Description

An alternative fund manager specialising in private and public credit is seeking a fully qualified accountant to join their Finance team. A broad role covering all areas of fund accounting. You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant experience either gained through your fund audit background, from within another fund manager or from a third party administrator.

The Role

• Read and understand the constitutional documents and private placement memorandums and determine how to properly account for transactions within the fund structures.
• Understand all the deliverables to properly operate the funds and ensure deadlines are met.
• Read through the documents related to the investment purchases to determine how to properly account for the transactions.
• Review the fund administrators reports for the funds before finalisation.
• Assess the performance of the fund and the underlying investments.
• Calculate net asset values (NAVs) of the funds, monitor and post cash flows, and effectively coordinate with the custodian banks and other service providers.
• Track internal rate of return by investment and by investor.
• Liaise with the various auditors of the fund families.
• Verify terms of various trades with the counterparties. These would include direct lending structures, derivative transactions such as fx forwards, credit linked notes and credit default swaps.
• Assist in the preparation of investor reports and presentations, as needed.
• Undertake ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Preferred experience in fund accounting, within Credit (public and/or private)
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges.
• No sponsorship on offer and candidates are expected to be based in the UK already.