Senior Fund Accountant - Change & Transformation

Perigon Group; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Perigon Group in Sydney seeks an experienced Senior Fund Accountant to lead Change & Transformation initiatives within fund accounting. You will streamline NAV processes, partner with technology and offshore teams, and drive automation to reduce manual work while maintaining controls.

This role focuses on delivering process improvements and supporting BAU activities with accuracy and timely reporting. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years' fund accounting experience, strong Excel, and excellent

Qualifikationen

• 5–8 years' experience in fund accounting or unit pricing.
• Strong NAV, reconciliations and month-end knowledge.
• Experience delivering process improvement or change initiatives.
• Exposure to automation, AI or digital transformation.
• Experience with business requirements, process mapping and UAT.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

Aufgaben

• Review fund accounting processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Reduce NAV exceptions, manual processing and operational inefficiencies.
• Support the implementation of AI and automation initiatives.
• Gather business requirements, document processes and coordinate UAT.
• Collaborate with technology, business and offshore teams to deliver change.
• Maintain procedures and controls while supporting BAU fund accounting, including NAV production, unit pricing and reconciliations when required.

Kenntnisse

Fund accounting

NAV & reconciliations

Process improvement

Automation/AI exposure

UAT & requirements

Excel advanced

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Fund Accountant - Change & Transformation

About the Company
Our client is a leading global investment services organisation supporting major institutional investors, superannuation funds and investment managers across Australia and New Zealand. They are focused on operational excellence through process improvement, technology and AI-driven transformation.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fund Accounting professional to combine hands‑on operational expertise with process improvement and change initiatives. You will play a key role in streamlining fund accounting processes, reducing manual work and supporting the adoption of AI and automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review fund accounting processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Reduce NAV exceptions, manual processing and operational inefficiencies.
• Support the implementation of AI and automation initiatives.
• Gather business requirements, document processes and coordinate UAT.
• Collaborate with technology, business and offshore teams to deliver change.
• Maintain procedures and controls while supporting BAU fund accounting, including NAV production, unit pricing and reconciliations when required.

About You

• 5–8 years' experience in fund accounting, fund operations or unit pricing.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of NAV, reconciliations, security pricing, corporate actions and month‑end.
• Proven experience delivering process improvement or change initiatives.
• Exposure to automation, AI or digital transformation.
• Experience with business requirements, process mapping and UAT.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

Experience in superannuation, Australian unit trusts or offshore delivery models will be highly regarded.

Sounds like you?

Additional information

• 10-12 month contract, likely to go longer
• Global investment group with excellent culture
• Sydney CBD, $120k-$150k+Super