Fund Accountant

Carnegie Consulting; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity business in London is seeking an experienced fund accountant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves overseeing fund accounting for various outsourced funds and leading key projects. Candidates must be fully qualified accountants with relevant experience and strong analytical skills. Salary ranges from £70,000 to £75,000, with a hybrid work arrangement of three days in the office and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with fund accounting experience.
• Ability to manipulate and analyze large data volumes.
• Available immediately or at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of third-party administered funds.
• Lead contact for finance or operational queries.
• Collaborate with various teams including Investor Relations.

Skills

Fund accounting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Knowledge of Power BI

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Alteryx

Job description

Overview

One of our longest standing clients, a hugely successful private equity business in central London, is seeking an experienced fund accountant for a 12 month fixed term contract. This role will see you spend most of your time overseeing the fund accounting for a range of externally outsourced funds and some of your time inputting on a range of key projects such as the outsourcing of any remaining funds to the external administrators. An accountant with requisite fund accounting experience is sought in the first instance. The role will be based in the office 3 days per week with 2 days working from home.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of a number of third party administered funds, reviewing key items such as: management fees, carried interest, collation of investment valuation reports, liquidity management, investor capital calls, investment/divestment transactions, quarterly capital account statements, annual fund audits
• Become the lead contact for any ad hoc finance or operational queries for your fund allocation
• Collaborate with Investor Relations, Investment, Legal, Tax, Compliance teams
• Completion of the month-end review process including reconciliation with the in-house accounting system
• Oversight and management of the internal control environment and controls manual within a Sox compliant environment
• Adhere to the FCA’s Conduct Rules, understanding that they set basic standards of good personal conduct
• Outsourcing various legacy funds to the third-party administrator, ensuring that data is migrated from Investran (in-house system) to E-Front (administrator system) in a timely and accurate manner
• Review fee models and make improvements using technology.
• Identify other manual processes which can be improved and work with the Funds Finance Managers and Associate Director to make recommendations to improve these processes through technology
• Assist the Funds Finance Team in improving the quality of data extraction and storage in order to facilitate high quality investor reporting alongside the performance reporting and investor relations teams

Requirements

• You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Current/prior fund accounting experience for Private Equity funds
• Ability to manipulate and analyse large data volumes, with knowledge of systems such as Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx or similar being highly advantageous
• Have excellent all-round communication skills
• You must be available immediately or at short notice
• You must be based in the UK and have the requisite eligibility to work in the UK

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Salary

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000