Empower
Empower
Empower is a financial services and fintech company focused on helping people and organizations build greater financial confidence. Its offerings span retirement planning, investment management, personalized financial guidance, and digital tools such as the Empower Personal Dashboard™, which brings financial information into one view. Serving more than 19 million Americans, Empower works with individual investors, workplace plan participants, plan sponsors, and financial professionals. The company also emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion alongside community-focused initiatives.

Fund Accountant - Bangalore Hybrid

Support Empower India’s investment accounting operations through cash, asset, and trade reconciliations, security setup, and NAV calculations. The role also contributes to client service and fund-accounting activities.

Description

  • Reconcile cash, assets, and trades.
  • Complete SMF setup accurately and on schedule.
  • Capture, validate, and trade-load transactions for SA, reconciliation activities, and DST.
  • Review opening cash balances and reconcile receipts and disbursements with receivables and payables.
  • Compare shareholder balances between transfer agents and accounting system records.
  • Reconcile asset positions held by custodians and investment managers.
  • Investigate issues and keep clients and partners updated on progress.
  • Manage the complete fund-accounting workflow, including NAV calculation.
  • Record corporate actions, fees, and capital activities.
  • Process fixed-income, equity, and derivative asset classes.
  • Calculate and validate daily, weekly, and monthly NAVs.
  • Review reconciliation differences to support accurate NAV delivery.
  • Post interest accruals and dividend income using custody calculations.
  • Resolve aged breaks and reconciliation differences with shared-services teams.
  • Price multiple asset classes and establish securities using Bloomberg data.
  • Act as a subject-matter expert by providing troubleshooting and floor support.
  • Recognize client needs and internal issues that may affect satisfaction.
  • Address queries and escalate material issues or transactions.
  • Track deliverables and activities, escalate concerns, publish progress reports and dashboards, and recommend next steps.
  • Review fund-house change notices and assess their functional and data implications.
  • Load and reconcile automated custodial cash feeds, shareholder activity, and asset-position files.
  • Calculate investable cash available to money-market traders.
  • Reconcile futures activity, cash movements, and broker-statement gains or losses with fund records.
  • Prepare litigation claim filings and complete securities-lending compliance reviews.
  • Advance process innovation through collaboration with clients and business teams.
  • Raise issues promptly with the supervisor or Front Line Manager.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting is required.
  • Two to six years of experience with financial instruments, such as equities, bonds, or mutual funds, and fund accounting is required.
  • Experience with pricing vendors such as Bloomberg, IDC, or Eikon is preferred.
  • Knowledge of capital markets and investment banking is preferred.
  • Knowledge of equities, mutual funds, industry security identifiers, pricing, corporate actions, and stock markets.
  • Understanding of how reconciliation affects a fund’s market value.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Ability to identify risks proactively, make recommendations, and make decisions.
  • Ability to collaborate across functions to improve efficiency and develop solutions.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize work, and solve problems effectively.
  • Availability to work Monday through Friday, from 1:30 AM to 10:30 PM IST.

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment.
  • Fluid career development paths.
  • Opportunities for internal mobility.
  • Support for purpose, well-being, and work-life balance.
  • Welcoming and inclusive workplace.
  • Volunteering opportunities.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.

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