Vice President – Senior Account Manager - Fund Accounting

About the Role The Vice President – Senior Account Manager reports to the Senior Vice President and supports the private equity fund and hedge fund accounting team. Its tactical responsibilities feed one larger objective: ensuring timely and accurate client deliverables and a high level of client service.

Primary responsibilities include

• Review of complex net asset valuations for a portfolio of open and closed ended funds;
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects, as required;
• Involvement in all client related administrative functions and liaising with lawyers, investment managers, prime brokers and other transaction counterparties;
• Acting in accordance with legal, regulatory and internal risk management requirements, including complying with policies and procedures;
• High levels of client service and relationship management
• Helping to win new clients to meet the firm’s growth, revenue and cross selling objectives;
• Ensuring the effective management of direct reports including motivating, encouraging the organisational culture, gaining commitment, exercising leadership and effective delegation to direct reports.
• Act as first point of escalation for issue resolution for the department
• Assist with the preparation of management reporting and revenue forecasting

What You Bring In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• Degree in Accounting with an excellent academic background with 10-12 years' PE and/or Hedge Fund related experience or with a professional accounting designation with a minimum of 7 years’ post-qualification relevant experience in leading a team;
• Key skills required for this role include a detailed understanding of investment securities, transactions and fund structures;
• Preference will also be given to candidates who have direct experience working with industry leading accounting software systems (including Advent Geneva and/or Investran);
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience of managing a team is essential.