 years Fund Accounting experience with final Nav release experience preferred
• Good outlook and excel knowledge
• Good knowledge of Fund accounting, including Custodian and Prime Brokers/Counterparty activities
• Leadership skills, including mentoring, assessment, training, and development planning
• A good understanding of mutual and hedge fund investment types, strategy, and performance fees
• Experience of dealing directly with clients and other external stakeholders
• Prior experience using accounting systems such as Multifonds preferred but not essential
• 'End to end' of valuation process experience preferred but not essential
• A third level qualification preferably in a business or accounting related discipline
• Excellent organisational skills

• We are a bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees
• We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity
• Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries and comprehensive private healthcare packages
• We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation
• Development and mobility is actively encouraged, and we are a learning company - there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path
• We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with a diverse workforce

We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics

Our employees are expected to respect all financial security related legislation, including anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS)

BNP Paribas has clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group