Fund Accountant 12 Month FTC - Analyst

The Fund Services department is a high profile business area in the United Kingdom comprising of the following key operational areas:

• NAV Delivery: Responsible for NAV production, monthly fund accounting, oversight controls & client reporting.



• Financial Reporting: Responsible for statutory financial statements services for internal and external clients



• Fund Tax: Responsible for all aspects of UK fund tax compliance



• Investment Analytics: Provision of Performance, Portfolio Structure Reporting, Attribution, Risk, Solvency II and other client reporting services to UK based clients


NAV delivery within the Fund Administration function act as the guardians of all UK open ended and closed ended funds for the NAV control framework to ensure timeliness and accuracy of external NAV service delivery to all UK clients.

The Fund Administration team is also responsible for ensuring validated fund trial balance data to facilitate a smooth transition to the financial reporting production process and provision of data to external auditors & trustees.


• Produce timely daily NAV prices accurately to clients, ensuring adherance to agreed deadlines



• Contribute to the successful delivery of agreed reporting requirements in accordance with client service level agreements



• First point of contact for ensuring timely and accurate responses to client queries


Key Responsibilities

Operational Excellence


• To meet client KPI's and service delivery commitments



• To take ownership for review and sign-off of team deliverables including:



• Daily Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations



• Year end and interim financial statements



• Distribution calculations



• Monthly trustee / control packs



• Management service charge calculations



• Yield calculations



• Total expense ratios



• ONS Returns


Client Focus


• Day to day production contact with Clients, Auditors, Trustees, Custodians and other departments within BNP Paribas Securities Services as required



• Manage business as usual client queries


Risk and Control


• Ensuring procedures and team controls are evidenced and followed on all production tasks



• Timely escalation of any issues to Senior Fund Accountant and Management where required


Change


• Participate in client change activity where required through support of Senior Fund Accountant and Management team



• Support continuous improvement through raising any improvements to increase efficiency on daily tasks


People


• Ensure daily interaction and engagement across peers and wider team



• Escalate in a timely manner



• Positive communication across daily team activity



• Respect and adherence to company conduct best practice



• Develop key relationships across stakeholders as required, BNP Paribas promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
  
  Essential:



• High level of numerical skills



• Highly computer literate with excellent Excel skills essential.



• Ability to work to deadlines



• Engaging and communicative



• Flexible approach to work



• Strong team player



• Strong organisational skills.



• Strong time management skills



• Excellent attention to detail



• Responsible, reliable and accountable


Desirable:


• Awareness of NAV, Fund accounting or general Investment operations experience



• Experience of HiPortfolio / pControl
  
  BNP Paribas is the European Union's leading bank and a key player in international banking. We operate in 65 countries and employ 190,000 people, including nearly 145,000 in Europe. Our Group holds key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; Investment & Protection Services; and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) for corporate and institutional clients.


Our Securities Services business, which forms part of CIB, is a leading global custodian providing specialist post-trade and asset servicing solutions to buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers. Based in 35 locations around the world, our award-winning Securities Services teams have built one of the most extensive custody network in the industry, giving clients the connectivity and local knowledge they need to navigate change in a fast-changing world., As an employee with BNP Paribas, we want to make sure that you are rewarded for your commitment. As such, you will be entitled to our award winning benefits package which includes a generous holiday allowance of at least 34 days (including bank holidays), a non-contributory pension of 12%, private healthcare, GP service and dental cover all as standard, along with a number of personal insurances such as income protection, life assurance and personal accident insurance. We believe in ensuring all our employees have a positive work life balance so in addition you will also have access to a variety of flexible lifestyle benefits such as cycle to work and green car leasing schemes, season ticket loans and reduced cinema and gym membership to name a few.,
• Et si on vous disait que travailler dans notre Groupe, ce n'est pas ce que vous croyez ? Chez BNP Paribas, on exerce une multitude de métiers qui évoluent en permanence pour être en phase avec les attentes des clientes et clients comme de la société. Au travers d'actions du quotidien ou de grands projets, exercer l'un de nos métiers, c'est s'engager pour agir durablement.


• Se sentir bien dans son job, c'est avant tout venir travailler comme on est. C'est aussi avoir les moyens d'un bon équilibre entre sa vie professionnelle et sa vie personnelle. Deux engagements majeurs pour BNP Paribas.


• Chez BNP Paribas, le développement de vos compétences est essentiel, pour vous comme pour nous. Et cela vous servira pour toute votre vie professionnelle.