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Sr. Manager, AM Treasurers Office - Expense Oversight

Fidelity

Fidelity

Accounting & Finance
Boston, MA, USA · Merrimack, NH, USA
Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Job Description:

The Role

The Expense Oversight (EO) team within the Asset Management Treasurer’s Office oversees a variety of activities and information pertaining to the expenses of the products advised by Fidelity. These products include Mutual Funds, ETFs, Institutional Pools, BDCs, Limited Partnerships and 529s invested across the full asset class spectrum (more recently including Alternatives and Crypto). Day-to-day responsibilities for the team include:

  • Interpretation of expense arrangements

  • Delivering instructions to operations teams for processing

  • Reviewing results for accuracy, including accruals, payments, and reporting

  • Providing subject matter expertise to various stakeholders

Longer term areas of focus include:

  • Ensuring proper execution of controls

  • Analysis of risks and controls to ensure proper mitigation over time

  • Developing solutions as needed for new products or changing business requirements

  • Partnering with key stakeholders on both tactical and strategic systems enhancements

As a Senior Manager on the EO team, you will be responsible for the oversight of certain expense types, products and/or processes. In doing so you will engage independently in all each the activities listed above, but with the support of a strong EO team. This role involves working with and developing relationships within the Treasurer’s Office, Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations, key business partners within Asset Management, and various businesses across the firm.

This is a demanding role that in turn offers the potential for professional growth through the knowledge and skills that can be gained, and relationships developed.

The Expertise

  • A minimum of 6 years industry or equivalent experience

  • A bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or equivalent

  • Knowledge of technical accounting standards

  • Knowledge of operational risk management and internal controls

  • Advanced, working knowledge of MS Excel

The Skills You Bring

  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently

  • Ability to apply sound judgment to spot issues, assess risks, and identify items requiring attention

  • Unwavering commitment to accuracy, quality, and completion of tasks

  • Possess excellent organizational, operations, and project/process management skills

  • Excellent verbal, written and formal presentations communication skills

  • Possess strong research and analytical skills

  • Ability to make and effectively communicate decisions

  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks/initiatives and handle time-sensitive activities

The Team

The Asset Management Treasurers Office provides fiduciary oversight of Fidelity’s funds, shareholder activity, and service providers. We use industry knowledge, technical experience, and our responsibility as fiduciaries to set and monitor adherence to fund policies, and we support the Funds’ Boards of Trustees in fulfilling their responsibilities to the Fidelity Mutual Funds. In addition to overseeing Fidelity’s existing products, we also actively support Asset Management’s efforts to expand investment capabilities by ensuring appropriate oversight is in place for new products prior to implementation.

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