Senior Manager, Fund Accounting

Job Description

You will need to be switched-on and have a can do attitude to manage the financial reporting for our Fund clients and a team of qualified Accountants. You will review financial statements, accounting transactions, monitor deadlines and report to management current status. Exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work are vital to enable you to manage the team and ensure timely and accurate delivery of

• Lead the team in fostering both a client service mentality and strong business development culture at all levels by personally demonstrating the cultural values of the business
• Take personal responsibility for a high value Client Portfolio
• Manage to the highest standard a Client Administration Team who have overall responsibility for the administration of a Client Portfolio
• Ensure appropriate allocation of clients within the team and ensure clear cover in place in connection with absences
• Adapting to changes in a productive manner and helping to foster a positive attitude within the team
• Actively contribute to initiatives to improve processes to drive operational excellence
• To administer a complex and varied portfolio of clients requiring a senior level of technical ability
• To provide support to junior staff within the team, the Client Services Director (CSD) and senior management of the business
• Responsible for ensuring all business KPIs for your Client Portfolio are effectively managed, controlled achieved in accordance with our ongoing business requirements
• Responsible for ensuring the team meet their commercial objectives and targets through the effective capital management of the P&L for the Client Portfolio to include revenue targets, billable utilisation rates for staff, pro-active management of debtor days and cash collections
• Actively lead the management of meetings with other areas of the business together with all aspects of team actions in respect of financial and operational initiatives and projects
• Responsible and oversight of the team’s clients; the administration of client entities within the portfolio, quality of service and profitability
• Provide technical support to Client Administration Teams in connection with their client structures and the execution of complex client transactions
• Manage the development of strong relationships with intermediaries linked to existing client book in order to generate new business
• Support the business with impact/risk assessment, in terms of constant changes in local and international regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Liaise closely with team members, ensuring any business opportunities are identified and followed up
• Responsible for the take on of new business for the team and ensuring that new business is processed smoothly and efficiently
• Ensure that risk management processes are embedded in the culture, operations and systems used by all staff, driving and exemplifying adherence to agreed policies, procedures and applicable regulation
• Ensure staff receive any training required so that they are fully conversant with the Company’s policies and procedures. Actively identify training gaps and address them in a timely manner. Responsible for escalating training gaps trends to senior management in order that business wide training can be considered.  Attendance at and contribution to statutory, management and any other meetings of the business
• Participate in and actively support the CSDs with fee reviews as appropriate in light of current service delivery and requirements to achieve fee collection targets as set out in our Business Plan
• Responsible for conducting regular and on-going reviews of any uncommercial fee arrangements within your Client Portfolio. Escalate these concerns to the relevant CSD in question together with an action plan to remediate to improve the profitability for any such client situations

Tasks

• Deputise in the absence of  the CSD/Associate Director, when required
• Responsible for the delivery of effective and timely communication with clients and local CSDs on any relevant issues
• Actively participate in budget setting as required
• Identifying cross-selling opportunities within the existing client base and assist with new business opportunities
• Develop working effective relationships with clients and intermediaries and internal contacts to maximise client retention and identify opportunities for growth
• Maintain an awareness of business strategy when considering management decisions
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, service standards, company policies and procedures and agreed operational and control processes
• Using your own judgement, bring to the attention of management any issues which you feel appropriate, in particular ensuring that concerns and identified risks are reported in a timely and effective manner
• Keep abreast of processes to manage risks inherent within your team’s Client Portfolio, managing changes to the process where necessary and ensuring process is being actively followed by team members. Take action to deal with risks wherever necessary, ensuring referral to senior management on all risk matters
• Discharge the responsibilities as detailed for management in the Group Risk Management Policy
• Ensure that staff are aware of and adhere to the Company's policies and procedures, both on a Group and local basis
• Act as a duly authorised signatory of the relevant IQ-EQ entity and any applicable Group entities, administering signatures only in accordance with delegated signing authorities in place from time to timeday-to-day tasks.
• You will be curious and have an eagerness to learn and grow whilst developing others and a passion to make a difference. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential qualities, which will stand you in good stead as you work effectively and collaboratively with the team, clients and others within the organisation. Building strong relationships and identifying client needs in this customer centric role is important.
• We will actively support your personal and professional development by providing new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development paths.