Job Description
The Fund Accounting Associate will perform the functions outlined below:
- Understand our clients and their strategies; analyze your assigned funds performance on a monthly basis and follow the markets
- Gain knowledge (through on the job training and research) of various securities including equities bonds swaps options FX mortgages financing and futures
- Develop knowledge of accounting standards relevant to Investment Management
- Review and process all investor movements to ensure compliance with established procedures and controls our SLA requirements and the clients formation documents
- Accurately book investor activity into technology and ensure compliance with clients formation documents
- Maintain thorough knowledge of industry standards and changes in regulation that affect investor reporting/compliance
- Review and price the portfolios in accordance with Firm and Fund pricing policies
- Reconcile cash account to statements identifying and resolving all differences
- Reconcile positions/securities to broker statements
- Research and resolve any differences between the accounting and broker reports
- Establish and execute the processes and procedures
- Establish and manage the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monitor and evaluate all processes and implement improvement to ensure Customers clients receive appropriate and high quality services as committed
- Perform daily and monthly auditing of work processes
- Provide reports as agreed with Customer
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelors/College Degree in Accounting
- 23 years experience in Fund Accounting preferably with a Fund Administration Firm
- Ability to work in a dynamic fastpaced environment
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills
- Ability to follow procedures
- Ability to meet assigned deadlines
- Strong attention to detail