Fund Accountant
- Recruiter
- BSM Group
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £30,000 -£35,000 per annum + benefits
- Posted
- 20 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2017
- Ref
- AAFA75
- Job Title
- Bookkeeper
- Category
- Banking and Financial Services
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Fund Accountant will be primarily responsible for all aspects of day-to-day accounting for one or more assigned funds or other client structures. Work closely with the Assistant Manager and other members of the team. This is an exciting role in a dynamic and fast growing team, working closely with incredibly interesting clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed reviews of cash bookkeeping prepared by the trainee fund accountant
- With guidance prepare NAV/management accounts and annual accounts ensuring that relevant accounting standards have been met;
- Perform monthly/quarterly accruals, investment revaluations and foreign exchange adjustments;
- Interact professionally with auditors, lawyers, bankers and other third parties;
- Complete bookkeeping transactions and maintenance of accounting records for agreed client entities;
- Interact with the client and ensure client requests or queries are dealt with appropriately or escalated promptly;
- Liaise with auditors and seek support to clear audit queries;
- Ensure all reporting deadlines are met;
- Aim to identify exceptions and problems affecting accounting records and prices, communicating these to management, and assisting in their resolution;
- Ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures;
- Mentor a Trainee Fund Accountant;
Complete project work and ad-hoc tasks as required.
· Strong business background
· Strong academic background (degree qualified desirable)
· Accounting experience (ideally underpinned by ACCA / ACA or other relevant studies)
· Technical knowledge of Funds and financial services legislation and regulations (desirable)
· Ability to read and understand structure papers and legal agreements which will be used to prepare accounts/trial balance
· Knowledge in IFRS, UK GAAP or US GAAP is an asset (desirable)