Our client is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to join their Fund Administration and Accounting team. This role involves providing private capital fund administration, corporate services, and investor services to private equity funds and associated vehicles, ensuring compliance with fund documentation, legal, and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will support fund administration services in alignment with client Service Level Agreements (SLAs), manage portfolio documentation, oversee cash flow monitoring, and contribute to reporting and compliance processes. The role reports to both the Fund Administration Manager and the Fund Accounting Manager.
Job Duties:
- Obtain and maintain loan documentation, including Facility Agreements and Bond Agreements.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping for all portfolio-related activities.
- Record investment transactions and update asset registers.
- Perform and review calculations related to portfolio instruments, such as accrued interest and amortised cost.
- Monitor and reconcile investment-related transactions and cash balances.
- Track loan and equity payments, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including loan agents and legal teams.
- Assist in transaction compliance and alignment with legal documentation.
- Support the onboarding of new loan investments and associated vehicles.
- Oversee the settlement of investment operations and coordinate investment documentation.
- Assist in organising board meetings in collaboration with the company secretarial team.
- Prepare financial and regulatory reports in line with client SLAs.
- Liaise with external auditors to provide supporting documentation and calculations.
- Provide ad-hoc reporting and support the wider fund administration and accounting team.
- Assist in reviewing investment documentation and classifying financial instruments.
- Maintain and update working paper files based on signed documentation.
Job Requirements:
- Professional accountancy qualification.
- Strong knowledge of private capital fund structures (GP/LP/Feeder) and related accounting practices.
- Excellent understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP, and US GAAP.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively within tight deadlines.
- Experience working with fund structures and fund cash flows (desirable).
- Knowledge of the private capital industry and Luxembourg GAAP (desirable).
What You’ll Love:
Our client offers a professional and collaborative environment where you will gain extensive exposure to private capital fund administration. This role provides excellent opportunities for career development, ongoing training, and the chance to contribute to process improvements.
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