Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting

Company: The Bank of New York Mellon
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Overview

As Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting within Global Institutional Accounting, you will steer key workstreams to deliver client outcomes and strengthen the operating model. You’ll collaborate with a cross‑functional team to embed regulatory considerations by design, enhance controls, and drive process improvement. Your leadership will guide policy updates, automation initiatives, and capability development across the team. This role offers impact through shaping the GIA operating framework in a dynamic, tech‑enabled environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive compensation
  • benefits and wellbeing programs
  • flexible global resources
  • paid leave including volunteer time
  • health and resilience focus

Responsibilities

  • Lead key workstreams to deliver client outcomes and evolve the GIA operating model
  • Act as primary contact for regulatory matters, ensuring requirements are embedded by design
  • Review and strengthen the control framework; participate in audit, risk, and control reviews
  • Update departmental policies and procedures to ensure compliant, consistent output
  • Drive standardisation and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and service
  • Develop knowledge of client financial products, digital tools, and stakeholder processes
  • Support team capability via coaching, training, onboarding, and knowledge sharing
  • Promote collaboration and advocate innovative solutions to support effective change delivery

Key requirements

  • Financial industry knowledge is preferred but not essential
  • Experience coaching or training colleagues is preferred
  • Strong organisational skills and adaptability to changing demands
  • Strong stakeholder management with ability to build cross‑team relationships
  • Strong analytical skills to extract and evaluate data
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; advanced Excel and experience with AI/automation or digital tools desirable
  • Continuous improvement mindset with focus on automation and process efficiency
  • Organisational skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Analytical mindset
  • Microsoft Excel (advanced)
  • PowerPoint
  • AI/automation or digital tools to improve processes

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Posted: October 11th, 2026