Fund Servicing Analyst
Summary
Oversee daily fund servicing operations like transfer agency, reconciliations, and client deliverables while leading teams to meet regulatory and performance targets in a global financial services firm.
Job Responsibilities
- Oversee the end-to-end operational workflow within Transfer Agency functions, ensuring timely and accurate processing of transactions and client deliverables.
- Manage daily operations and control activities to ensure adherence to service level agreements, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
- Lead, coach, and develop team members and managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Optimize team capacity through effective resource planning, workforce management, succession planning, and talent development.
- Ensure all operational controls, reconciliations, client inquiries, and exception management activities are completed accurately and within established timelines.
- Monitor key performance indicators, operational metrics, and service delivery standards, implementing corrective actions where required.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, enhance client experience, and drive operational excellence.
- Maintain and enhance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring alignment with evolving business requirements, policies, and risk management frameworks.
- Support strategic initiatives, product enhancements, and business transformation projects across Transfer Agency operations.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience leading operations teams within Transfer Agency, Asset Servicing, Fund Services, Custody, or related financial services environments.
- Strong knowledge of Transfer Agency operations, Reconciliations, Settlements, Trade Support, Custody, Asset Servicing, and Risk & Control frameworks.
- Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing managers and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong understanding of operational risk management, controls, governance, and regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities, meet critical deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience leading large-scale operational transformation, process improvement, or automation initiatives.
- Knowledge of Asset Management, Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, or Custody products and services.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and drive change across global teams.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to identify opportunities for business growth, process enhancement, and operational scalability.
- Experience managing client-facing operations and driving service excellence initiatives.