Senior Fund Accountant

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Location: Kraków

Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

Join us as a Senior Fund Accountant

The Senior Fund Accountant is responsible for assisting the Supervisor with daily control review of specialized processing, exception resolution, and reconciliation activities of the business line's net asset value (NAV) execution duties including: transactions, capital stock, expenses, corporate actions, cash and special handling.  The Senior Fund Accountant also provides training, guidance, and coverage for Fund Accountants to ensure daily accounting deliverables are timely and accurate.    

Responsibilities :

Problem Resolution

•  Monitor and assist in the resolution of issues.
• Follow up on open inquiries.
• Interact with other BBH departments on resolution of issues.
• Break follow up and resolution 
• Help identify/document errors in an effort to reduce exposure.

Process Transactions

• Processing as necessary based on team workloads
• Ensure daily output standards for both quality and timeliness are met.
• Coordinate intraday and end of day prioritization and reconciliation of daily work/proof and control.
• Help to ensure all deadlines and requirements are being met.
• Manage daily production reporting.

Quality Control and Training

• Review and verify work of team members
• Approve/provide sign off of team members work.
• Provide training, in coordination with the Supervisor, for the development of team members

Communication

•  Communicate professionally and constructively to effectively resolve issues in order to minimize risk and exposure.
• Communicate with internal departments as necessa
• Contribute to Management Reporting (ie: Clarity, PVC’s,
  pastdues, cash breaks, R&A analysis)

Process Improvement

• Gain an understanding of the big picture – how specific function impacts the firm.
• Contribute to Division/Firm process improvement activities
• Gain efficiencies to improve individual productivity
• Manage multiple tasks and/or projects efficiently despite resource and time constraints

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1 to 2 years of fund accounting, custody, securities processing or other industry experience.     
• Demonstrated Microsoft Office skills
• Research, analysis and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally through effective verbal and written skills.
• Organizational skills and detail-oriented.
• Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Proactive self starter who is detail and goal oriented.
• Ability to work on US Holidays
• Ability to work overtime as necessary

What we offer:

• To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
• Private medical care
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issue