Fund Reporting Servies Officer recruitment
Where Architas is reliant upon third party administrators, the role of the Fund Reporting Services Officer will include ensuring that they fully discharge their obligations in line with the agreed SLAs and KPIs.
The company
Architas Multi-Manager Limited (Architas) is a multi-manager investment company and a member of the AXA Group. Launched in July 2008 we believe that through the innovative use of technology, we aim to deliver performance and value to investors in multi-manager funds.
The company's ethos is to deliver superior investment performance from a market-leading multi-manager proposition, combining the best of current market offerings with new cutting-edge thinking and investment design. The company is a progressive investment business which aims to transform the way the management of investments is viewed, with the focus on delivering customer-centric solutions.
There will be the need for the sucessful candidate to spend time in London to understand the processes, work with the team and build internal relationships.
The Role
You will be required to plan, manage, execution and publication of Report Accounts, factsheets and other report production for the Architas range of Funds. This will involve plan development, coordination and management of external suppliers, internal contributors and stakeholder. This will require Long form accounts are prepared in accordance with current accounting standards and business requirements and that Short Reports are prepared to industry standards and to meet business requirements.
You will also be required to design the process, implement and ongoing evolution in relation to production, control and review/oversight of data which is published within the reports. This will include ensuring that all key ratios of the fund are subject to analytical review prior to being released into the public domain.
You will need to take ownership of the control environment ensuring that an appropriate level of controls are in place, exercised and evidenced will will require participation in the engagement, management oversight of external audit firms in respect of the reporting In addition, you will need to keep up to date with current FSA rules in relation to operating collective investment schemes.
Keeping up to date with current developing accounting standards within the UK and Ireland is of paramount importance.
Skills Experience
- Qualified Accountant (or part qualified working towards full qualification)
- Extensive fund accounting experience, part of which will have been in an outsource environment
- Proven track record of managing people
- Proven track record in production of long form accounts
- Experience in accounting for derivatives
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, collegiate, team player
- Demonstrable track record of project and change management delivery
- Self starter/”can do” attitude
- Experience of managing external service suppliers
For more information on the proposition please see www.architas-mm.com