Fund Accountant, Private Equity - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

One of the UK's most successful Private Equity firms is seeking a fully qualified Fund Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) to join its Finance team in a newly created role.

In this role you will work on two flagship funds.

You will have relevant experience workingacross either Private Equity or Private Debt funds from a third party administrator or directly from within the Private Equity or Private Debt sector.

The Role:

Preparation of quarterly management accounts for an allocation of funds and associated reporting of financial information to clients
Preparation of annual statutory fund accounts for an allocation of funds under UK and US GAAP and liaising with external auditors to ensure timely signoff
Calculating fund calls and distributions and managing third party administrator to ensure these are distributed to investors on a timely basis
Working closely with the internal Treasury (supporting proactive cash flow and external debt facility management) and Tax functions (supporting UK/US compliance reporting and deal/fund structuring issues)
Supporting deal teams on investment transactions followed by timely and accurate accounting and administration in investment administration system (Investran)
Preparation of fund performance data reporting as required by investors and client services teams
Performing quarterly, unquoted investment valuations under the IPEV guidelines
Review private debt investment valuations produced by external provider.
Proactively lead and drive continuous improvement in line with growth and ambitions of wider business
Taking ownership for managing certain key finance processes
Supervision of finance assistants' work
Assist with continued systems implementations and upgrades

Requirements:

You must be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
You will have relevant, handson, fund accounting experience, across Private Equity or Private Debt funds
Experience gained from fund administration or from inhouse roles
Able to work well as part of a team and have excellent communication skills
Good academics (degree required)