Manager of OCIO Accounting

at  US Bank National Association

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position manages the activities of a team of investment accountants and takes ownership of all accounting functions for our multi-asset class portfolios. This position serves as the lead multi-asset class accounting liaison and is responsible for maintaining a calendar of deliverables, allocating tasks among available resources, and reviewing the quality of work produced. This position requires regular coordination with trading operations, client service teams, marketing staff, custodian banks and auditors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in finance, investment management or investment consulting.
• Solid quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Access. Familiarity with VBA and SQL strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments.
• Ability to work independently and collectively as part of a team.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from all organizational levels.
• Detail oriented with a commitment to excellence.
• Desire to improve processes, take initiative and solve problems.
• Working knowledge of mutual funds, ETFs, equities and fixed income securities .
• Experience with investment oriented software and/or Bloomberg or Morningstar.
• Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
• Demonstrates superior ethics and sound judgment at all times.
  If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Entrusted to perform responsibilities efficiently and thoroughly due to risk of reputational loss.
• Assuring the existence of and adherence to operating procedures for all multi-asset class accounting functions.
• Manage a team of investment accountants.
• Oversee reconciliation of multi-asset class portfolios to custodian banks.
• Data entry into accounting and reporting systems.
• Performing data integrity and other quality control checks.
• Assisting clients and client managers with inquiries.
• Portfolio performance calculations.
• Preparation of custom client reports.
• Oversee all multi-asset class client invoicing.
• Safeguards the integrity of the portfolio accounting and performance databases.
• Updating, testing and maintaining the department’s business continuation plan and documentation for multi-asset class accounting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That’s why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by la