Job Description:
The Role
As a Vice President in the Asset Management Treasurer's Office, you will work with senior members of Asset Management, specifically collaborating with Fidelity's alternatives center of excellence in evaluating new alternative products and designing, executing, and maintaining oversight programs for significant business processes, including accounting policy, financial reporting, valuation, expenses, distribution and governance. This position will work across the Treasurer's Office and with various Fidelity teams such as the back-office functions, legal, risk, compliance, and investment divisions in considering product structure, unique aspects of operations and financial, regulatory and tax reporting. You will be part of the team that assesses oversight practices and operational readiness of these products, following the products through to launch and continuing through the on-going operations. This role requires strong influencing skills as well as the ability to maintain and improve business partner relationships.
The Expertise
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance preferable.
Minimum 13+ years industry or equivalent experience.
Experience with various alternative asset classes, with a focus on derivative instruments and liquid alternative strategies
Technical and business knowledge of various structure types (e.g., hedge funds, mutual funds, master/feeder, multi-class, open and closed end, etc).
Certified public accounting certification (CPA) preferred
Knowledge of operational risk management and internal controls, governance and oversight processes
Understands the key elements of a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program for an alternative's asset manager
Experience evaluating opportunities for improvements in process through technology solutions
The Skills You Bring
Advanced technical skills in mutual fund and private fund accounting including financial reporting
Advanced knowledge of investment types, fund products and mutual fund operations
Ability to manage multiple points of view and influence others
Ability to make and effectively communicate decisions
Strong collaboration skills and an ability to work optimally across organizations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Solid organizational and interpersonal skills
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Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.
