Senior Fund Accountant

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical professional to join a leading financial services organisation based in Manchester City Centre, to join the Front Office Services Accounting team.

This is a pivotal role supporting investment accounting within the Order Management System (OMS) environment, ensuring an accurate book of record that underpins valuations, performance measurement, attribution, and financial reporting across complex multi-asset portfolios.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong investment accounting experience across multi-asset portfolios
• Full right to work in the UK
• Deep understanding of OMS Accounting platforms such as Aladdin, Bloomberg IBOR, Similar OMS/IBOR platforms
• Proven track record delivering within complex operational environments
• Strong knowledge of Fixed income and derivative products, NAV lifecycle, Controls and governance frameworks

Key Responsibilities

• Investment Accounting & OMS Oversight
  • Own and oversee OMS accounting deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate completion
  • Perform Quality Control (QC) reviews and resolve issues to enable timely fund publication
  • Maintain accurate positions, cash balances, and book cost within client OMS platforms
  • Ensure accurate accounting treatment across Fixed Income instruments, including accruals and amortisation; Equities; Derivatives including swaps, FX, and futures
  • Understand month‑end close cycles and associated dependencies impacting Performances
• Attribution
  • Monitor daily, monthly and quarterly accounting publication processes
  • Escalate and manage material issues impacting P&L or NAV
• Reconciliations & Controls
  • Lead OMS reconciliations across cash and stock positions with custodians and Middle Office
  • Investigate and resolve cash and position breaks, failed trades and failed income claims
  • Partner with Cash teams to support production of safe cash figures for Portfolio Managers
  • Track aged items and conduct root cause analysis
  • Oversee tax reclaim processes and receivable closures
  • Ensure strong governance, controls and QC sign‑offs are maintained

Process Improvement & Change

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, platform optimisation and operational efficiency
• Partner with internal technology teams and external vendors to improve accounting logic and reduce reconciliation breaks

Lead strategic projects including

• Platform migrations
• New client onboarding
• Process redesign initiatives
• Influence future OMS and data model enhancements

Build strong partnerships across

• Portfolio Managers and Front Office Oversight teams
• Performance & Reporting teams
• External vendors and technology partners

Provide insight and analysis relating to

• Accounting impacts on performance
• Operational and control enhancements

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and support junior analysts
• Provide technical guidance and review work outputs
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Ability to investigate and resolve complex reconciliation breaks
• Strong understanding of accounting impacts on performance and reporting
• Experience driving operational efficiency and process automation

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable interacting with Front Office stakeholders and Portfolio Managers
• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in high‑pressure environments

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