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Job Description
The ideal candidate must be a qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, ACA, etc.) with at least four years of post-qualification experience in fund accounting, particularly in preparing financial statements. Strong technical expertise, client relationship skills, and experience managing a portfolio of open and closed-ended client funds are essential, while a background in a Big 4 audit firm is preferred but not required.
What you will do
- You’ll provide comprehensive fund administration services, including NAV calculations, financial statements, and transfer agency tasks.
- You’ll support client leads across multiple fund engagements and industries, collaborating closely with your team to meet deadlines.
- You’ll apply your understanding of fund agreements to financial reporting and perform detailed calculations like investor allocations and performance fees.
- You’ll manage communications with clients and investors, prepare board meeting reports, and coordinate with auditors and tax teams during year-end processes.
- You’ll handle daily client requests, contribute to process improvements, ensure regulatory compliance, and participate in system initiatives and special projects.
Qualifications
- You hold a university degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field, along with a recognized accounting designation like CPA, ACCA, or CA.
- You have at least four years of post-qualification experience in fund auditing or administration, with a strong focus on preparing financial statements.
- You’re proficient in Microsoft Office and ideally have experience with accounting platforms like Paxus and Investran.
- You bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong client relationships and work effectively across cultures.
- You thrive in a collaborative environment, stay organized under pressure, and understand corporate governance, risk mitigation, and compliance best practices.
Additional information
Our commitment to you and the environment
Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
Company description
We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.
Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts. Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.
We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.
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