Purpose of the role:
Our client is currently recruiting an experienced Senior Client Accountant to join their high profile client facing team.
Responsibilities:
- Reviewing the bookkeeping for a portfolio of complex alternative investment fund structures performed by the Client Accountants and take the financial records forward to trial balance stage
- Acting as the client contact for all financial reporting and fund accounting matters
- Demonstrate competence with all fund accounting work including calls, distributions and other complex fund accounting calculations
- Maintaining pro-active communication to ensure that the Fund Accounting Manager is kept appraised of status and to allow them to accommodate periods of absence and/or peak demand
- Working closely with counterparts on other teams to ensure seamless and coordinated service delivery
Skills required:
- Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline
- Have completed or be studying towards a professional accountancy qualification
- 2-4 years fund accounting experience (preferably PERE but experience of other fund types is acceptable)
- Experience in operating an investment accounting system (preferably Investran but other systems are acceptable)
- Have a good understanding of the transactions undertaken by alternative investment fund structures
- Ability to learn quickly and work within a team under the guidance of a manager/mentor