Senior Accountant I

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 90-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $962 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2025) and $376.9 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

The responsibilities of the individual in this position include: 

• Participate in the accounting aspects of various global locations of Russell Investments in close coordination with local and regional managers / controllers

• Provide support and analysis of transactions impacting the business by gaining a comprehensive understanding of transaction flow and dependencies; ensuring recordings are consistent with US GAAP.

• Own the revenue lifecycle: Lead the accurate recognition, calculation, and invoicing of management fees, ETF billing streams, and performance-based fee structures.

• Apply business context: Review institutional investor mandates and Fund agreements to validate tiered fee models, asset-under-management (AUM) inputs, and complex rebate frameworks.

• Manage corporate accruals: Drive the month-end and year-end close processes by calculating, justifying, and posting complex revenue accruals, expense reclassifications, and strategic adjustments.

• Process Excellence: Ensure processes are supported by appropriate SOPs that are reviewed and modified for relevance in a timely manner. Ensuring that SOPs are self explanatory, provides context and helps process transitions between team members. Review processes for enhancing efficiencies, accuracies and internal controls

• Prepare journal entries and reconciliations across various accounting functions.  This includes effective self-review of work performed, researching discrepancies, and ensuring deadlines are met.  This may include the effective review of work performed by others.

• Support the month-end and year-end close process by ensuring journal entries are recorded timely and accurately, performing variance analysis and balance sheet reviews and other accounting tasks as required.

• Prepare and/or process client and vendor invoices (payables and/or receivables) to ensure timely and accurate payment or cash receipt and recording in the general ledger.  Identify outliers and proactively seek resolution. 

• Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve accounting issues, improve processes, and support operational efficiency and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders

• Assist with internal and external audit requests and ensure appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.

• Exercise integrity and confidentiality in financial reporting and comply with national and local financial requirements.

• Participate and lead accounting projects as needed.

• Guide junior team members as needed

The successful candidate will have extensive demonstrable skills and experiences including the following: 

• 5- 7+ years professional experience in accounting (experience in fund operations may also be considered). Investment industry experience be strong advantage 

• Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals and principles

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• MS Office Suite skill set, with Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel 

• Experience or familiarity with month-end close processes in order to understand key transactions and interactions 

• Familiarity with multi-currency transactions 

• Strong team player with willingness to assist others in the department as needed, including performing simple or manual, repetitive tasks 

• Excellent time management, prioritization, organizational, and leadership skills 

• Strong attention to detail; meticulous attention to quality of work product 

• Ability to work independently with little supervision on projects 

• Ability to work under pressure and to manage deadlines, without sacrificing quality.

• Proficient understanding of US GAAP, IFRS a plus 

• Basic knowledge of the Asset Management industry