Melbourne, Sydney Asset Management Permanent Working with a leading global financial services firm in either their Sydney or Melbourne office, the Fund Accounting Manager will manage the transformation and implementation initiatives within the Australian Fund Accounting (unit pricing) groups, providing leadership and guidance to subordinate Senior Leads. They will conduct the performance management process, identify training and development needs, and establish performance standards for the business unit. They will also make staffing decisions, and ensure resources are available to accomplish priorities. They will act as a subject area expert and direct activities of staff as well as develop and maintain specific subject expertise and advise businesses management, and relevant third parties. Key Responsibilities: Conducts performance management and career development processes, provides inputs and hands-on training to staff. Manage and be accountable for all new Clients onboardings onto the Accounting platform. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders for successful implementation. Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies within Fund Accounting groups. Develop and implement strategies to enhance operational effectiveness within Australia and Operational Centres. Develops periodic goals, organizes the work, sets short-term priorities, monitors all activities, and ensures timely and accurate completion of the work. Manage change initiatives – new product implementations, investment restructures etc. across all Fund Accounting Clients. Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication Develop and implement strategies for accurate and timely flow of data for Financial Reporting group deliverables. Lead and manage business transformation projects by onboarding Fund Accounting Clients onto new Global platforms. Work closely with Controls and resiliency stream to manage end to end incident management process. Maintains risk management and compliance programs and activities for their assigned group Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function. As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level Your Knowledge/Skills required: Strong technical knowledge of Fund Accounting operational processes, business controls and technical system specifics. Excellent internal and client relationship management skills. Leadership and organisational skills are required to determine the unit goals and resources needed and to assess and develop the skills of the staff. Applies broad industry knowledge and commercial awareness to drive financial performance Excellent oral and written communication skills are required In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required Analytical and problem-solving skills are required Experience: Experience in client onboarding and stakeholders management Coaching and counselling skills Experience in major financial services business Appropriate educational background and professional qualifications Leads through subordinate senior partners and contributes to the development of function long-term strategy Effective communicator with the ability to articulate engage with various internal and clients stakeholders to good business and service delivery outcomes for the business Well-developed management and leadership skills This position offers a high, competitive remuneration based on prior experience .