Senior Fund Accountant

TN United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to join their collaborative team in Southampton. This full-time role emphasizes the importance of people and culture, where diversity and innovative ideas are celebrated. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including general ledger maintenance, financial reporting, and treasury functions. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, a bachelor's degree in accounting, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Join a company that values camaraderie, excellence, and inclusion, and make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in fund accounting or related field.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform treasury functions and prepare cash reporting.
• Assist in GAAP financial statement preparation and investor inquiries.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Integrity

Flexibility

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master's degree in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company: GPFS is the fund administrator of choice for a wide range of clients in the US, UK, and EU. Every day, with every decision and every client interaction, our values serve as guideposts, to improve the quality of our work, and strengthen our employee and client relationships.

As a business that is all about people; culture isn't an initiative, it's an innate value that's critical to every decision we make. At GPFS, people come first.

At GPFS, diversity is a source of strength, both from our people and ideas. GPFS is a collaborative team-oriented organization where we support each other both personally and professionally. Our culture is defined by our behavior, our curiosity and our support of innovative ideas and perspectives.

Our inclusive culture supports and encourages our team members to try new things, share ideas openly and always ask the question why. It brings us together and makes the team stronger by inspiring all to connect, belong and thrive.

Location: Southampton, UK

Job Type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities

Senior Fund Accountants submit assigned day to day back-office tasks for review to fund products supervisors. Work is conducted in a highly structured team and control environment. Client engagements generally are full service and include responsibilities ranging from general ledger maintenance to financial and investor reporting. Assignments can fall into the quarterly reporting cycle or high paced ad hoc client or investor requests.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform treasury functions including reconciliation of bank accounts, processing of disbursements and preparation of cash reporting.
• Prepare and submit journal entries into cloud-based industry specific accounting software.
• Prepare assigned workpapers for fund products within the quarterly reporting cycle.
• Assist in preparation of GAAP financial statements.
• Prepare and manage multiple ad-hoc investor inquiries.
• Assist in the preparation of capital activity (capital calls and distributions).
• Communicate with clients and team.
• Foster and protect the GPFS culture.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• 2-3 years of experience.
• Proficiency with software related products such as Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master's degree in accounting or related field.
• CPA.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic team.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
• Flexible and able to multitask; ability to work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.

GPFS Vision

Our purpose is to create enduring relationships with our employees and clients by constantly delivering exceptional opportunities and service.

GPFS Value Statement

Investing in people and culture.

Core Values

• Camaraderie: Being supportive of one another and celebrating each other's successes.
• Excellence: Consistently delivering exceptional work and going above and beyond.
• Empowerment: Fostering a deep sense of agency and ownership over one's choices and actions.
• Innovation: The drive to think differently and solve problems creatively.
• Inclusion: Recognizing individual's unique strengths and perspectives with mutual trust and respect.