Description

Purpose of Role

To contribute to the effective delivery of a robust and professional fund accounting service under the direction of the Head of Fund Accounting, and to provide additional support as the fund portfolio expands

Main Duties

• • Oversee the full range of daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual activities performed by the fund accounting team, including:Oversight of the daily P&L process, including attribution of P&L by key drivers.
  • Responsible for preparing daily, weekly, and monthly fund return estimates and related performance attribution.
  • Management of the full period-end close process, encompassing:
  • adherence to the valuation source hierarchy and the firm's overall valuation policy;
  • coordination with the administrator to obtain independent confirmation of external valuations; and
  • reconciliation of estimated NAV/P&L to the final NAV/P&L.
  • Monitoring of daily valuation changes to ensure movements are in line with market drivers;
  • Internal reporting including the preparation of monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports for senior management summarising P&L attribution, fund performance, key drivers, changes and/or risks to business continuity.
  • Managing the internal fund of funds rebalancing processes;
  • Managing the FX hedge processes for the funds; and
  • Assist in the development of new business, fund start-ups, new products or new corporate structures;
  • External reporting, including:
  • Assisting in the preparation of annual audited financial statements;
  • Supporting the preparation and review of regulatory filings, including Form PF, CPO, and AIFMD;
  • Preparing shareholder reports; and
  • Supporting corporate and fund board reporting.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives within the wider finance team to enable the firm to innovate, scale efficiently, and support the growth of additional fund products for investors.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• • Excellent communication skills.
  • Highly proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
  • Skilled in process improvement, ideally with experience in Python, Power Platform tools, or VBA.

Education & Professional Qualifications

• • Degree-level education (or equivalent), preferably from a leading university.
  • Qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA professional.
  • Experience working within an asset management environment.
  • Strong knowledge of fund accounting, including equalisation credits, contingent redemption, and series accounting.
  • Skilled at analyzing hypothetical scenarios and generating solutions within fund accounting.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with staff at all levels.
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a range of competing priorities and projects to tight deadlines;
  • Appropriate IT skillset;
  • Demonstrable people management experience;