Fund Accountant

HedgeServ Limited; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Income protection & life insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Membership fee reimbursement

Gym subsidy

Annual bonus scheme

Employee Referral Program

Remote/hybrid working opportunities

Tuition support for exams

Sports and Social Club

Job summary

HedgeServ Limited in Ireland seeks a Fund Accountant to support NAV production, reconciliations, and related tasks within the fund accounting team. You will work under the NAV Supervisor and Manager to ensure accurate processing and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, teamwork, and proactive problem solving as you assist with audits, pricing, and corporate actions while developing professionally toward ACCA/CIMA CPA.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years' experience in a similar role.
• Accounting, Finance, Legal or Business degree.
• Min. 2.2 honours degree.
• Intention to pursue ACCA/CIMA/CPA/ACA is advantageous.
• IT literate.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and well organized.
• Ability to work under time-sensitive deadlines.
• Team or independent working capability.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Shows initiative with escalation processes.
• Delivers assigned responsibilities consistently.
• Takes responsibility for tasks.
• Aligns with company values and standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in NAV production daily, weekly and monthly.
• Perform reconciliations between HedgeServ, brokers and clients.
• Identify and investigate break items in reconciliations.
• Ensure all positions are priced correctly.
• Prepare daily profit and loss reports and review for reasonableness.
• Calculate and process income and expense accruals.
• Assist in audit processes and internal controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

IT literacy

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Initiative & escalation

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business degree

Min. 2.2 honours

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

At HedgeServ, we're redefining what's possible in fund administration. With more than $700 billion in assets under administration, we partner with the world's most forward-thinking investment managers - across private equity, private credit, endowments, hedge funds and more - to deliver seamless, tech-enabled solutions that drive performance. Our proprietary platform, enhanced by machine learning and robotic process automation, gives clients real-time insights and unmatched control over their operations. Alongside our technology, we offer award-winning service through our team-based approach -- led by a deeply experienced team of industry experts.

Our solutions span the full investment lifecycle, including fund accounting, middle office, risk, compliance, tax, and investor services. We're a future-focused company, empowering our people through a robust career development framework, clear career trajectories with structured learning paths, training, and progression plans. We invest in leadership development and in our collaborative culture, creating space for talent to grow. Our corporate values - Relationships, Support, Innovation, and Expertise - create a sense of shared purpose and belonging, and we recognize our employees sit at the core of our success. We continue to innovate and evolve through our employees, working together to achieve our shared vision and mission.

HedgeServ supports employees through a variety of offerings, including remote and hybrid working arrangements, and fully paid comprehensive health and well-being benefits. We've been recognized as an employer of choice, earning a top 100 workplaces designation.

Founded in 2008, HedgeServ has grown into a global organization with over 2,000 experts across the globe, with offices in the United States, Grand Cayman, Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, the Philippines, and Australia. We've earned numerous accolades, including Top Overall Administrator, along with #1 rankings for providing alternative asset services in Accounting, Technology, Client Service, Investor Services, Alternative Fund Expertise, Reporting, and Regulatory Expertise.

Job Description: A Fund Accountant will be required to perform the following tasks within the fund accounting or NAV department. They shall be executed within the guidelines and procedures provided by HedgeServ and under the supervision and guidance of a Fund Accounting Supervisor and Fund Accounting Manager. Reconciliation, trade capture, processing corporate actions and pricing are an integral part of the Fund Accountant’s role. They will be required to perform these core tasks accurately and in a timely and efficient manner. Every Fund Accountant will receive the requisite Induction Training in addition to both compulsory training (AML/KYC) and optional training. Additional, client-specific training will be provided by the NAV Supervisor.

Key Accountabilities of the Role: The below list is not finite and may be added to. The combination of tasks required to be executed will vary depending on both client structure, client requirements and business needs.

• Assist in the production of daily, weekly and monthly NAV, ensuring completion of specified tasks per NAV checklists
• Perform cash, position and market value reconciliations between HedgeServ, brokers and clients
• Identify and investigate break items on reconciliations in a timely manner
• Escalate fund accounting issues and aged items to the Fund Accounting Supervisor
• Ensure all positions are priced correctly
• Verify corporate actions to ensure accurate processing
• Prepare daily profit and loss reports and review for reasonableness
• Calculate and process income and expense accruals including fee calculations and trading accruals
• Comply with HedgeServ's defined checklists, procedures and controls
• Assist in the audit process if required
• Attend and participate in team meetings
• Collaborate and liaise with internal service departments to address miscellaneous fund issues
• Ensure pre agreed internal and external deadlines are met consistently
• HedgeServ operates a client focused structure which provides a wide-range of experience to all levels of employee, as such a Fund Accountant should work effectively within a team and adapt to changing requirements

Pre-requisite knowledge, skills and experience

• 1-3 years' experience in a similar role
• Accounting, Finance, Legal or Business Degree
• Min. 2.2 honors degree
• Intention to actively pursue a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ACA) is not required but would be an advantage
• IT Literate
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and well organized
• Ability to work effectively in a time-sensitive environment with defined deadlines
• Ability to be flexible and work effectively both within a team structure and independently
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates initiative while applying appropriate escalation processes
• Demonstrates consistency in delivering assigned responsibilities
• Take responsibility for assigned tasks
• Demonstrate professional standards aligned with company values

Benefits

• Full private medical insurance
• Permanent health insurance/income protection as well as Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your immediate family
• Defined contribution pension scheme with competitive employer contributions
• Competitive annual holiday entitlement
• Annual professional membership fee reimbursement
• Club/gym subsidy
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Employee Referral Program
• Remote/hybrid working opportunities, or from the office
• Tuition support for professional qualification exams that are relevant to your role including paid study and exam leave
• Sports and Social Club

At HedgeServ, our people are at the core of everything we do. We aspire to grow and challenge the status quo and it is our high calibre talent that drives our progress. We deliver success with the biggest clients because we have the best people working for us.

We're committed to rewarding performance with competitive salary & benefits packages and ongoing learning and development opportunities.

We work in partnership with each other and our clients; collaboration is at the core of what we do. We work collaboratively, focusing on end-to-end ownership and autonomy in our processes. We share knowledge across our teams and offices to gain expert and diverse views. We develop long-term relationships through investment and commitment to our employees and clients. We communicate in personal, inviting, and authentic ways whether face-to-face or virtually. We empower and trust employees so they can realize their full potential on an individual and organizational level. We leverage our global reach for positive local impacts. We focus on employee health and well-being. We are empathetic and committed to diversity and inclusion. We listen to each other and think about what we want to say and then respond. We embrace corporate social responsibility and our ability to impact and enrich the lives of our team, their families, our clients, and the world around us. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset where change is a positive dynamic. We confidently challenge the status quo with respect and positive intent. We offer a leading-edge suite of proprietary technology applications. We rapidly adapt to current information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. We act with vision, agility, and resilience. We listen to each other's ideas and value diverse perspectives. We are the most experienced team of industry experts. We share our knowledge with each other to make us stronger; we share our knowledge with our clients to make them stronger. There is no question we can't answer, nor any problem we can't solve. We cultivate a productive and agile environment which allows us to anticipate our clients' needs and consistently deliver solutions in real time. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit while leveraging the resources of a global organization. We scale our resources to meet the requirements of our clients. We foster continuous training and professional development.