Assistant Manager, Fund Accounting

Saltgate; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced professional in Fund Accounting to manage client relationships and lead a team of accountants. The ideal candidate will be ACCA or ACA qualified with over 4 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. This role involves planning workloads, reviewing deliverables, and preparing financial statements, while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• ACCA, ACA qualified or equivalent.
• 4 years + relevant experience.
• Experience in leading and motivating a team.

Responsibilities

• Plan the allocation of team workloads and supervise progress.
• Review team work ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare financial statements and complex bookkeeping.

Skills

ACCA or ACA qualified

Line management experience

Proactive communication skills

Strong analytical skills

High proficiency in Excel

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Why Saltgate?
Colleague or client, we invest in the best. As an independent and exclusive employer, we're a people-first business that truly prioritises our people above short-term profits.

We launched in 2007 to focus on investing in long-term relationships so we can deliver the best service to our blue-chip clients. At Saltgate, you'll get unique exposure to our clients, valuable experience, and continued opportunities for learning and development.

Cross-level collaboration is supported and encouraged. Our open plan office means you'll sit alongside and learn from our most experienced team members.

Saltgate has grown to three offices, over 200 colleagues, and more than US$100bn of assets under management, but we've kept the intimate, supportive spirit that makes us stand out.

Your role

Our Fund Accounting teams at Saltgate provide accounting and payment services as part of our Client Services function.

Reporting into the Senior Manager, you will take ownership of the client relationships and will lead a team of accountants responsible for day-to-day accounting client service delivery for a portfolio of client structures.

Your focus

• Plan the allocation of team workloads and supervise the progress of work to ensure deadlines are met
• Review team members' work ensuring accuracy, completeness and overall presentation of deliverables
• Provide necessary calculations (such as management fees, carried interest, solvency calculation, lease amortisation, fund model) to clients.
• Prepare financial statements/management reporting template and set up complex bookkeeping
• Maintain strong working client relationships in addition to attending client meetings to present deliverables and represent Saltgate
• Effectively manage the team and develop employees

Your experience

• ACCA, ACA qualified or equivalent
• 4 years + relevant experience
• Line management experience with ability to lead and motivate staff
• Proactive and responsive along with excellent communication skills - ability to liaise effectively with clients
• Strong analytical skills and a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong collaborator with positive attitude
• High level of proficiency in Excel and Outlook

All individuals are assigned responsibility for assisting in the overall information security and data protection environment. This includes attending and completing all mandatory information security and data protection training and complying with all applicable policies and procedures.

Any questions or issues should be escalated in a timely manner to designated individuals, or if in doubt, consultation should take place with the relevant line manager.

Our pledge

As a people-first organisation, we aim to attract the best people and help them develop so they can deliver exceptional client services.

We embrace diversity, and have a culture of openness, which is reflected in our core values - engagement, partnership, integrity, and commitment. Whether you're a client or a colleague, Saltgate will partner with you to ensure you can achieve your best.

Saltgate is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.