Job Description:
Our client, a global investment firm, has an exciting opportunity for a Fund Operations Manager to join their London team on an initial 12-month contract basis.
Essential Skills/Experience:
* Expertise in fund structuring, launches, and share classes, with strong knowledge of fund accounting policies and procedures.
* In-depth understanding of OTC derivatives and complex instruments from a fund accounting and pricing perspective.
* Comprehensive experience in fund administration for European structures in UK, Luxembourg, and Ireland.
* Proven ability to lead fund administration and accounting RFPs for existing or new clients.
* Supervisory experience in managing teams, processes, and vendors with a risk management focus.
* Program/project management experience in investment management or operations with significant change agendas.
* Experience with diverse fund products, alternative funds (hedge funds, limited partnerships), passive currency hedging, and performance fee calculations.
Core Responsibilities:
* Manage Vendor Management program for outsourced fund services.
* Oversee fund accounting/administration providers for European funds (e.g., UK OEICs, Luxembourg SICAVs, FCPs, and Liquidity Funds).
* Participate in service reviews with fund administrators and depositaries.
* Handle diverse fund types, including emerging markets, fund of funds, and domestic equity funds.
* Coordinate and review periodic financial and regulatory reports.
* Lead fund administration due diligence, covering KPIs, NAV components, reconciliations, fair valuation, currency hedging, and performance fees.
* Manage fund expense processes, dividend rates, and net income analyses.
* Address incident management (e.g., NAV errors, operational issues).
* Support fund governance, including board materials preparation for quarterly meetings.
* Execute fund changes (e.g., launches, mergers, closures, regulatory updates).
* Maintain relationships and resolve queries with stakeholders (e.g., accountants, depositaries, auditors).
* Evaluate service providers and product structures.
* Coordinate annual audits and review findings.
Job reference: 15894
To apply for this vacancy, applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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