State Street

Financial Services

PrivateEquityPortfolioAccounting,SeniorAssociate

$51–84k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Private Equity Portfolio Accounting, Senior Associate at State Street. Skills: Private Equity Portfolio Accounting, client service, regulatory work, transaction processing. processing and reviewing transactions. client service”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

critical thinking; problem solving; decision making; Resolve routine problems using own initiative; escalate complex issues as needed; Perform research and resolution on exception; escalate unresolved issues to management; problem solving and analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2-4 years of related experience in transfer agency, private equity fund of funds or private equity fund accounting, Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or business management

Nice to Have

finance, accounting, economics or business management major

What You'll Do.

processing and reviewing transactions

maintaining a working relationship with the global team

participate and/or lead various projects both client facing and internal

involved in regulatory work

Process private equity transactions and resolve private equity transactions related queries

Coordinate with offshore teams

assist in performance tracking

participate in monthly/quarterly calls

Deliver services in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and ensure that assigned work is performed to meet internal standards

Resolve routine problems using own initiative and escalate complex issues as needed

Conduct self-review for completed activities and review completed activities for A1s

Maintain relevant documentation for assigned activities

Perform research and resolution on exception escalate unresolved issues to management as needed

Proactively share new ideas to support process improvement and changes to team processes

Build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues in all locations

Communicate effectively with others and seek clarifications where required

Demonstrate progression of process knowledge and understanding of all relevant functional activities in the team

Maintain professional integrity when dealing with clients and internal business partners

Primary operational day to day contact for clients as required

Build and maintain functional and technical knowledge across disciplines to enable handling the majority of client inquiries at the point of contact

Support client service delivery for operational and risk activities

Identify and report all risk and compliance issues

breaches and suspicious activities

Perform other duties as required

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with offshore teams; Build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues in all locations; Communicate effectively with others and seek clarifications where required; Ability to communicate with various internal teams to resolve inquiries

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Communicate effectively with others and seek clarifications where required; Ability to communicate with various internal teams to resolve inquiries

Process & Methodology

participate and/or lead various projects both client facing and internal

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