Accounting Manager, Officer

Job title:

Accounting Manager, Officer

Company:

State Street

Job description

You’ll be joining EMEA Payment HUB team in Global Third-Party Management GTPM,which provides a wide range of services to multiple State Street Bank locations, including EMEA, APAC and North America.The Team provides operation support for Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), Foreign Exchange for Cash (FX4Cash) and Cross Border Payments (XBACH).To coordinate Payment Hub team’s work to ensure that all payments and payment related tasks are produced and dispatched on time in accordance with SLA agreements and agreed quality standards.Key Responsibilities: Work Performance

• Coordinate and perform complex end-to-end payments processes that may include [but are not limited to]: payments preparation, review and release, accounting documents processing and preparation of daily cash balances.

• Provide expert knowledge, guidance, and support to team colleagues on technical, professional and client issues at the level of team’s daily duties.

• Assisting in documentation and monitoring of internal controls, performing other projects and/or reports as assigned etc.,

• Monitor and confirm to direct manager completeness of daily tasks delivery at the end of each business day.

• Developing and maintaining close working relations with Accounts Payable, Global Accounting Operation, Legal entity Controllers, external banks and the business locations.

• First point of contact and first person to give opinion on team staff improvements’ suggestions; process improvements, application upgrade or different tasks allocation.

• First point of contact for team staff in all cases of doubts or difficulties that may happen in delivering service to the given client; depending on situation he/she may resolve them on his/her own or decide to escalate to direct manager.

• Coordinates tasks given by his/her direct manager in terms of managing absences, time keeping and holiday/cover arrangements within the team.

Keep Service Quality

• Coordinate the daily processes and the effective utilization of resources.

• Take responsibility for the quality of service to assigned clients

• Identify [and execute] process improvements. Keep process documentation up to date [change management]

• Identify issues and problems in service delivery and suggest necessary corrective action, keeping team and direct manager informed of issue; record occurring issues in the issues log and track progress

• Complete your job-related tasks as designed by procedures and requested by the manager independently – following the principles of (1) quality (2) completeness and (3) timeliness. Support junior staff with the job-related tasks, act as SME

Communication

• Support his/her direct manager in establish and maintaining good working relationships with donor site and colleagues, communicating effectively through formalized reporting and ad hoc liaison.

• Ensure effective logging and resolution of enquiries and liaise with appropriate parties to resolve/ escalate queries / problems within agreed timescales [in agreement with direct manager, depending on situation try to resolve/escalate on own responsibility]

• Ensure that direct manager is kept aware of all issues/problems/queries/work in progress that may impact upon the quality of service being given

Skills & Qualifications:

• A background in banking, with knowledge and experience of working within an operations environment.

• Knowledge of European and international payments/settlements.

• An ability to adhere to multiple deadlines, with good time management and the ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment also the ability to lead and motivate a team of people.

• An innovative and structured approach to work, coupled with an ability to continuously identify and implement process improvements.

• A willingness to take ownership of problems and an ability to communicate with clients, and colleagues at all levels whilst being customer service focused.

• Advance Language skills, written and verbal in English and country language if required.

• Attention to details is crucial.

​Level Of Education: Finance or Accounting educationPrevious Level of Experience: At least 5 years of Professional experience in accountancy/banking and/or other relevant according to company’s management assessment.About State StreetWhat we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Expected salary

Location

Kraków, małopolskie

Job date

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 04:23:41 GMT

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