Senior Manager, Fund Administration - AM

Senior Manager, Fund Administration

At Transamerica Asset Management, high performance, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Today, we're part of an international holding company, Aegon, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them. Transamerica Asset Management (TAM) is a division within Aegon Asset Management, an active global asset management firm with investment capabilities that span public and private markets across asset classes, sharing a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management.

TAM's vision is to be a valued asset manager by growing a profitable, scalable investment platform that connects the right solutions to our clients' needs. We provide active fixed income and differentiated equity strategies by following our Investor First process and leveraging the capabilities of our suite of sub-advisers. Our business encompasses approximately $65 billion of net assets under management;

consisting of variable insurance funds, retail mutual funds, ETFs, collective investments trusts and other assets.

As the Senior Manager, Fund Administration, you will lead the development, governance, and execution of strategic fund administration initiatives across mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This role is responsible for driving initiatives from concept through implementation, including stakeholder collaboration, Board and governance committee approval processes, execution planning, and post-implementation oversight.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end governance process for fund administration initiatives, including stakeholder alignment, preparation of Board and committee materials, presentation support, approval tracking, and implementation oversight to ensure timely and effective execution.
• Lead cross-functional implementation efforts for approved initiatives, coordinating operational readiness, registration statement inputs, fund setup activities, and post-implementation validation.
• Serve as an escalation point for fund administration issues and operational events, leading issue vetting, impact assessments, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and sustainable resolution across internal teams and external service providers.
• Develop and deliver Board and committee reporting related to strategic initiatives, operational risks, service provider oversight, valuation matters, financial reporting, tax, expenses, 15(c) processes, and key fund administration metrics.
• Support the oversight of regulatory reporting and disclosure requirements, ensuring filings, shareholder communications, and regulatory submissions accurately reflect organizational changes, initiative outcomes, and regulatory obligations.
• Support treasury-related activities and governance matters, including fund expense monitoring, fee arrangements, liquidity facilities, valuation escalations, and other fund-level financial oversight responsibilities.
• Support governance and resolution activities related to NAV oversight exceptions, pricing challenges, fair valuation matters, and operational errors, ensuring appropriate documentation, escalation, remediation, and Board reporting where required.
• Lead service provider oversight and strategic relationship management, evaluating performance against service-level agreements and key performance indicators, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving accountability for issue resolution and process enhancements.
• Champion continuous improvement across the fund administration function, identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, streamline processes, improve scalability, reduce risk, and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Maintain a robust governance and control environment through documented procedures, risk assessments, quality reviews, monitoring activities, and partnership with internal teams and external providers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field.
• Eight years of experience in registered fund administration ('40 Act mutual funds and/or ETFs), fund accounting, financial reporting, or product implementation.
• Expertise in board reporting and SEC filing processes for mutual funds and ETFs.
• Strong understanding of fund operations, including NAV calculation, custody, transfer agency, valuation, liquidity, and expense management.
• Excellent project management,…