Senior Vice President - Fund Accounting (Hedge Funds)

About Citco:

The market leader. The premier provider. The best in the business. At Citco, we’ve been the front-runner in our field since our incorporation in 1948 led to the evolution of the asset servicing sector itself. This pioneering spirit continues to guide us today as we innovate and expand, push beyond the boundaries of our industry, and shape its future. From working exclusively with hedge funds to serving all alternatives, corporations and private clients, our organization has grown immensely across asset classes and geographies. For us, this progress is a pattern that we’ll only maintain as we move forward, always prioritizing our performance. So for those who want to play at the top of their game and be at the vanguard of their space, we say: Welcome to Citco.

About the Team & Business Line:

This is a senior, non-production leadership role responsible for strategic workforce planning and governance across the global Hedge Fund Accounting business. The Senior Vice President leads the headcount, vacancy and requisition governance processes, translating complex workforce and financial data into decision-ready reporting and recommendations for the Head of Fund Accounting Operations and the Fund Accounting Senior Leadership Team. Working with a senior executive audience, the role requires strong, commercially disciplined judgement coupled with a detailed understanding of the business and industry.

Capacity Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Own the end-to-end headcount planning and forecasting process, maintaining a clear view of current capacity, funded positions, vacancies and future demand.

• Partner with location leaders and key stakeholders to validate capacity requirements, challenge assumptions and ensure requests are supported by budget, forecast demand and a clear business rationale.

• Anticipate workforce trends and new-business demand, translating forecasts into practical capacity and resourcing recommendations.

• Analyse financial and workforce data to identify capacity gaps, emerging risks, trends and opportunities.

• Collaborate with Finance, HR and senior leadership on budgets, forecasts, workforce assumptions and management reporting.

Requisition Governance

• Govern the vacancy and requisition process, engaging senior location leaders across all jurisdictions to capture, validate and prioritise requests.

• Reconcile requisitions to approved forecasts and budgets, applying commercially disciplined judgement.

Management Reporting

• Act as a key point of contact for senior leadership on financial planning, performance updates and the escalation of critical issues.

• Produce concise, executive-ready reporting, often on an ad hoc basis, across financial and strategy-related themes.

• Distil complex financial and workforce data into clear, decision-ready narratives and recommendations, with accuracy as a priority.

• Build, maintain and continuously improve robust reporting templates, models and reconciliations.

• Provide leadership, coaching and direction to a specialist team, ensuring high-quality analysis, effective prioritisation and consistent delivery.

Experience:

• Third-level degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Management or related discipline.
• Significant experience within financial services or another complex, global organisation, with exposure to strategic planning, business management, financial analysis, workforce planning or operational governance.
• Advanced Excel, modelling and analytical capabilities, with a strong focus on data integrity, governance and controls.
• Experience developing financial models, forecasting tools and executive reporting frameworks to support strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders using data-driven and commercially sound rationale.
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions and managing diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing others, with the ability to set direction, manage priorities and maintain delivery standards.

About You

• Commercially minded, with strong financial acumen and sound judgement.

• A critical thinker who challenges assumptions, identifies root causes and uses evidence to drive informed decision-making.

• Highly analytical, able to transform complex financial and workforce data into clear insights, options and recommendations.

• Credible and influential with senior stakeholders, able to build alignment and drive outcomes without direct authority.

• An exceptional communicator, capable of distilling complex information into concise, executive-level messaging.

• Proactive, adaptable and self-directed, with the confidence to operate independently, manage competing priorities and continuously improve planning, reporting and governance.

• Collaborative and pragmatic, building effective partnerships across Operations, Finance, HR and senior leadership.

Our Benefits

Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations can be made available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.