119825-1 - Senior Fund Accountants

SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANTS X 3

Mission

• Auditor & Client liaison.


• Role will encompass all facets of the calculation review of the net asset value on a variety of cross   jurisdiction complex fund types and products


• Owner of FA internal and external deliveries (NAV, tax, reporting, etc …)


• Active participation and ownership in project management leaded / sponsored by Section Manager


• Key point of contact with direct Section Manager and Client Service Manager (SME)

Key Duties

• Ensuring the NAVs are reviewed and validated before dissemination to clients, other parties, and markets as per NT control frame work standards.


• Ensuring that the reconciliation of cash and security transactions are done in an efficient and timely manner to maintain the team’s reconciliation items at a minimum level


• Ensuring that the pricing of portfolio's are validated per pricing policy


• Responding to client queries in a timely and efficient manner.


• Monitoring recurrent reporting for onward transmission (Internal, to the Trustees, Clients, Third Parties) and resolve any queries posed within specific timeframes in a prompt and professional manner


• Performing duties in accordance with current procedures and challenging and enhancing the current procedures.


• Review, enhance and redesign the procedures as the operational model changes


• Consult with FA management to drive change and improvement.


• Liaise with internal departments, Trustees/Depositaries, Custodians, Auditors, and key clients and attend meetings when required


• Communicate effectively both orally & in written form with internal departments and external bodies and monitoring the same with all team members


• Working actively and closely with Manager(s) on various processes/projects, such as being assigned to take the lead and/or assist to implement new processes


• Training of fund accountants and supervisors on all aspects of NAV process and any type of reporting

Skills / Experience

• Proven understanding of multi region fund’s structures in a financial services NAV environment.


• Ability to work under pressure to achieve the multiple daily deadlines for client deliverables, with a mature approach.


• Knowledge of the regulatory regulations pertaining to, Mutual Funds, Open-Ended Investment Companies (OEICs) and close ended funds


• Financial instrument knowledge – Traditional asset types, Derivatives and Private Capital Market Assets


• Excellent interpersonal skills for consulting with the Fund Accounting team and other Internal Departments, Trustees/Depositaries, Custodians, Auditors, and the Fund Management Companies to which a service is provided


• Hold an accounting, business, or mathematical qualification in university


• Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) of one or multiple activities with at least 7 years of relevant core FA experience


• Fluent in English

IT SKILLS

• Excellent desktop, IT, and systems skills.


• Experience of SunGard Invest One. Considered a key advantage


• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word essential.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Demonstrates excellent analytical, consultative, communication and judgment skills.


• Ability to work in a structured pattern, setting priorities and meeting deadlines.