Verified Job
Accounting - Finance
Manager, Fund Services
Accounting - Finance
#45453
Remote / WFH
Standard Chartered
Job Description
Requisition Number: 56326
Job Location: Mumbai, IND
Global Grade: Band 7
Work Type: Office Working
Employment Type: Permanent
Posting Start Date: 16/06/2026
Posting End Date: 19/06/2026
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Job Summary
• The role requires the candidate to possess expertise in NAV processing and computation – domestic, offshore as well as AIFs. Additionally, the candidate needs to have extensive knowledge of NAV computation of mutual funds – domestic as well as offshore and AIFs. Furthermore, expectations include but not limited to:
Smooth and efficient day to day operations
Mutual fund and AIF client servicing
Handholding clients to implement regulatory directives
preparing financial statements and ensuring impeccable audit reports
supporting other system, client and regulatory audits
co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders
• The ideal candidate needs to have sound technical knowledge of expense administration and reconciliation in addition to mutual fund and AIF accounting and be proficient in client servicing necessitating superior communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
• The job holder is an individual contributor and is responsible for smooth and efficient day to day operations of the unit within the overall structure of Fund Services.
• He/ She is responsible for ensuring error free operations to some of the most demanding clients. Other responsibilities include preparing financial statements within the deadline
• imposed by the clients and for that collaborating with auditors, R&T agents and other stakeholders.
• The role requires co-ordination with internal team as well as concurrent auditors and regular interaction with clients. The role also requires working on client deliverables as and when solicited by the client.
Key Responsibilities:
To assist Head, Fund Services in routine BAU – not limited to the following:
• Review client operations to ensure accurate NAVs.
• Exercise governance over BAU activities carried out by CoE
• To respond on client queries to the satisfaction of clients within the agreed TAT and also handhold clients to tide over regulatory changes / industry practices
• Assist Head Fund Services in any other ad-hoc assignment
• Handling all types of audits and ensuring impeccable audit reports
Strategy
• Scrupulously toes service standards spelled out by Head Fund Services under the aegis of Head –
• Custody operations, India.
• Ensures compliance with all Group and Country policies, Code of Conduct, statutory regulations and laws.
• Takes active lead in designing and implementing best-in-class, globally consistent solutions except where impossible due to regulation or market practice. Under such exceptional cases, jobholder takes lead in identifying simple, effective non-standard solutions for approval at regional/global level
Business
• Provide best in class operational client support service to address client’s operational queries and issues
• Ensure compliance with all relevant local and global regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Inculcate a continuous improvement culture to maximise cost and processing efficiency
• Minimises operation losses and manages with defined tolerances
• Review procedures to ensure efficiency running of day-to-day operations
• Identify any risk prone errors and strive to mitigate those
Processes
• Participate in various system UATs and highlights observations to the manager in charge of systems and technology from Fund Services
• Identify operational risks and assist Head, Fund Services in establishing appropriate control mechanisms, both for in-country processes and at Centre of Excellence (GBS)
• Escalate operational issues – especially those with substantial client impact to relevant stakeholders across group
• Implement all critical regulatory changes to ensure ongoing compliance
• Maintain a strong, collaborative business relationship with counterparts in GBS operations
People & Talent
• Maintain cordial and harmonious working relationship with internal and extended CoE teammates
• Train colleagues to bring them on par with knowledge level expected and participate in cross skilling
Internal
• Head of Fund Services
• Head of Securities Services – India & ASA
• Country Legal, Compliance and FCC
• Country Business Head and product team
• Product, Implementation and Servicing team
• Country COO
• CoE
External
• Clients
• Business Partners
• Auditors
Other Responsibilities
• Cross Skill self in other teams of Fund Services
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
Skills and Experience
• Accounting knowledge
• Comfort with Number Crunching
• Ability to Think
• Presence of mind
• Spoken Communication
• Written Communication
Job Location: Mumbai, IND
Global Grade: Band 7
Work Type: Office Working
Employment Type: Permanent
Posting Start Date: 16/06/2026
Posting End Date: 19/06/2026
:
Job Summary
• The role requires the candidate to possess expertise in NAV processing and computation – domestic, offshore as well as AIFs. Additionally, the candidate needs to have extensive knowledge of NAV computation of mutual funds – domestic as well as offshore and AIFs. Furthermore, expectations include but not limited to:
Smooth and efficient day to day operations
Mutual fund and AIF client servicing
Handholding clients to implement regulatory directives
preparing financial statements and ensuring impeccable audit reports
supporting other system, client and regulatory audits
co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders
• The ideal candidate needs to have sound technical knowledge of expense administration and reconciliation in addition to mutual fund and AIF accounting and be proficient in client servicing necessitating superior communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
• The job holder is an individual contributor and is responsible for smooth and efficient day to day operations of the unit within the overall structure of Fund Services.
• He/ She is responsible for ensuring error free operations to some of the most demanding clients. Other responsibilities include preparing financial statements within the deadline
• imposed by the clients and for that collaborating with auditors, R&T agents and other stakeholders.
• The role requires co-ordination with internal team as well as concurrent auditors and regular interaction with clients. The role also requires working on client deliverables as and when solicited by the client.
Key Responsibilities:
To assist Head, Fund Services in routine BAU – not limited to the following:
• Review client operations to ensure accurate NAVs.
• Exercise governance over BAU activities carried out by CoE
• To respond on client queries to the satisfaction of clients within the agreed TAT and also handhold clients to tide over regulatory changes / industry practices
• Assist Head Fund Services in any other ad-hoc assignment
• Handling all types of audits and ensuring impeccable audit reports
Strategy
• Scrupulously toes service standards spelled out by Head Fund Services under the aegis of Head –
• Custody operations, India.
• Ensures compliance with all Group and Country policies, Code of Conduct, statutory regulations and laws.
• Takes active lead in designing and implementing best-in-class, globally consistent solutions except where impossible due to regulation or market practice. Under such exceptional cases, jobholder takes lead in identifying simple, effective non-standard solutions for approval at regional/global level
Business
• Provide best in class operational client support service to address client’s operational queries and issues
• Ensure compliance with all relevant local and global regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Inculcate a continuous improvement culture to maximise cost and processing efficiency
• Minimises operation losses and manages with defined tolerances
• Review procedures to ensure efficiency running of day-to-day operations
• Identify any risk prone errors and strive to mitigate those
Processes
• Participate in various system UATs and highlights observations to the manager in charge of systems and technology from Fund Services
• Identify operational risks and assist Head, Fund Services in establishing appropriate control mechanisms, both for in-country processes and at Centre of Excellence (GBS)
• Escalate operational issues – especially those with substantial client impact to relevant stakeholders across group
• Implement all critical regulatory changes to ensure ongoing compliance
• Maintain a strong, collaborative business relationship with counterparts in GBS operations
People & Talent
• Maintain cordial and harmonious working relationship with internal and extended CoE teammates
• Train colleagues to bring them on par with knowledge level expected and participate in cross skilling
Internal
• Head of Fund Services
• Head of Securities Services – India & ASA
• Country Legal, Compliance and FCC
• Country Business Head and product team
• Product, Implementation and Servicing team
• Country COO
• CoE
External
• Clients
• Business Partners
• Auditors
Other Responsibilities
• Cross Skill self in other teams of Fund Services
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
Skills and Experience
• Accounting knowledge
• Comfort with Number Crunching
• Ability to Think
• Presence of mind
• Spoken Communication
• Written Communication
