Vice President Fund Accountant, Private Equity

Apex Group; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Vice President of Fund Accounting to lead client relationships and oversee fund administration for Private Equity clients. In this pivotal role, you will manage operational work, ensure compliance with US GAAP and IFRS reporting, and enhance client services. With a commitment to fostering an inclusive culture, this innovative firm offers a hybrid work environment and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic team. If you are passionate about fund accounting and client service, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in fund accounting and client service.
• Strong leadership and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fund accounting and client service for Private Equity clients.
• Lead client relationship management and staff supervision.

Skills

Fund Accounting

Client Relationship Management

US GAAP

IFRS Reporting

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Process Automation

Interpersonal Skills

Commercial Awareness

Investor Services

Education

Professional Accounting Qualification

Tools

Investran

eFront

Yardi

Excel

Job description

Vice President Fund Accountant, Private Equity

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Mississauga time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-0008807

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.

Vice President- Private Equity

The principal responsibility for the job is to oversee and assist in the fund accounting and client service of our Private Equity fund administration clients. The job will include oversight of the operational work for our PE clients including coordination with work performed in other locations globally, financial statement and other fund admin reporting, client visits, global projects and client integration management.

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the client relationship management for Fund Administration PE clients
• Direct supervision of staff
• US GAAP & IFRS reporting for closed-ended fund structures including PE or Infrastructure
• Assisting in the development of new & existing global client relationships, optimizing service offerings, productivity and profitability
• Production of Financial Statements and supporting investor communications for Clients
• Assist in the management of the NAV preparation and review process for our PERE fund clients
• Fund accounting and knowledge of investor reporting systems such as Investran and eFront, and investor portals including Investment Café (ICX) and FIS Data Exchange (IDX)
• Ensuring adherence to documented procedures and policies
• Work on the integration of large fund administration mandates
• Developing and enhancing Investran and/or eFront fund administration platforms to automate and standardize processes
• Collaborating with operational centers
• Working on ad hoc internal and global projects (as required)

Skills Required:

• Approximately 8+ years’ experience
• An understanding of complex fund structures and fund accounting to act as subject matter expert to team
• A high degree of commercial awareness and client service focus
• Prior experience working at a PE Fund or PE Administrator
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience of other professionals
• Excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to work on own initiative consistently producing accurate and timely work
• Good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions and professional intermediaries
• A professional accounting qualification a plus
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes leveraging Excel and systems (Investran and/or eFront, Yardi experience a plus)
• Investor Services to US & investor KYC Standards

We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have five (5) days in office requirement.

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Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct souring model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.