Assistant Manager - Accounting

Apex Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fund administration provider is seeking an Assistant Manager - Accounting to support private equity fund clients. The ideal candidate will manage client relationships, ensure compliance in financial reporting, and supervise a junior team. Key qualifications include a relevant professional accounting qualification and substantial fund accounting experience. This role promises significant visibility within a growing organization, dynamic teamwork, and opportunities for process improvement.

Benefits

High visibility within the organization

Dynamic and fast-paced team

Opportunity to innovate and improve processes

Qualifications

• Hold a professional ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA qualification or equivalent.
• Substantial Fund accounting experience preferably within Private Equity.
• Proficient in IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading client relationships from an accounting perspective.
• Providing day-to-day fund accounting and financial reporting services.
• Ensuring timely performance of bookkeeping processes.
• Preparing management accounts and financial statements in compliance with GAAP.
• Overseeing preparation of carried interest calculations.
• Supporting the audit process to ensure completion of milestones.
• Managing and supervising junior team members.

Skills

Professional ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA qualification or equivalent

Substantial Fund accounting experience

Proficient in IFRS and UK GAAP

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent project management skills

Basic understanding of Jersey statutory laws

Motivated and driven

Education

Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA)

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.

Description

Job title: Assistant Manager - Accounting

Role Location: Jersey

Department: Private Equity

Employment Type: Permanent

Apex is looking for an Assistant Manager to join a growing team providing a full suite of fund accounting and financial reporting services to our Private Equity fund clients with complex and varied fund structures. The role involves all aspects of accounting services to portfolio of clients, including but not limited to, financial review and NAV reporting.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

• Leading client relationships from an accounting perspective and be the primary point of contact for all accounting queries
• Providing day-to-day fund accounting and financial reporting services to a portfolio of Private Equity clients and structures, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, particularly controlling and monitoring of the bookkeeping processes and taking ownership of assigned clients' ledgers
• Preparing and/or reviewing of management accounts and financial statements in compliance with GAAP (UK GAAP and IFRS)
• Preparing and/or reviewing of NAV calculations, capital call workings and distribution workings of the funds, as well as, overseeing the preparation of carried interest and other calculations in accordance with the fund documentations
• Acting as first line reviewer of routine and non-routine accounting deliverables (i.e., management and statutory accounts, NAV calculations, call/distribution workings, etc.)
• Working closely with the Private Equity Funds administration team and clients to ensure that accounting records are accurate and transactions and activity within the portfolio are understood and incorporated into the accounting ledgers as appropriate
• Assisting in the preparation and review of periodic direct and indirect tax returns and liaise with tax advisers
• Attending board meetings to present financial information, as necessary
• Supporting the audit process to ensure the completion of milestones and deadlines
• Manage and supervise junior team members, including coaching, mentoring, goal setting and periodic appraisals
• Recording time accurately
• Performing other duties to support the Manager and team as may be necessary from time-to-time

Skills Required

• Hold a professional ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA qualification or equivalent (but partly qualified candidates with funds experience considered)
• Substantial Fund accounting experience preferably within Private Equity, Real Estate and/or Debt Funds in a professional service environment
• Proficient in IFRS and UK GAAP
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to develop strong, effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Excellent project management skills, including People management
• Basic understanding of Jersey statutory laws and other related legal and regulatory requirements (i.e., anti-money laundering laws and regulations)
• Motivated and driven

What You Will Get In Return

• A high level of visibility within a large organisation on an upwards trajectory
• Being part of a dynamic and fast-paced team that makes a genuine impact on revenue and sales pipeline.
• The opportunity to work with a diverse, agile and globally recognised product line.
• The opportunity to innovate, improve processes and make a difference.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/

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 sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.