Fund Accountant

Fund Accountant | Renewable Energy and Infrastructure | £60,000 - £70,00 | The City | Hybrid

I will be reviewing CV’s throughout the process, so please apply straight away if you’re interested in this role.

A leading Investment Manager with over £10bn in assets are looking to welcome a Financial Controller to their team. The business is going through a financial transformation, and they are looking for someone who can join and raise the bar, as the business will hit key milestones soon.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the key commercial drivers are being hit within the Fund. You will be responsible for liaising with and reviewing Fund Administrators' work, and then building upon their inputs to enable management to drive growth of the assets, fund and business.

Being Dyslexic myself, I am committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, I encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let me know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.

The role

You will be responsible for Financial and Regulatory Reporting under IFRS, FX Hedging and Treasury management, and a whole number of Ad-Hoc tasks for numerous key stakeholders.

Your Role

• Work with the Financial Controller and Administrators to ensure the financial reporting and controls are achieved to a high standard
• Partner with key stakeholders across the business and externally
• Ensure operating companies are producing their numbers in a timely and accurate way – assisting/teaching them when required
• Work within the new funds launched and help establish relationships with recently acquired investments
• Day-to-day management of Fund Administrators' work including payments and cash management, FX trades & hedging, Regulatory returns and financial reporting

Your Skills & Qualifications:

• Be fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Have either:
• Audit experience with a Private Equity/Funds client base
• Fund Accounting experience in-house
• Worked in a Fund Administrator
• Have the ability to build good relationships and partner with people
• Be able to multi-task and not get put off by an evolving priority list

The Fund Accountant is paying £60,000 - £70,000 + good bonuses. Other benefits include:

• 28 days holiday + bank
• Fully flexible global remote working for a month a year
• Pension: 8% + up to 5% matched: if you contribute 5% they will contribute 13%
• 3 days in the office

For immediate consideration or additional information, please contact Harry Coleman at Trace Recruitment.