Fund Accountant recruitment

Fund Accountsnt, required 3 month contract to Start ASAP, based in Edinburgh

My client, a leading investment bank seeks an experienced accountant to work with the Migration Manager to define the migration approach including; mapping migration data between legacy and new application, analyse/resolve gaps in required data, define migration and reconciliation processes and procedures and test the processes, procedures, and controls associated with the migration of target funds from the legacy fund accounting system to the client’s accounting systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery of all Migration Requirements to migrate Funds, covering MultiFonds/Pcontrol/migration tool/other impacted system setup requirements

Responsible for completion of all data mapping requirements for all systems impacted within Fund Accounting Workstream

Requirements collation for migration approach execution

Creation of Fund Accounting migration requirements documents

Ensure suitable documentation produced as required on all assigned pieces of work to support delivery and ensure a complete audit trail

Initiating and obtaining document sign off with all impacted BAU areas and the client

Communicating risks and issues to Project Manager in a timely manner

Participation in weekly meetings as defined by Project Migration managers

Responsible for participation and provision of input to any migration tech build requirements

Complete all testing requirements of migration workstream to prove out migration processes timings

Ultimately responsible for the migration reconciliation of individual funds onto i platforms

Raise all issues/concerns identified risks promptly to Migration Manager

Responsible for input into issue resolution as required

Migration of funds (both live and during Dress Rehearsals) over weekends where required

Reconciling funds during parallel running to facilitate client sign-off

Investigation and explanation/resolution of migration differences to allow client sign-off

Identify known system differences between Multifonds and the clients legacy system

Knowledge/ Experience

Good working knowledge of MS applications

Good accounting / Fund accounting knowledge

Excellent MS excel knowledge

Previous experience of data migration projects

Experience of Mulitfonds Fund Accounting system desirable

Experience of InvestOne Fund Accounting system desirable

Excellent organisation and investigation skills

Strong numerical skills

Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

Good Analytical skills

High level of attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight timescales

Ability to work as part of a team and independently