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BNY · 8 hours ago

Lead Accounting Analyst (contract)

BNY Mellon is a leading global financial services company influencing nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. The Lead Accounting Analyst role involves overseeing daily NAV production for mutual funds, ensuring data quality, and providing leadership within the production team.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

NAV Production & Fund Accounting: Own and sign off on daily accounting and NAV production activities including NAV construction, validation, review, dissemination, and reporting for small- to medium-complexity mutual funds
Data Ownership & Issue Management: Act as point person for reviewing fund data, identifying breaks or anomalies, determining root cause, and making judgment calls on resolution paths in time-sensitive production cycles
Client & Data Reporting: Oversee reporting and verification of mutual fund data to clients, internal partners, and database providers; ensure accuracy of surveys, worksheets, and mutual fund database updates
Financial Reconciliation & Statements: Review and approve reconciliations across holdings, accruals, trades, and cash balances; validate financial statements and tax reporting outputs prior to release
Team Leadership & Support: Provide day-to-day guidance and technical leadership to junior team members, support inquiry management and regulatory reporting, and serve as a hands-on resource within a rebuilding production team

Qualification

Fund AccountingDaily NAV ProductionFinancial ReconciliationAnalytical SkillsRegulatory ReportingTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingAttention to Detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (required)
5+ years of experience in fund accounting, Daily NAV production, or financial operations
Demonstrated ability to act as a reviewer / approver with ownership of deliverables and sign-off responsibility
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with proven experience diagnosing and resolving complex data or accounting issues
Comfortable operating in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments and making independent judgment calls
Flexible, hands-on working style with willingness to “get into the details” when needed

Preferred

Prior lead or senior-level experience within Daily NAV production or mutual fund accounting teams
Experience with Canoe Intelligence and/or other fund accounting and financial data platforms
Exposure to regulatory reporting and specialized fund accounting functions
Background working in understaffed or transforming teams requiring process ownership and stability

Benefits

Optional benefits offering include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits via Tundra Technical Solutions.

Company

For more than 240 years BNY has partnered alongside clients, using its expertise and platforms to help them operate more efficiently and accelerate growth.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brian A. Ruane
CEO Government Securities Services & Global Client Management
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Chris Kearns
CEO, Depositary Receipts
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