FUND ACCOUNTANT
Fund Accountant
£40,000 - £50,000 + bonus + benefits
Central London
The Company
They are a fund manager and hedge fund manager. They are a team of 8 managing $3bn of assets, mainly in 3 listed investment vehicles listed. The vehicles invest on a multi-manager basis in fundsand managed accounts.
The Role
The main responsibility will initially be to assist the head of operations on all aspects of operations regarding the management of 3 multi-manager funds, with the emphasis on accounting. This will include:
Day-to-day operations:
* Overseeing the daily calculation of the NAVs of the 3 funds by third party administrators (based in Cayman Islands and Luxembourg)
* Daily liaison with third party administrators regarding various administrative aspects of the funds
Hedging:
* Assisting with analysing the fund currency and gold hedges and determining if these have to be adjusted
Accounting:
* Preparation annual and semi- annual accounts of 3 funds and 2 management companies IFRS
* Overseeing the audit of above
* Assisting with maintaining the books and records of the Company
* Assisting with the production of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of the 3 funds
Due diligence on new managers:
* Assisting with reviewing prospectuses and annual accounts of potential new managers and existing managers
* Preparing reports including the findings of due diligence reviews on new managers
Other:
* Preparation of shareholders' meetings of the funds
* Preparation of board meetings of the management companies
Who they are looking for
You must have:
* Fund accounting experience
* Experience with preparation of financial statements
* Basic understanding of investment funds
* You could be qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience
Competencies required:
* Numerate
* Attention to detail
* Ability to work independently and, at times, under pressure
* Team player
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