Fund Accounting Assistant Manager - Private Assets/Alternative Investments

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Darwin Hawkins is recruiting a Fund Accounting Assistant Manager in Dublin. The role involves NAV production and review, supporting onboarding and system migrations, plus reconciliations and break resolution across diverse fund structures.

You will help improve NAV processes, strengthen controls and deliver enhanced management information and KPIs, while mentoring junior teammates.

Qualifikationen

• Candidates should have 3–5 years' relevant Fund Accounting experience, ideally in a leading Fund Administrator or Asset Manager.
• Strong end-to-end NAV calculation and review experience.
• Experience with fund structures such as UCITS/ICAVs, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, REITs or SPVs.
• Strong reconciliation and break-resolution experience.
• Exposure to Fund Accounting systems and fund onboarding or migrations would be advantageous.
• Experience with complex calculations such as performance fees, waterfalls or distributions.
• Financial reporting experience would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Aufgaben

• NAV production and review across a range of funds and structures.
• Support new fund onboarding and system migrations.
• Perform reconciliations and break resolution to ensure accurate valuations.
• Improve NAV and Fund Administration processes and controls.
• Provide management information and KPIs; mentor junior team members.

Kenntnisse

Fund accounting

NAV production

Fund structures

Reconciliations

Break resolution

Performance fees

Financial reporting

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical skills

Jobbeschreibung

Title: Fund Accounting Assistant Manager – Private Assets/Alternative Investments

Sector: Funds / Asset Management

Location: Dublin

Our Client

Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking to appoint a Fund Accounting Assistant Manager to its growing Dublin team. This is a technical Fund Accounting position offering exposure beyond traditional BAU NAV delivery, with the successful candidate working across a range of fund accounting projects, operational improvements and technical assignments.

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Fund Accountant looking to take the next step in their career and gain broader exposure across the Funds industry. The position will provide exposure to NAV production and review, fund onboarding, system migrations, reconciliations, process improvement, controls and technical Fund Accounting projects, while also offering the opportunity to mentor and develop junior team members. You will work across different fund structures and operating environments, providing considerably broader exposure than a purely BAU Fund Accounting role.

Who should apply?

Candidates should have:

• 3–5 years' relevant Fund Accounting experience, ideally gained within a leading Fund Administrator or Asset Manager.
• Strong end-to-end NAV calculation and review experience.
• Experience across one or more fund structures such as UCITS, ICAVs, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, REITs or SPVs.
• Strong reconciliation and break-resolution experience.
• Exposure to Fund Accounting systems and ideally fund setups, migrations or onboarding.
• Experience with complex calculations such as performance fees, waterfalls or distributions would be advantageous.
• Financial Reporting experience would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience reviewing work and mentoring/developing junior staff.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Role and Reporting Lines

• The Fund Accounting Assistant Manager will take responsibility for a broad range of technical Fund Accounting activities and projects.
• Responsibilities will include NAV production and review, supporting new fund onboarding and system migrations, reconciliation and break resolution, improving NAV and Fund Administration processes, strengthening controls and introducing improved management information and KPIs.
• The successful candidate will also act as a technical point of contact within their areas of expertise and support and mentor junior members of the team.