Fund Accounting Consultant

Fund Accountant - NAV Oversight (Contract) London

- Contract Length - 6 Month (initial)
- Umbrella Pay Rate - £400 per day Max.
- Hybrid Working - 3 days per week on site (London)

Introduction

For a global financial services provider in London, we are seeking a NAV Oversight Consultant to join their growing UK Fund Accounting Team which is responsible for more than 10% of all UK Authorised Funds for numerous Fund Management clients. You will perform oversight of their offshore locations, and service the clients’ needs relating to the NAV process.

The successful applicant will have exposure to a range of products.

Responsibilities

- To have oversight on daily NAVs for multiple Fund types including Unit Trusts, OEICs, DC/DB schemes, ACS and Private Equity.
- Review and approve daily valuations, prepared by our offshore location, on an exception basis
- Validating high impacting NAV exceptions already approved by Senior Analyst
- To assist offshore location with SME knowledge, daily valuations and query resolution (client, internal)
- To review cash, stock, FX, derivative position reconciliations against custody/third parties with appropriate escalation to resolution
- Oversee monthly deliverables produced by offshore. To include but not limited to: equity and bond yields, OCFs, motive and circumstance, Management fee invoice calculations, capital/income -
apportionments, performance fees
- To manage query resolution with the client, internally and with trustees/depositaries
- Deliver a quality service to our clients aligned to set KPI’s
- Work alongside the Client Service team to review MI, attend Monthly Service reviews and delivery to client
- Covering Section Manager in their role and responsibilities
- Participation in client due diligence and compliance meetings
- Small projects for client change
- Incident writing in advance of Manager signoff

Skills Required

- Experience in Fund Accounting role, production experience an advantage
- Ability to work within a global team.
- Ability to work under pressure to achieve the multiple daily deadlines for client deliverables.
- Numerical and computer literacy (including spreadsheet skills) – (i.e. Excel, Outlook, TLM and Invest One)
- Knowledge of the FCA regulations pertaining to Unit Trusts, Mutual Funds, OEICs and all the above mentioned fund types i.e. COLL.
- The job holder must possess good interpersonal skills for liaising with other members of their team, other Internal Departments, Trustees/Depositaries, Custodians, Auditors, offshore locations and the Fund Management Companies to which we provide a service.
- Complies with the companies policy on educational standards.
- Completed modules in the IOC (or Industry standard equivalent).

Interested? Apply now! sdgill@skillfindergroup.com