Senior Principal, Fund Assurance (Houston, Texas)

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About Invesco

As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

What's in it for you?

Our people are at the ver y core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:  

• Flexible paid time off

• Hybrid work schedule 

• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution 

• Health & wellbeing benefits 

• Parental Leave benefits 

• Employee stock purchase plan

Job Description

Your Role

The Senior Principal, Fund Assurance provides independent oversight and strategic guidance across mutual funds, ETFs, and complex products to strengthen controls, governance, and third-party administrator (TPA) oversight. The role drives a scalable assurance framework through effective governance, risk monitoring, and accountability practices while ensuring regulatory compliance. It also leads the adoption of data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance risk detection, improve efficiency, and support proactive, insight-driven decision-making. Success in this role requires strong accounting and regulatory expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes through collaboration and data-driven insights.

You will be responsible for:

• Serving as a senior assurance lead and technical escalation point for complex, non-routine fund accounting matters across mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative or complex products, including NAV exceptions, pricing issues, capital activity, and structural events

• Applying independent judgment to assess accounting, operational, and control issues, ensuring appropriate treatment in accordance with regulatory guidance, GAAP, internal policy, and risk management expectations

• Ensure execution of SQP tools: Issue log, open items, KPIs and Sentiment indexes to drive strong outcomes at the TPAs

• Partnering closely with Fund Assurance leadership and key stakeholders to strengthen execution quality, control integrity, and risk-based oversight across multiple product types and operating models

• Advising on accounting, operational, and control considerations related to complex investment exposures, including derivatives, structured instruments, private or less-liquid investments, and non-standard pricing inputs as they impact NAV and reporting

• Driving innovation and process enhancement opportunities through automation, data analytics, exception-based review practices, and improved use of fund accounting systems and reporting tools, with a focus on advancing, standardizing, and institutionalizing the ABOR data platform globally as a core enabler of scalable, risk-based assurance.

• Supporting strategic initiatives such as fund launches, reorganizations, mergers, liquidations, and operating model changes by performing readiness assessments and advising on scalable control design

• Providing expert review and challenge over NAVs, financial statements, distributions, and regulatory filings to ensure accurate, consistent, and well-controlled application of accounting standards

• Acting as a senior liaison with internal partners, auditors, third-party administrators, custodians, and technology or data teams on complex accounting, oversight, and reporting matters

• Identifying root causes, systemic risks, and control gaps, and leading remediation or enhancement efforts that improve operational resilience, transparency, and consistency across the platform

• Coaching and influencing fund assurance professionals through technical leadership, assurance expertise, and continuous improvement mindset, without direct formal line management responsibility

The experience you bring:

• A minimum of 8 -10 years of progressive fund accounting, fund oversight, assurance, or equivalent experience, including strong exposure to mutual funds and experience supporting ETFs and/or alternative or complex investment products

• Advanced understanding of accounting, operational, risk, and control requirements across diverse fund structures, strategies, and service delivery models

• Strong technical expertise in NAV calculation, pricing, reconciliations, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and oversight of third-party administration environments

• Demonstrated experience supporting audits, SOX controls, assurance reviews, and regulatory examinations, including matters involving complex or non-standard investment structures

• Proven ability to independently assess and resolve high-complexity, high-risk accounting or control issues with sound judgment and clear decision-making

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify themes, assess root causes, and translate findings into practical process or control improvements

• Advanced proficiency with fund accounting systems, data tools, and reporting platforms, with experience leveraging technology, automation, and analytics to enhance oversight and operating efficiency

• Experience leading or influencing innovation, process modernization, or technology-enabled transformation initiatives within fund accounting, operations, or assurance environments

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required; CPA, CFA, or equivalent certification strongly preferred

Full Time / Part Time

Worker Type

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco's Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm's most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other's growth and development.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.