Job Description
The Cash & Deposits Accounting Governance Officer will be responsible for all aspects of State Street general ledger cash, deposit and related accounts recording accounting activity and related adjustments posted into GL.
This individual will provide subject matter expertise in the area of Cash and Deposit Accounting which includes:
Accurate classification of accounts for US GAAP, IFRS and regulatory reporting
External cash account agreements compliance with accounting guidance
Ongoing reviews of dormant/unused client and STT internal-use accounts
The Cash Governance SME may be required to participate in or conduct a wide range of accounting and financial analyses on critical and complex issues which will include variance analysis, accounting transactions and interpretation of formal account agreements. They may also serve as a subject matter expert on particular accounting transactions and coordinate product mappings with multiple STT units
In addition to Business As Usual (BAU) responsibilities as described below, this role will lead the process re-engineering, standardization, and automation efforts working closely with cross functional teams across geographies.
Responsible for coordination of Corporate Audit.
Responsibilities & Tasks Include:
Business As Usual (BAU) Activities:
To understand expectations and deliverable timelines and ensure that deliverables of the team are load balanced as compared to team staffing.
Develop the team to adopt “owner’s mind set”, work independently, and effectively manage timelines.
Assist with ad-hoc projects and new transactions to support the GAO Cash and Deposit Accounting Governance group
Lead the day to day activities of an accounting and reporting team that is performing Accounting, Reporting, Analysis and Tracking
Performing managerial reasonableness reviews and discussing reporting & analytics deliverables prepared by the team to ensure results make sense, that messaging is on point for the audience and ensuring the core objective of the deliverable is met
Provide support to key stakeholders of the team to present analytical results, findings
First point of escalation within the local reporting line for dealing with issues (people/process/technology) and ensuring that compliance requirements are adhered to (e.g. company policies surrounding standard of conduct, information security, employment regulations)
Research & validate findings with discernment & context, identify gaps and recommend solutions which may include operational and/or system changes.
Participate in or manage function specific projects as needed
Ensure completion of deliverables within the committed timeframe including assistance with development of deliverable plans, attending deliverable specific or recurring meetings between the team and the onshore team. Team deliverables revolve around;
Coordinate daily, weekly and month-end close activities including:Prepare manual journal entries for offsets to USD system clearing accounts for non-US site backvaluesExtract accounting system reportsReview select cash, deposit and related clearing/suspense accounts to assist with resolution of exceptionsPrepare notifications for sites to review and resolve if necessary ledger-only primary nostro overdrafts
Prepare Regulatory reporting for FDIC and Fed schedules for backvalue impacts
Prepare status / tracking management reporting
Coordinate month-end close including prepare manual journal entries and export accounting system reports
Perform Operating Cash account inventory and Cash Detect control review
Perform SOX control testing, including identification of new non-client accounts
Prepare manual journal entries for aggregate IBS backvalues
Cycle reviews of external cash account agreements, mapping and internal STT ownership
Cycle reviews of business unit self-testing for compliance with guidance
Respond to internal and external requests including variance analysis and inquires
Participate in ad hoc projects as SME for new transactions, new systems, new products, new sites, regulatory and accounting changes
Review and approval for new non-client account openings
General ledger account research requests
Accounting systems maintenance and upgrades
Perform user access reviews & certifications
List of Cash and Deposit Accounting systems:
IBS, HOGAN, SEI, WallStreet, Intrader, T24 (beginning 2019) and manual sub ledgers for some legal entities
Process Re-Engineering, Standardization, and Automation:
Lead the process Re-Engineering, Standardization, Automation
Responsibility for ongoing process improvements
Responsibility for execution of right-placement strategy
Implementation support of the GAO process re-engineering and automation efforts
Expertise that we’re looking for:
CA or Equivalent Accounting Degree with 8-10 years of progressive experience in R2R areas with major financial institutions
In depth knowledge of Cash and Deposit accounting, including related clearance and settlement activities
Understanding of international regulatory landscape, experience with statutory accounting/reporting groups across several major international geographies.
Experience with managing dormantand understanding principles of applicable regulations.
Experience of building and maintaining strong control environment (risk excellence, experience with SOX, RCSA controls, etc.), establishing policies, procedures and strong internal controls.
Demonstrated leadership in improving/building-out the above process groups for multiple geographies and business areas
Experience of leading re-engineering of R2R (record-to-report) processes and driving similar centralization of the end-to-end activities for the major financial institutions
GAAP accounting guidance including US and IFRS and regulatory reporting requirements preferred
Skills that are key to this role:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio), advance levels of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, excel workbook maintenance best practices)
Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase, Oracle Financials
Knowledge of Spotfire, Tableau, Cognos data analytics and visualization (or similar) a plus
Conceptual understanding of company-wide financial architecture (GL, sub-GL technology, specialized tools) applicable to the above process groups of processes
Strong communication skills, presentation skills, prior experience of interacting with multiple stakeholders (Legal Entity and Geography controllers) in NA, EMEA, APAC
Independent decision-making capabilities, demonstrated thought leadership
Pride of ownership with the ability to deliver high quality results timely
Self-motivated, self-assured, and self-managed
Strong analytical and ability to analyze and summarize complex financial transactions
Strong attention to details
Problem solving skill
Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines
Must be able to work in a fast paced environment
