Citi India | Fund Accounting Specialist

Responsibilities

• As a Fund Accounting Specialist, you will calculate and deliver accurate Net Asset Valuations (NAVs) for a global portfolio of capital markets clients.
• This is an opportunity for an early-career finance professional to build a foundation in fund accounting while gaining exposure to global capital markets operations.
• Calculate and deliver accurate, timely daily and periodic Net Asset Valuations (NAVs) for assigned fund clients.
• Review stock and cash reconciliations to confirm exceptions carry no NAV impact and resolve cleared items appropriately.
• Analyze recurring reconciliation exceptions and recommend process improvements to reduce future valuation errors.
• Investigate and resolve client queries promptly to meet service level agreements and deadlines.
• Contribute to the development of team processes and procedures that support an efficient working environment.
• Identify and escalate risk and control issues to protect Citi, its clients, and their assets while supporting compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Working within Citi's Transaction Control team, you will partner with colleagues across North America, EMEA, and APAC to reconcile fund positions, resolve valuation exceptions, and strengthen the controls that protect client assets.
• Gather and analyze operational and client management information to support reporting and decision-making.

Required qualifications & skills

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant experience or academic exposure to financial services and capital markets operations.
• Working knowledge of financial market operations, accounting principles, and basic financial management concepts.
• Demonstrated accounting knowledge, including reconciliation and valuation concepts.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Exposure to global operations through collaboration with teams across multiple regions and time zones.

Citi

Citi is the global bank of Citigroup Inc., one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals in about 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup's shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

In India, where Citi has been present since 1902, the bank focuses on institutional banking, corporate and investment banking, markets and securities services, alongside large shared-services, technology and operations teams that support its businesses worldwide. Finance, controllership, risk, regulatory reporting, audit, treasury, taxation and compliance roles are regularly hired for across its India offices, and CA, CMA, CFA and MBA (Finance) profiles are common in them.

• Industry: Global banking and financial services
• Headquarters: New York, USA (Citigroup Inc.)
• In India: Operating in India since 1902, with institutional banking and markets businesses plus large technology, services and operations centres in cities including Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Gurugram and Bengaluru