Description
As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
SS&C is the largest global investor service provider, servicing more than 55 million investors. Continually investing in global technology and services across the spectrum of distribution channels including Asset Managers, Financial Advisors, Wealth Managers and large financial institutions such as Banks and Insurers. Investor servicing is offered in many different countries, including the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Luxembourg, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. SS&C also services mutual fund structures in many other fund domiciles.
Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS) is the business unit offering this role. GIDS delivers global omni-channel investor servicing, including a contact centre, using digital services.
Get To Know The Team:
Our Fund Accounting Team thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment built on collaboration, precision, and shared expertise. We work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, such as auditors and custodians, to ensure seamless operations and exceptional outcomes. Together, we foster a supportive culture that values growth, innovation, and a commitment to excellence, offering valuable insights into the intersection of accounting and investment management.
What You Will Get To Do:
The Fund Accountant is responsible for managing and maintaining the accounting records and financial reporting for superannuation funds. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and supports the preparation of accurate and timely financial and regulatory APRA reporting. The Fund Accountant works closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, such as auditors, custodians and trustees to ensure complete and accurate financial reporting for several superannuation funds.
This role can be based in Sydney, Brisbane or Newcastle.
- Review daily cashflows, daily bank reconciliations, monthly bank and general ledger (GL) reconciliations
- Prepare and post monthly GL journals and support assistant fund accounting in investigation of reconciliation differences
- Prepare monthly portfolio reconciliation between member registry and investment administration
- Assist in the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports, including monthly management reporting, annual statutory, quarterly and annual APRA, and payment times reporting.
- Preparation of BAS and IAS
- Undertake control self-assessment testing and support external/internal audit assurance programs.
- Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures for the Fund Accounting Team.
What You Will Bring:
- 3 years' experience in superannuation financial reporting/fund accounting and APRA reporting
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- RG146 or studying towards
- Professional qualifications or studying towards such as CPA, ACCA, CA
- Highly proficient in Excel and working with large volumes of data.
- Experience in superannuation fund accounting and financial reporting.
- Proficiency in accounting software and systems (e.g. Xero, Sage).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Risk management: identification of control gaps, incident management and remediation.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Recruitment Process
- Screening – 30 minutes via MS Team with the TA Partner
- 1st Interview face to face with Hiring Manager
- 2nd Interview (If required)
- Offer
Why You Will Love It Here!
At SS&C, we offer an exceptional array of benefits and incentives designed to ensure our employees feel valued and supported.
- SS&C Advantage a comprehensive reward and wellness platform
- Bonus Scheme
- Income protection insurance and salary continuance
- Death and TPD insurance (Available through SS&C Superannuation Fund)
- Private Health Insurance discount
- Generous Bereavement & Compassionate Leave
- Primary & Secondary carers paid parental Leave
- Focused on Mental Health
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Hybrid Working Model
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
Background Checks
All offers of employment at SS&C are subject to background verification checks, including a 5-year employment history, proof of eligibility to work in the hiring location, proof of address, credit check and criminal record check (where permitted by local law). The accuracy of all information you submit as part of your application is vital and may be used as part of the background-checking process should you be successful.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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