Account Manager

CO_AFSADN Apex Fund Services (AD) Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Hedge Fund Accounting leader to manage and develop the fund accounting team, ensuring accurate NAV reviews and regulatory compliance. The role focuses on delivering robust controls, client service, and audit readiness across hedge funds.

Ideal candidates have 7–10+ years in hedge fund accounting, a degree in accounting/finance, and professional qualifications (ACCA/ACA preferred).

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in Hedge Fund Accounting, including team leadership and NAV review.
• Degree in Accounting/Finance; ACCA or ACA preferred.
• Strong technical fund accounting, controls, client & auditor management, people leadership

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Fund Accounting to ensure hedge fund books meet industry standards.
• Develop and manage a team of fund accountants, including performance reviews.
• Review month-end control packs and sign-offs with the team.
• Develop relationships with auditors for year-end financial statements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Fund accounting

Team leadership

NAV review

Client management

Auditor management

People leadership

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA or ACA preferred

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

List of duties include the following:

• Provide technical support to the Fund Accounting team to ensure all aspects of the hedge fund's books and records are accurate and meet industry and regulatory standards.
• Perform risk assessment to ensure resourcing for the support of both the current client base and potential future growth is adequate.
• Assess knowledge and skill set of the team to set coverage ensuring that there is a match of technical and client knowledge.
• Act as a partner to the client to develop their business in a controlled way and meet all industry and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and manage a team of fund accountants. This will include knowledge development, performance review and control.
• Assist in developing the controls and procedures of fund accounting group.
• Provide Accounting solutions to Hedge Funds for independent valuation, investor transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Review calculation of daily Net Asset Values (NAV's).
• Review accounting functions including P&L analysis, daily cash projections, calculations of FX transfers required for funding, checking client's contributions & redemptions.
• Verify performance by reviewing large P&L swings and analysing income/expense journals for validity.
• Adjust activity as necessary for performance processing and reporting.
• Perform and review position and value reconciliations.
• Identify and resolve all breaks.
• Review and reconcile general ledger exceptions.
• Responsible for ensuring accuracy of non-security related income and expenditure.
• Account for non standard transactions including OTC derivatives.
• Ensure corporate actions are accounted for accurately.
• Perform month end control processes, producing a month end control pack and sign off including review of control packs prepared by members of the team.
• Review investor level allocations of income and expenses.
• Develop relationship with auditors for the preparation of year-end Financial Statements and provision of data to auditors.
• Identify and implement process changes to enhance efficiency.

Experience

7–10+ years in Hedge Fund Accounting, including team leadership and NAV review

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; ACCA or ACA preferred

Skills

• Strong technical fund accounting, controls, client & auditor management, people leadership

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us