Fund Controller

HSBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Experienced Banking Recruiter to connect top talent with leading financial institutions. This role involves managing financial accounting for real assets funds, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS, and Lux GAAP. You will be responsible for overseeing audits, managing service providers, and maintaining strong relationships with investment teams. Join a dynamic environment that offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the financial sector, while enjoying a hybrid working model that balances office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with significant experience in financial reporting.
• In-depth understanding of accounting standards and fund structures.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial accounting and reporting for real assets funds.
• Ensure timely and accurate fund pricing and financial reporting.
• Oversee annual audit processes and manage service providers.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Understanding of UK GAAP

Understanding of IFRS

Understanding of Lux GAAP

Organisational Skills

Management Reporting

Audit Process Management

Issue Resolution

Job description

Experienced Banking Recruiter | Connecting Top Talent with Leading Financial Institutions | Specialising in Strategic Hires and Talent Acquisition

London (Hybrid) 2/3 days in the office

12 months

The successful applicant will take full responsibility for controlling and managing the financial accounting and reporting across a range of real assets funds and segregated mandates including investments in real estate, infrastructure funds, joint ventures and direct properties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that fund pricing and financial reporting including management accounts and financial statements are produced consistently, on time and to a high standard across all entities.
• Manage the annual audit process for relevant funds and entities, working closely with auditors to ensure an efficient and timely audit is conducted
• Manage service providers to ensure an efficient and high-quality level of service is maintained
• Ensure appropriate controls over fund accounting, pricing and reporting are in place and operating effectively. Ensure that all risks are well understood and any errors and breaches are reported and actioned.
• Ensure robust review processes are followed to ensure detailed review of accounts prepared by third party administrators
• Support operational change projects impacting the business, including, but not limited to, changes arising from regulatory developments, internal operational requirements, control improvements and client requirements
• Be proactive in understanding transactions and any matters which have an accounting impact and work with the client’s investment teams to embed standard fund and asset accounting operating models on new deals.
• Ensure there is continual improvement in the relevant underlying processes and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement necessary change
• Ensure fund and entity governance requirements are met
• Maintain close relationship with relevant investment teams and portfolio managers
• Understand fund and entity constitutional arrangements and fund structures.
• Preparation of reports to Committees and Boards of Directors of Funds, entities and Management Companies

Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant
• Significant experience in a similar role
• In depth understanding of current accounting standards (UK GAAP, IFRS and Lux GAAP) accounting for real assets activities and complex transactions common fund structures and tax issues
• Organised with a structured approach to working across multiple activities
• Production of accurate and timely management and financial reporting
• Reporting in a deadline orientated environment.
• Managing a variety of funds/entities simultaneously
• Dealing with auditors and managing the audit process
• Managing outsourced service providers
• Dealing with advisers and fund managers
• Managing issue resolution

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Either apply direct! Or please contact me on [e-mail].

Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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