My experience as a Portfolio Accountant at State Street. - Portfolio Accountant State Street Employee Review

2.0
Mar 12, 2010
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Pros

For this position, State Street provides overtime during heavy load times like Month-End. Generally, the work environment is pretty relaxed. Casual Fridays and monthly lunch parties were typical in my Fund Group

Cons

The job is very mundane and repetitive. My experience was that management didnt really have a good grasp on what *exactly* were tasks they were doing. For example, many of my managers didnt know, or were unable to explain, the definition of standard things like, "term-loan", "swaps", "securities on loan." The explanation i *did* get, was how those things apply to State Street's functionality - which is not very useful when you are trying to expand your functional knowledge, or get a greater grasp of business fundamentals.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Own book runner and strategy. Good work life balance. Good working environment and nice people to work together

Cons

No much growth. Promotion to VP or higher is even forbidden based on company policy. Instead, ask people to move to different role. It doesn't make a lot of sense since it encourage people to find a new job.

1.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

They offer resources for learning.

Cons

In my previous roles I've never felt burnout but with this one is the first I was feeling crush. I don't think managers take time to structure the tasks on a 8hrs or 10hrs per day. There are a lot of unrealistic expectations, no work-life balance at all. Even if you made the sacrifice to stay late, you will not be done with the work for the day.

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