Custody Associate, Fund Accounting etc?

Hello,

I am completely new here. I applied for a fund accounting position at CITCO. But just got offered an interview for the custody associate role. Other than this job description:

• "The Custody Associate will work in four key areas: Corporate Actions, Reconciliations, Statements and Pricing, and Overdue Statements. The successful candidate will have a high level of organization and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. If you are an excellent problem solver, have a strong attention to detail and are adaptable to change, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

Process outgoing payments, Trade and Transfers Settlement and respond to all related internal queries
Ensure that EOD checks are completed on a daily basis
Assist and support new fund setups, client setups and migrations across existing and new clients
Work to ensure efficient allocation of staff and workflow
Identify reconciliation breaks and instruct the proper department on the corrective action to be taken
Input and validate all statements and prices relating to external positions, and rectify any resulting errors
Investigate and follow-up on all overdue statements
Process incoming transfer requests from clients and respond to all related client queries
Control and authorize all processing work completed on our custody systems including, but not limited to, share and cash bookings, INVES case closures, pending prices, Transfer Instructions Documents, and contract note matching
Other Ad Hoc Reports requests and operations metrics as required by management 

Qualifications:

Must have completed a university degree or college diploma
1 – 2 years’ experience in a Custody services related role
2 – 4 years’ experience in Financial Services considered an asset 

Knowledge of the Funds industry an asset
Must be proficient with all MS Office applications
Must have the ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced and complex work environment
Must possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written ".**

I can't seem to find anything else about the role or the potential career paths in it.

It seems to be an back office role. I hope to get my CPA, switch into some sort of financial advisory at a big firm and then later in my career go into some sort of FO role in (asset, wealth management or private equity) and/or CFO role (far into the future since I just finished school). I realize I might have to get an MBA somewhere in between and I am willing to do that.

My question is:

• Does anyone know any custody associates? Or someone who was one?
• How does the future look like for this role and will it push me closer or further away from my future career aspirations?

It would be great to hear everyone's perspectives as I am new to the whole finance and accounting field. As a reference, I am about half way through all the courses I need to start the CPA, the hiring manager for the role told me that I should be able to get my CPA hours through the role as well.