Fund Accounting Specialist, Assistant Vice President

Who we are looking for 

We are hiring a Digital Asset GD Fund Accounting Specialist to be a Fund Accounting subject matter expert, participating in workstreams to build digital asset operations within State Street’s infrastructure. You will be responsible for sharing knowledge and expertise around current operational workflows, maintaining alignment to GD Fund Accounting leadership, escalating any concerns to functional leadership, acquiring approvals of new models with functional leadership, and maintaining alignment with digital asset operations leadership. We expect this candidate to have a risk excellent mindset and be proficient establishing an effective control environment. The ideal candidate should understand digital asset concepts (blockchain knowledge, understanding of digital asset types, decentralized finance, tokenization, etc). At a minimum this candidate should have intellectual curiosity to learn about digital asset servicing. This role will have a dual reporting line to GD Fund Accounting leadership and digital asset operations leadership. 

Why this role is important to us 

This role will have an important part in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen, we need teams like this one to execute swiftly, build strong procedures and processes, and implement a risk management framework to control the operating environment tightly. This role will seek cutting-edge solutions that are straightforward and scalable. It will also help us build resilience and execute day-to-day deliverables with timeliness and accuracy.  

What you will be responsible for 

As a Digital Asset GD Fund Accounting Specialist, you will 

• Participate in workstreams as a Fund Accounting subject matter expert for digital asset operations across a portfolio of value streams to deliver digital asset capabilities  

• Foster alignment between value streams, manage interdependencies, and deliver value at an organizational level  

• Establish risk control procedures to ensure risk excellence across all capabilities  

• Partner with testing teams to develop, test, and enhance capability development in UAT and Production  

• Manage risks, resources, and stakeholder communications across the workstream  

• Provide regular communication and reporting updates to ensure full transparency and clarity of workstream delivery to both the functional leadership teams and digital asset operations leadership teams 

What we value 

These skills will help you succeed in this role 

• Knowledge of Fund Accounting systems, data flows, and overall operating model 

• Ability to escalate risks and decision points quickly to the appropriate stakeholders, whether that be functional leadership, digital leadership, and/or project leadership 

• Ability to review and vet a new operating model for viability and alignment to our existing infrastructure 

• Collaboration with other Fund Accounting business units as well as other departments within State Street 

• Experience executing on a project as a critical stakeholder, including excellent time management and multi-tasking skills 

• Experience in Fund Accounting operations and strong working knowledge of day-to-day Fund Accounting responsibilities and processes   

Education & Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline 

• Ability to excel when faced with the unknown and challenged to develop new ways 

• Excellent communication and escalation ability 

• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and external stakeholders 

• Hands-on experience with digital assets and wallets, distributed ledger technology, tokenization is preferred