Accounting and Financial and Regulatory Reporting Position, AVP

Job Title: Accounting and Financial and Regulatory Reporting Position, AVP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

The AVP candidate will support the Treasurer’s Office on a wide variety of matters, which includes overseeing the production of financial statements and regulatory filings by the service providers, and oversight of accounting agents for the U.S. mutual funds, ETFs and collective investment trusts (the “Funds”).

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

Accounting Oversight responsibilities

• Perform daily/weekly/monthly oversight of the Funds Accounting Agents’ service levels, including exception-based reporting reviews, issue resolution and coordination of weekly/monthly operational service meetings
• Provide support to the accounting agent regarding accounting treatment of day-to-day events including corporate actions, trade related issues, treatment of complex securities, income (distribution issues, defaulted bonds, reclaims, etc.)
• Provide as needed direction to the transfer agents and accounting agents to address fund level issues or errors
• Provide timely quarterly/annual Accounting Agent related Board reporting

Financial and Regulatory Reporting Oversight responsibilities

• Perform a detailed analytical review of the annual and semi-annual financial and regulatory reports and quarterly filings
• Review for consistency of information and appropriateness of disclosure to ensure compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory requirements. Review and coordinate SEC filings for Form N-MFP, Form PF, Form N-CSR, Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN and other regulatory filings
• Review and coordinate financial statement and regulatory comments, including those from audit firms, legal, portfolio managers, compliance, President and CFO/Treasurer and data owners. Coordinate meetings with internal and external groups as needed
• Research comments and coordinate with stakeholders for resolution and direct service provider accordingly

Your skills and experience

• Prior Mutual Fund Accounting and Mutual Fund Administration experience with proficient knowledge of fund accounting, general ledger accounting and regulatory reporting requirements for SEC Registered Investment Companies including mutual funds, ETFs and Closed End Funds, and U.S. Commingled Trusts
• Technical knowledge of a broad range of securities investments, accounting, and financial reporting including knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC Regulation S-X
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with a particular focus on Excel and the use of pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and macros
• Educated to bachelor’s degree level
• Detail oriented with the ability to problem solve and recommend solutions
• Self-starter with strong analytical, communication and organization skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment
• Minimum 5-8 plus years of industry work experience
• Workday to include at least 4 hours overlap with U.S. Eastern Time

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.htm

We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.