Description

Fund Accountant 12 to 18 month contract Global Private Equity firm

Our client is a leading global private equity advisory firm, with over 50 years of working to inspire growth and ideas that transform businesses and over $70 billion in assets under management.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of annual financial statements under UK and US GAAP for review by Funds Admin Manager
• Accounting for daily bank transactions across multiple partnership bank accounts in EUR and USD, using Investran. Reconciliation of all bank accounts on a weekly basis.
• Preparing payment requests
• Posting of ledger entries on a daily basis, using Investran accounting system
• Monitor continuous cash requirements to ensure funds day to day liquidity
• Assist in the preparation of investor reports and checking outputs
• Preparation of weekly cash flow forecasts
• Liaising and helping auditors with requests as part of interim reviews and year end audits
• Collecting and collating quarterly portfolio company Fair Valuation data and securing backup from deal teams
• Assisting in the production of ad hoc reports for internal teams
• Project work
• Prepare answers for ad hoc investor queries

Skills & Competencies

• To be an accurate, numerate and intelligent newly or recently qualified accountant coming from practice or possibly someone who has moved from practice into a fund accounting role in fund management
• Ability to assess complex financial transactions to derive the journal entries required and notes for senior manager review on all outputs is essential
• Preparation of financial statements from journal entry through to full financials including notes for manager review is essential
• A disciplined approach to work including ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills
• To have a positive approach to problem solving and a desire to work as part of an entrepreneurial team
• Ability to manage priorities and proactively take on new tasks
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Large scale online Banking systems e.g. RBSI eQ
• Investran or other sophisticated accounting system