Associate Manager - Fund Accounting

SS&C Technologies; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is looking for an Associate Manager in Hedge Fund Accounting in the UK. This role requires managing day-to-day operations and client interactions while ensuring adherence to company policies and effective team communication. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, alongside 5-7 years of hedge fund accounting experience. Strong Excel skills and leadership experience are essential, while knowledge of Advent Geneva and HedgeTek is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in hedge fund accounting and investment operations.
• Strong understanding of NAV cycle processing.
• Experience in audit and financial statement processes.
• Leadership and staff management experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close processes and calculate fund NAVs.
• Manage client deliverables and internal team communication.
• Lead professionals or first-level leaders on diverse issues.
• Prepare fund reports including cash forecasts and reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting/Finance-related work

Hedge fund accounting

Investment operations

Fund administration

Excel (Vlookup, Sumif, Pivot Table)

Leadership

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA / CFA / MBA

Tools

Advent Geneva

HedgeTek software

Job description

Job Description

SS&C Financial Services - Associate Manager, Hedge Fund Accounting

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C is a global provider of investment, financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to the Fortune 1000 list as a top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has over 20,000 employees in more than 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations from the world’s largest institutions to local firms use SS&C’s products and services to manage and account for their investments.

About the Role

As an Associate Manager, there is normally significant client interaction. Responsibilities also include managing client deliverables, adherence to SS&C policies, escalation, process improvements, staff training, and overall model support. This role is focused on UK client support and serves as a conduit between the client and several internal teams. Managing day‑to‑day operations, ensuring all SLAs are met, and handling organizational reporting while working directly with the client on development requirements are critical. Depending on the client assignment, staff management, training, and development may also be a responsibility.

Your Responsibilities

• Performing month‑end close processes.
• Accurate calculation of fund NAVs (daily, weekly & monthly).
• Oversight of global team members (two to three).
• Production of investor allocations and calculation of management/incentive fees.
• Working with various products (bonds, swaps, ABS, equities, options, FX repos, and futures).
• Working with a global team responsible for reconciling corporate actions, cash/positions, pricing and calculating daily P&L.
• Supporting all aspects of ad/hoc reporting.
• Working with auditors/client to prepare financial statements.
• Preparing a variety of fund reports for clients including cash forecasts, Net Asset Values (NAVs), yields, distributions, reconciliation, and other fund accounting output.
• Updating and reviewing trading, general ledger activity and pricing of funds.
• Preparing and reconciling trial balances for assigned funds and reconciling fund records to custodians and transfer agents.
• Reviewing complex investments and/or funds which may include international, fixed income, or derivatives securities.
• Leading professionals or first‑level leaders working on issues of a diverse scope or coordinating department activities.
• Using judgment to make decisions within established company policies to meet business objectives.

Your Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in Accounting/Finance‑related work.
• CPA / CFA / MBA a plus.
• 5‑7 years of experience/knowledge in hedge fund accounting with experience in investment operations and fund administration preferred.
• Strong understanding of complete NAV cycle processing and detailed review.
• Experience in audit/financial statement process, addressing both client and auditor queries.
• Experience in investor allocations, calculation of complex management and incentive fee structures a must.
• Advent Geneva and HedgeTek software knowledge a plus.
• Strong Excel knowledge (Vlookup, Sumif, Pivot Table).
• Leadership and staff management experience a must.
• Exceptional organizational and written/verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Team player and self‑starter, individual who takes initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Detail- and procedure‑oriented.

Background Checks

All offers of employment at SS&C are subject to background verification checks, including 5‑year employment history, proof of eligibility to work in the hiring location, proof of address, credit check and criminal record check (where permitted by local law). The accuracy of all information you submit as part of your application is vital and may be used as part of the background checking process should you be successful.

EEO Statement / Non‑agency Disclosure

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under‑represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It’s important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.