Fund Accountant
Application Deadline: 31 December 2024
Department: Fund Accounting
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
Description
The Fund Accounting team consists of five team members within our London office. The successful candidate will work within the Fund Accounting team and closely with other support functions. We are looking for someone who will provide a dependable and professional fund accounting service and support the existing team with an increasing amount of complex funds.
Key Responsibilities
1. Supervision of, and providing cover for, the daily P&L process, including attribution of P&L by driver;
2. Supervision of, and providing cover for, weekly fund return estimates and attribution;
3. Full month-end close process, including:
1. Adherence to valuation source hierarchy and overall valuation policy;
2. Assisting administrator in receiving independent confirmation of external valuations;
3. Reconciliation of estimated NAV / P&L to final NAV / P&L;
4. Monitoring of daily valuation changes to ensure movements are in line with market drivers;
5. Internal reporting, including:
1. Daily reporting of P&L by region and currency;
2. Prepare monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports for senior management summarizing P&L attribution, fund performance, key drivers, changes, and/or risks to business continuity.
6. Assist in the development of new business, fund start-ups, new products, or new corporate structures;
7. External reporting, including:
1. Assist in preparation of annual audited financial statements;
2. Regulatory reporting - assist in the preparation and review of Form PF and AIFMD.
8. Initiate and facilitate process improvements.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
1. Skilled communicator with strong interpersonal skills;
2. Particularly adept in Excel and other Microsoft programs;
3. Process improvement skills, ideally with VBA;
4. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a range of competing priorities and projects to tight deadlines.
Education and Professional Qualifications
1. Educated to degree (or equivalent) level or higher, preferably from a leading university;
2. Strong grades in relevant subjects associated with this role;
3. Newly qualified, or close to qualification, in a relevant professional qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
Benefits
Systematica Investments provides you with excellent benefits from day 1. We provide private medical insurance for you and your immediate family. We offer competitive salaries combined with an attractive bonus and pension plus free drinks and snacks at the office.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
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