
Middle Office - Reconciliations- Senior Manager
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee and provide day to day management of Reconciliation Management team for responsible Reconciliation unit/client
- Drive Reconciliation process excellence though proactive management of the exception lifecycle
- Responsible for service delivery and client sentiment, including direct client contact
- Support a strong risk management and control environment
- Broad and in-depth understanding of standards, methodologies, processes, systems and technology necessary to support investment management operations.
- Conduct high-level analysis in specific areas of expertise, identify and resolve work-processing issues, make suggestions to streamline operations and implement.
- Liaise with colleagues in region or divisions globally where required for client issue resolution
- Perform an review function of Reconciliation process to identifying operational trends, issues and areas for improvement.
- Perform work independently within scope of established guidelines and according to specific procedures.
- Support and proactive manage on Client Change Request items impacting the Enterprise processes and Operating Models
- Communicate effectively on issues / problems to the Client and to SSC management and ensure a proper and timely follow-up to ensure resolution.
- Provide guidance, support and development opportunities to the members of your team
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to analyze on the spot.
- Lead Transformation projects & initiatives to deliver Organization goals in a timely and accurate manner.
- Own KPI, KRI & OKR's for your respective group.
- Result-oriented with an ownership and accountability mindset
- Drive pay for performance and culture.
- Taking accountability of end-to-end outcomes as an enterprise, collaborating across functions/business and locations.
- Managing with influence and effective communication across stakeholder groups both regionally and globally.
- Embed risk excellence culture across the teams
- Encourage and drive a culture of change and ideation
- Extensive asset management experience, including investment operations, reconciliations and fund accounting.
- Broad and in-depth understanding of the asset management industry, gained through working in a variety of asset management disciplines.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Hands-on experience with reconciliation tools like TLP/IntelliMatch and proficiency in manual reconciliation processes.
- Strong communication and presentation skills to audiences of different sizes and levels of seniority
- Must be self-motivated, adaptable and show initiative in different circumstances and under pressure
- Good team working skills.
- Flexibility in working outside of your responsibilities and areas of expertise.
- Degree in finance, business, technology or equivalent with 10-15+ yrs. of relevant industry experience
- Proven experience in client communication and interaction at all levels
- In depth understanding of Middle or Back Office operations, end-to-end processes of Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, ETFs, and other investment vehicles. Should be proficient in multiple asset classes including derivatives, bank loans, fixed income, OTC products, etc., and have a deep understanding of their life cycles.
- Understanding of key technology within the support of investment management operations, TLM/TLP and Intellimatch.
- Experience of driving organizational change, with an understanding of change management principles, techniques & tools.
- Experience in leveraging technology solutions including low-code tools, SQL, Python or similar is advantageous
- Strong MS Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint skills necessary