Intermediate Fund Accountant

MW Recruitment; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day WFH

Job summary

MW Recruitment is seeking an Intermediate Fund Accountant in Brisbane to own fund reporting for unlisted schemes. You will manage unit pricing, NAV, investor registry and investor statements while driving automation using Excel, Power Query and Copilot.

The role involves month-end closes in Xero, AML/KYC onboarding support, and mentoring a junior fund administration officer within a fast‑growing team in the Brisbane CBD. One day work-from-home is available.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years fund accounting experience, including unit pricing, valuations and investor registry administration.
• Experience with fund structures and unit allocations.
• Degree in Accounting or Finance, CA or CPA qualified or progressing.
• Understanding of Australian Accounting Standards and ASIC compliance requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills; Xero, Power Query, Zapier, Registry Direct or Paxus experience highly regarded.
• Exposure to managed investment schemes and boutique financial services firms is advantageous.
• Strong communication skills with a hands-on, tech-forward approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly fund accounting, unit pricing and NAV for managed investment schemes.
• Process applications, redemptions, transfers and distributions in Registry Direct; prepare investor statements.
• Support investor onboarding including AML/KYC checks.
• Reconcile fund assets, liabilities, income and expenses; match bank transactions to registry and ledger.
• Prepare fund and corporate accounts in Xero; month-end close.
• Prepare valuations, accruals, allocations, distributions and investor reporting.
• Prepare audit workpapers and liaise with fund managers, trustees and auditors.
• Be a key point of contact for client and investor queries.
• Improve processes and automate workflows using Excel, Power Query and Copilot.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to a junior fund administration officer.

Skills

Fund accounting

Unit pricing

Investor registry

Valuations

Excel

Power Query

Xero

Registry Direct

Zapier

Copilot

Education

Accounting or Finance degree

CA or CPA qualification/progress

Tools

Registry Direct

Xero

Power Query

Copilot

Job description

Intermediate Fund Accountant

Take ownership of fund reporting in a growing boutique trustee and fund administration business in the Brisbane CBD.

About The Role

A boutique financial services firm providing trustee, custody and fund administration services is growing its Fund Accounting & Operations team and is seeking an Intermediate Fund Accountant. You will sit at the centre of how their fund manager clients operate, owning unit pricing, investor registry and reporting across a portfolio of unlisted managed investment schemes, while helping shape how the team uses automation and data going forward.

What You Will Be Doing

• Preparing and reviewing monthly fund accounting, unit pricing and NAV for managed investment schemes
• Processing applications, redemptions, transfers and distributions in Registry Direct and preparing investor statements
• Supporting investor onboarding including AML/KYC checks
• Reconciling fund assets, liabilities, income and expenses, and matching bank transactions to the registry and ledger
• Preparing fund and corporate accounts in Xero, including month-end close
• Preparing valuations, accruals, allocations, distribution reconciliations and investor reporting
• Preparing audit workpapers and liaising with fund managers, trustees and auditors
• Acting as a key point of contact for client and investor queries
• Improving processes and automating workflows using Excel, Power Query and Copilot
• Providing day-to-day guidance to a junior fund administration officer

What We Are Looking For

• 2 to 5 years fund accounting experience, including unit pricing, valuations and investor registry administration
• Experience with fund structures and unit allocations
• Degree in Accounting or Finance, CA or CPA qualified or progressing
• Understanding of Australian Accounting Standards and ASIC compliance requirements
• Advanced Excel skills; Xero, Power Query, Zapier, Registry Direct or Paxus experience highly regarded
• Exposure to managed investment schemes and boutique financial services firms well regarded
• Strong communication skills and a hands‑on, tech-forward approach
• 1 day WFH
• Eagle Street office in the Brisbane CBD
• Exposure to a diverse range of unlisted funds, including agribusiness and private equity style investments
• Genuine input into automation and how the fund operations function is built
• Opportunity to mentor and step up in a fast-growing team

If you’re a fund accountant ready to own the reporting and help build out a fund operations function, I’d love to hear from you.