Team Leader, Fund Reporting Team Leader, Fund Reporting

Key Accountabilities and Main Responsibilities

Strategic Focus

• Lead, develop, and manage a team of investment performance and reporting analysts.
• Provide leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee engagement, teamwork, and communication.
• Lead and facilitate performance management and career development processes with staff. Make decisions for staffing and provide training to staff.
• Develop periodic goals, organize the work, set short-term priorities, monitor all activities, and ensure timely and accurate delivery of work by the team.
• Monitor work distribution and ensure resources are used effectively within the team.
• Adapt the team structure as required to meet the evolving needs of the business and clients.
• Initiate, develop, and implement short and long-term plans to improve the effectiveness of team processes and functions.

Operational Management

• Act as the subject matter expert and direct the activities of the team to prepare standard, complex, and ad hoc performance attribution and reporting for sophisticated institutional clients, investment professionals, and marketing materials.
• Proactively ensure a strong understanding of end-to-end processes, controls, data flows, roles, and responsibilities.

People Leadership

• Evaluate opportunities to improve processes and procedures to ensure optimal productivity and quality of output for client satisfaction.
• Influence and partner with operations and technology teams, service providers/vendors to ensure data quality and resolve issues related to performance and reporting as needed.
• Ensure all client queries/issues are responded to in a timely and appropriate manner.

Governance & Risk

• Ensure effective policies, procedures, and controls are in place, well-documented, and maintained.
• Calculate investment performance data in accordance with industry standards, including core performance measurement, after-tax, risk, and attribution analysis.
• Ensure compliance/investment monitoring activities are conducted, reported, and investigated in adherence to client mandate and service agreements.
• Develop analytical models and tools, including performance fee models.
• Manage key performance and attribution vendor relationships and service providers.
• Foster a risk management and compliance culture within the team.

Experience & Personal Attributes

• Graduate or relevant professional qualification (CFA/CPIM/CAIA).
• Performance and attribution experience (10+ years) from either the custody or funds management industry.
• Proven experience developing, motivating, and managing a client reporting and investment performance team.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Ability to manage detail while maintaining a strategic view in an environment of ambiguity and change.
• Effective communicator with the ability to concisely articulate complex concepts and problems across the business and to clients.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, investment management processes, and operational support functions.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards, including AIPS and GIPS.
• Proficient in data and reporting automation with strong Microsoft Excel and VBA skills.
• Advanced experience with performance and reporting tools.
• Demonstrable skills in managing end-to-end processes and controls.
• Proven track record in critically assessing processes, controls, and issues, implementing both tactical and strategic solutions.
• Adept at leading and managing change within reporting teams, identifying solutions, and enhancing the overall reporting process.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, managing the team to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Positive, proactive, and flexible attitude.