Fund Accountant
Fund Manager
Ref: HM53224
- Temporary & Contract
- Central London
- £70,000 - £75,000 per annum
Our client, an impact-driven investment fund that endeavours to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy, is seeking a Fund Accountant. The successful individual will be responsible for preparing quarterly and annual investor reports and accounts, quarterly investment valuations and managing one direct report. This role is a 12-month maternity cover to start in April / May.
Description
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Lead the preparation and review of the fund bookkeeping, management accounts and investor reporting on a quarterly basis.
- Lead the preparation and review of the annual audited fund accounts as well as the drawdown and distribution notices to investors.
- Lead on the financial management of the funds including monitoring and reconciliation of cash movements, liaising with the corporate team to understand and agree on inter-co balances and payments, and ensuring correct documentation is in place to make such payments.
- Manage compliance requirements through timely reporting to the external depositary and accurate recording of client asset transactions on a daily and monthly basis.
- Provide oversight and development to the Assistant Fund Accountant to assist with the above duties.
- Support the Fund Accounting Manager as point of contact for auditors, lawyers, tax advisers and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Support the Fund Accounting Manager in the review of quarterly PPS/management fee calculations and maintenance of fund financial models.
- Support the Fund Accounting Manager on ad-hoc investor queries, and ad-hoc internal queries and analysis.
- Provide operational support to the Investment teams.
Skills
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent.
- Previous private equity fund accounting experience including both the preparation and review of transactions, bookkeeping, and investor reporting.
- Good knowledge of Sage accounting software and good Excel skills.
- An interest in sustainable and impact investing
- Strong attention to detail and project management skills.
- Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Apply
To apply for this role, please use the Apply button, or alternatively, email your CV to Helen McKay: hmckay@walkerhamill.com quoting reference HM51646.
Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe. For more information, please see www.walkerhamill.com.