Lead Financial Reporting Analyst

☞ Franklin Templeton Investments

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Update day: 04-05-2023

Location: Poznań Wielkopolskie

Category: Accounting / Auditing

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Job type: Pełny etat

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At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 9,500 employees working in 30 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 155 countries. For more than 75 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.
What is the Lead Analyst – Fund Operations & Reporting Group responsible for?

BSP Finance & Operations team conducts a variety of administrative and financial reporting activities for certain private funds, including oversight and review of financial statements and other administrative tasks to ensure these are completed in accordance with department procedures and regulatory requirements. The group works with external auditors and internal stakeholders (including fund Boards or other governance bodies) to ensure the fund’s financial reporting complies with local GAAP requirements and industry guidelines and participates in product launch activities related to any operational requirements and financial reporting.
What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Lead Analyst – Fund Operations & Reporting
  • Analyzes and/or reviews daily, monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements/reports of certain private funds and other reporting documents provided to regulators, internal and external customers for accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
  • Organizes the routine elements of the year-end audit process and work with external auditors and third-party vendor to resolve issues with funds. As the primary contact, the Lead Fund Analyst coordinates with stake holders for preparation and timing of the Audit, responding to enquiries and bridging the communication gap between external auditors, third party vendors and internal groups during the audit process. Support the Manager on strategic or critical audit issues.
  • Provides customer service to clients (e.g. fund managers, sales and marketing, performance and risk, fund boards or other governance bodies) including answering ad hoc queries and working with managers on special assignments for clients (e.g. additional client reporting for their regulator or Board Papers). Acts as a key point of contact with other FTS Business units to provide client service support.
  • Cash management: Monitor invoices, capital call and distributions from investments and proactively action any capital calls or distributions to investors in order for the Funds to meet their obligations.
  • Responsible for expense control for designated funds. This includes oversight of the payment processes, ensuring expense accruals are consistent with budget estimates, expense cap compliance, budgetary reporting which is prepared for Manager/Director review and for onward reporting to clients.
  • Prepare and/or review complex fund calculations for distributions, capital calls, performance fees, carried interest allocations, partners allocations, management fees and/or supporting tax reports.
  • Industry and/or client requirements. Analyzes and/or reviews complex supporting schedules and reconciliations required for completion of the funds various reporting requirements. This includes reviewing work completed by third party vendors. Assist in the planning and the co-ordination of all reporting to ensure that internal, regulatory and client deadlines are met.
  • Is responsible for preparing a range of investor reports, requiring a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy and high-quality reporting.
  • Projects: Proactively identify potential improvements in work processes and client service, working closely with Manager to implement these. Participates in departmental/divisional projects, taking a lead on less complex work or participating in a wider more complex initiative. These could include, new product launches, regulatory initiatives, and inter-departmental projects.
What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?
  • Typically has 5-8 years related experience
  • Private Equity and Real Estate experience
  • Lux GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • Chartered Accountant - ACCA (Preferred)
  • Knowledge of Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Teams
What makes Franklin Templeton unique?
In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of
Total Rewards
—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.
Highlights of our benefits include:
  • Possibility to develop your career in a global environment
  • Attractive location in the center of Poznań (New Market)
  • Private Healthcare and Life Insurance
  • Office gym
  • MultiSport Program or MultiSport Cafeteria
  • Investment Programs
  • Learning resources (LinkedIn Learning, online and in-person trainings)
  • Recommendation program (Employee Referral Network)
  • Friendly and supportive working environment
  • Participation in international projects
  • Possibility to lead or support charity events
  • Onsite kindergarten and creche
  • Onsite canteen, discounted prices
We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and
supporting our communities
. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.
We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education,to help you achieve your professional development goals.
Franklin Templeton values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a
diverse and inclusive
environment. If you believe that you need a workplace arrangement to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to
accommodations@franklintempleton.com
. In your email, please include the arrangement you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. We will review the request and make a best effort to enact the arrangement. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for arrangements will receive a response.
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Deadline: 18-06-2023

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