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Fund Accountant
- Posted 27 September 2018
- Salary £250 - £300 per day
- Location
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceBBBH13194_1538071219
- Contact NameNancy Fozard
Job description
A leading global asset management company are looking for a Fund Accountant to join them on a temporary basis.The role is to provide operational support to all areas including portfolio managers and client managers.
Key Responsibilities -
- Assist with the management of the financial reporting process
- Support in the implementation of accounting policies and regulatory changes including new legislation for financial statements of the funds
- Liaise with external auditors, fund administrators and external money managers.
- Project work including expense, regulation and change management
- Assist with new business initiative including the launch, closure and merger of funds
- Support the implementation for investment manager changes
- Provide advice and guidance to investment managers
- Commission reporting
- Analysis of monthly data in order to identify trends or issues as they arise
Skills required -
- Knowledge of financial reporting
- Part qualified, studying towards a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Background in Financial Services essential
- Background in Asset Management highly advantageous
- Excellent Excel ability
- Sociable personality - outgoing, confident communicator
- Self-motivated and ambitious - driven by a career in Accounting
- Flexibility in approach to managing own work load