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Our Firm

American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, the firm's 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations, and individual investors, offering a wide range of investment strategies across a variety of investment disciplines.

We are committed to providing

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Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. This empowers us to align our decisions with client expectations and concentrate on their long-term money management needs.

Our culture of winning behaviors exemplifies our dedication to clients every single day. Delivering investment results enables us to distribute over 40% of our dividends-more than $1.8 billion - to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, non-profit basic biomedical research organization with a controlling interest in American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide ongoing financial support for the Institute's work of uncovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer.

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Role Summary

The Fund Accounting Manager has responsibility for the overall management of the Fund Accounting Oversight team and the accounting policies and procedures for the American Century Investments family of funds and certain other investment funds. This individual will work closely with the VP of Fund Administration and the Treasurer of the funds in researching, developing, and implementing procedures vital to ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements for accurate GAAP accounting within the daily NAV calculation as well as the resulting annual and semiannual financial statements for the mutual funds.

Role Responsibilities

  • Responsible for ensuring the day-to-day procedures and controls surrounding daily NAV calculations and related functions are operating as intended. Builds and maintains knowledge of accounting oversight functions, vendor processes, and related inputs to assist in problem resolution and periodic coverage.
  • Collaborates with vendors and others (corporate actions, securities valuations, transfer agent, subadvisors, etc.) to ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting records.
  • Actively participates in cross-functional planning committees, and department & company projects, and ensures appropriate planning, testing, and implementation occur to ensure proper treatment within the mutual funds.
  • Maintains current knowledge of GAAP, SEC, and PCAOB/auditor requirements and uses knowledge to ensure existing procedures are adequate. Provides necessary support to internal and external auditors during audit cycles.
  • Assists with designing and implementing the ongoing due diligence plan and the assessment of accounting service providers (including but not limited to review of service provider SOC reports, quarterly service assessments, and scorecard ratings).
  • Ensure the appropriate staffing resources are maintained for adequate coverage of the team's daily responsibilities.
  • Mentors, coaches, and evaluates the performance of team members on the Fund Accounting Oversight team. Provides direct, timely, constructive feedback to team members related to performance and development opportunities. Responsible for annual & mid-year written reviews and individual's success plans.

Role Qualifications

  • Possess and maintain functional and technical knowledge and skills to fulfill job responsibilities.
  • Consistently seeks to raise performance standards and exercises professional skepticism.
  • Identify, research, analyze, and resolve complex problems across multiple situations (e.g., prioritizing, project planning, and management).
  • Make timely and sound decisions while evaluating short- and long-term consequences.
  • Clearly, accurately, and effectively communicates at all levels.
  • Uses both formal channels and informal networks.
  • Initiates a positive team environment through attentive and active listening and accurately restating the opinions of others.
  • Maintains personal control and composure in stressful situations.
  • Effectively plans, prioritizes, and manages multiple projects to meet deadlines.
  • Ensure tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.
  • Accountable for the success of the team and projects as a whole.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent field.
  • Certified Public Accountant and/or public accounting experience a plus.
  • Mutual fund accounting and investment operations experience with strong technical knowledge of many aspects of mutual fund operations.
  • Proficient in providing technical and business guidance to fellow technical and non-technical staff.
  • Strong technology skills and the ability to quickly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • Exhibits the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven, Adheres to the highest ethical standards and business practices, and Supports a culture of compliance.

Additional Requirements

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

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