Service Delivery Center - Regulatory Reporting - Senior Analyst

EY is the only professional services firm with a separate business unit, the Financial Services Organization (“FSO) dedicated to the wealth and asset management, bank and capital markets, and insurance firms. Our FSO teams have been at the forefront of the most significant events that are reshaping and redefining the financial services industry.  As a Senior Analyst, you will work in one of our Service Delivery Centers that is made up of high-performing US-based resources, who work closely with our experienced client serving professionals, to deliver project-based work and managed services to our US-based Financial Services clients.  If you have a passion for rallying together to solve the most complex challenges in the financial services industry, come join our dynamic FSO team!

The opportunity

You will play a key role in defining the way hedge fund and mutual fund advisors meet regulatory, tax, and financial statement reporting requirements, using our new, proprietary EY-developed technology platform.  Top tier hedge funds and mutual fund companies are assessing and onboarding to the EY platform, which brings together investment risk data, transaction, and holdings data into a single platform for workflow management, transparency, and accountability to lower reporting costs and streamline the regulatory filing, tax reporting, and financial reporting. Join our team and assist leading mutual fund and hedge fund advisors address their most complex reporting and technology challenges.

Your key responsibilities

• Understand the intricacies of hedge fund and mutual fund regulatory and financial statement reporting. 
• Review work of other team members with diverse backgrounds to ensure accuracy and completion according to regulatory reporting policies and procedures.
• Drive high quality work products within expected timeframes and budget. Monitor progress manage risks and ensure leadership is kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Resolve any exceptions/negative trends in regulatory reporting reviews and continuously develop and implement possible solutions to streamline processes.
• Bring strong attention to detail, problem solving and critical thinking to ensure work is complete and accurate and escalate issues to leadership when appropriate. 

Skills and attributes for success

• An understanding of processes and ability to execute detailed procedures based on knowledge of fund financial statement and regulatory filing principles
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Interest in mastering intricacies of hedge fund and mutual fund regulatory reporting, and financial statement reporting
• Interest in mastering the understanding of mutual fund and hedge fund investment characteristics and the application of regulatory reporting rules to those investments
• Deliver client requirements in a regulatory driven environment, process improvements, and understand operationally complex fund accounting principles.
• Develop relationships with team members across multiple geographic locations and time zones

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• At least 3 years of work experience in the asset management industry
• A bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related discipline
• Analytical skills, especially those related to fund accounting and asset management
• Strong proven communication skills demonstrated through effective writing and presentations to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Effective leadership, project management, and organizational skills3
• An understanding of financial products and services, including those related to depository institutions, wholesale banking, insurance, asset management, securities, financial technology or private equity.
• An interest in working in an environment which encourages continuous learning, development and identification of opportunities for improvement of individual and team performance.
• A willingness to travel on an exception basis for client needs.

 Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Strong interest in the hedge fund or mutual fund investment industry
• Strong interest in regulatory reporting requirements or financial statement reporting
• Experience related to fund accounting, including the ability to conduct technical review and interpretation of SEC rules, regulations, FAQs
• Experience overseeing the work of junior team members including coaching and mentoring

 What we look for

You should be flexible and able to juggle multiple responsibilities, including delivery of exceptional quality work to our clients. In addition, you’ll be a motivated self-starter, and will value sharing best practices with your colleagues and leaders.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.