Senior Fund Accountant

Our client, a thriving asset management firm, is hiring a Senior Fun Accountant who will report directly to the CFO. This firm has an enviable culture that combines the entrepreneurial energy of a boutique with the governance and infrastructure of an established asset manager.

The successful candidate will be ACA Qualified.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise fund accounting activities across a variety of structures
• Serve as the main finance liaison for external fund administrators
• Examine and challenge NAV reports, expense accruals, and related financial outputs
• Promote consistent accounting policies and treatments across different jurisdictions
• Maintain a strong governance and oversight framework for outsourced fund accounting services

Fund Expense Oversight, Budgeting & Cost Control

• Manage and maintain expense budgets for all funds and share classes
• Oversee methodologies for expense accruals and periodic reconciliations or adjustments
• Track and analyse OCF/TER levels and the drivers influencing them across the fund range

Fund Expense Payments & Fee Processing

• Supervise the full lifecycle of fund-related expense payments
• Authorise expense allocations and funding instructions
• Manage the collection of investment management and distribution fees from funds

Financial Reporting & Audit Coordination

• Manage both annual and interim audit processes across the fund platform
• Coordinate efforts between auditors, administrators, and internal teams
• Review draft financial statements and related disclosures
• Address audit questions and resolve accounting-related issues
• Ensure completion of all reporting obligations within required deadlines
• Oversee the preparation of monthly and quarterly fund reporting materials
• Coordinate reporting deliverables required by distribution platforms
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of fund performance information to market data providers (such as Bloomberg, FE fundinfo, and similar vendors)
• Manage follow-ups and queries from platforms regarding reporting or data updates

Regulatory Cost Disclosure

• Oversee preparation and review of PRIIPs KIDs and UCITS KIIDs with a focus on cost disclosure and OCF calculations
• Review OCF movements across reporting periods and validate underlying calculations
• Investigate and explain drivers behind cost fluctuations

New Fund Launches & Product Development

• Lead the finance workstream for new fund launches and product initiatives
• Establish accounting and operational processes with fund administrators
• Support the design and implementation of new share classes and investment vehicles
• Coordinate operational setup for new share classes, including ISIN creation, administrator engagement, and internal system updates
• Provide ongoing analysis of fund economics and commercial performance

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