Job Title: Senior Fund Accountant
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)
Location: Sandyford, Dublin / Parkmore, Galway (Hybrid)
Why work with us?
We are the bank for a changing world and we aim to build positive change together:
- We are a team of colleagues who are enthusiastic about what we do and the impact our work has on our clients. We work in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity
- We offer competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, health and fitness subsidy, work-from-home subsidy, above statutory days of annual leave and numerous other benefits.
- We are strongly committed to wellbeing and work-life balance, including a 50% hybrid work model (where the role allows), paid family leave, fertility and menopause support — available to support all life stage needs.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our culture, and we actively promote equal opportunities through creating or being part of initiatives and programmes:
- Aspire Female Leadership Programme, provides development and exposure to high-potential women in the bank, through targeted workshops, executive coaching and formal mentoring
- Proud members of 100 Women in Finance and among the first signatories of Ireland’s Women in Finance charter
- Joined the #JamaisSansElles (Never Without Her) Charter, committing its executive committee to only join public or media events with panels of three or more speakers, if at least one of those speakers is a woman
- Development and mobility are actively encouraged. BNP Paribas’ culture is built on purposeful talent development and recognition programmes that foster engagement, inclusive leadership and continuous growth. A few of our programmes include:
- Leaders for Tomorrow, a programme that fast-tracks high-potential talent through training, development and cross-functional projects, preparing them for future leadership positions
- Local and Global Mentoring initiatives, that pair employees with senior leaders, providing staff with platforms to gain advice on career growth topics
- Ambassador Awards employee recognition scheme provides rewards to those who have embodied the Bank’s core values
- Local Experts (Champions) Programme, identifying internal subject-matter experts from specific business areas, who excel at their craft
- We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 180,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 550 employees across Dublin and Galway, working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We welcome applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play a key role in promoting diversity and inclusion through initiatives, events and advocacy programmes that foster a sense of belonging for all colleagues. In BNP Paribas Ireland, we have dedicated networks for parents and caregivers, LGBTQA+, staff from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, alongside forums to discuss CSR and gender related topics.
Sustainable Finance
BNP continues to demonstrate the Bank’s steadfast commitment to supporting its clients in their growth ambitions by expanding market reach across assets, delivering excellence in bond markets, and showing the way in sustainable financing.
Role
The onshore Senior Fund Accountant (SFA) role is responsible for the validation and release of the Nav price for funds completed offshore and the management of client interaction, including responses on queries and the sending of reports.
The validation process involves oversight of the Nav Pack completed by our offshore teams and a high level review of any exceptions in our exception based system (WEM) prior to Nav price release. Client queries, monthly reporting requirements and adhoc client report requests are managed by the SFA through Hobart, a query management tool.
SFA’s are expected to have daily engagement with a number of different stakeholders in the valuation process, such as internal Transfer Agency, Depository, Client Service Management teams, and external Investment Managers, Management Companies, Auditors and brokers.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and respond to queries from our offshore teams received 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. (to note there could be two daily touch point calls)
- Manage allocated deliverables through active engagement with offshore teams.
- Review and release of exceptions in WEM 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.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role
- 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.
- Good outlook and excel knowledge.
About BNP Paribas
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are:
- Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation
- Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them
- Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics
- Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered
Our strengths are based on four key areas:
- Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint
- Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams
- Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers
- Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect
Management excellence
BNP continues to foster top-class people management practices within our strong people focused culture. BNP Paribas managers follow the Group’s Management Charter, which emphasises a positive, empowering team culture, encouraging open communication and supporting development and wellbeing.
Compliance Culture
We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Should you require any reasonable accommodation for the interview process, please let us know.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made.
