Manager, Fund Accounting

Vanguard • Scottsdale, AZ • 17h ago

The Manager, Fund Accounting will lead a team of analysts responsible for overseeing the daily fund accounting processes managed by outsourced providers and ensuring timely completion of deliverables for the assigned unit. This role involves close collaboration with internal and external teams to communicate solutions, support client needs, and maintain high standards of quality and accuracy. In addition to core operational responsibilities, the manager will contribute to project work and act as a relationship manager across stakeholders, supporting broader operations initiatives. This is a hands-on Operations Manager role requiring strong leadership, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.

Serves as a business leader within the fund accounting organization and guides the consistency of global fund accounting oversight processes. Manages the oversight activities for a suite of funds and works with cross functional business leaders to identify and prioritize strategic and tactical business initiatives to minimize risk and increase scalability.

Maintains and grows key relationships with outsourced service providers to ensure service levels are being met. Works with internal teams to track vendor performance and works both internally and externally to improve process in order to achieve service excellence.

Works with management team in the formation and execution of operational plans to achieve departmental, divisional, and corporate objectives.

Leads process improvements to gain efficiencies and ensure quality. Fosters a comprehensive conceptual understanding of processes and their impact to internal and external clients within the group. Works with senior management to create communications plans.

Maintains a deep and current understanding of global products to help drive business strategies. Recommends changes in operating model and processes to gain efficiencies and/or ensure global consistency in fund oversight activities.

Contributes to the development in other crew members through broad fund accounting knowledge and subject matter expertise. Serves as a resource to the department and willingly shares expertise.

Proactively manages critical financial controls to ensure integrity in the daily deliverables of the business unit. Assesses business needs to enhance or change controls as necessary.

Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Five years related work experience. Accounting or Finance related experience preferred. Supervisory experience preferred.

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Finance or Accounting degree preferred.

Prior leadership experience is a plus!

As a Tier 1 role, this position requires a higher in-office presence than a standard hybrid schedule.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

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