Fund Accounting (Manager/Assistant Manager/Supervisor)

The Panel; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare for you and your family

Pension scheme

On-site gym and fitness classes

Hybrid working and flexible hours

Job summary

The Panel in Dublin is expanding its Alternative Funds team, recruiting across three levels: Manager, Assistant Manager and Supervisor. You will act as the senior client contact, own NAV delivery and drive operational improvements in complex fund structures for sophisticated global clients.

Candidates should have extensive experience in Alternative funds with leadership experience, strong knowledge of fund structures, regulatory requirements, and fee calculations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Alternative funds, including 3+ in a managerial capacity
• Advanced knowledge of Alternative fund structures, domiciles, regulatory requirements, and performance calculations
• Demonstrable fund and fee documentation review and interpretation
• The ability to lead and execute change

Responsibilities

• Act as senior point of contact for clients
• Ensure timely, accurate NAV delivery and drive query resolution
• Contribute to root cause analysis and ensure remediation is fit for purpose
• Train, coach, mentor, and motivate your team
• Review fund documents ahead of launches and flag operational risk early
• Provide subject matter expertise to support new business
• Represent the business at Fund Board Meetings, presenting the Administrator's report

Skills

Fund accounting

NAV delivery

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Problem solving

Education

Third-level finance or business qualification

Tools

Investran

Geneva

Job description

Fund Accounting (Manager/Assistant Manager/Supervisor)

We're partnering with a global leader in asset management and fund services to hire across three levels of their expanding Alternative Funds team in Dublin. This is a genuine growth story, with real scope to progress, work on complex fund structures, and build relationships with sophisticated global clients.

What you'll do:

• Act as the primary senior point of contact for clients
• Take full ownership of timely, accurate NAV delivery and client service excellence
• Own root cause analysis and ensure remediation is fit for purpose
• Lead department initiatives and group projects, particularly around operating model improvements and efficiencies
• Manage resource planning across your team and partner with other teams
• Develop, coach, and motivate your people
• Build relationships with stakeholders, third parties, and functional groups across the business
• Review fund documents ahead of launches to identify operational risk
• Represent the business at Fund Board Meetings

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years in Alternative funds, including 3+ in a managerial capacity, ideally with some private markets exposure
• An advanced understanding of Alternative fund structures, domiciles, regulatory requirements, and performance calculations
• Demonstrable fund and fee documentation review and interpretation
• The ability to lead and execute change

Assistant Manager, Fund Accounting

What you'll do:

• Serve as a senior point of contact for clients on accounting matters
• Ensure timely, accurate NAV delivery and drive query resolution
• Contribute to root cause analysis and make sure remediation is fit for purpose
• Train, coach, mentor, and motivate your team
• Review fund documents ahead of new launches and flag operational risk early
• Provide subject matter expertise to support new business
• Represent the business at Fund Board Meetings, presenting the Administrator's report

What you'll bring:

• 6+ years in Alternative funds, including 3+ in a managerial capacity
• Strong knowledge of Alternative fund structures, fund domiciles, regulatory requirements, and performance calculations
• Demonstrable fund and fee documentation review and interpretation
• Proven coaching and mentoring experience

Supervisor, Fund Accounting

What you'll do:

• Review the fund's NAV for accuracy and timeliness
• Review expense schedules, income calculations, capital activity, and fund fee calculations
• Maintain and follow established controls throughout the NAV cycle
• Lead the preparation and readiness for new fund launches within your team
• Act as the initial point of contact for clients on fund accounting matters
• Supervise, train, and mentor analysts on core tasks, systems, and procedures

What you'll bring:

• 4+ years in fund operations with Alternative Funds experience
• Hands-on analysis of the trial balance, general ledger entries, and management and performance fee calculations
• Experience with closed-ended structures
• Confidence reviewing Limited Partnership Agreements, Offering Memoranda, and fee agreements
• A third-level finance or business qualification (desirable)

Common to all three roles:

• Experience on a fund accounting system, ideally Investran and/or Geneva
• Some private markets experience is a real advantage
• ACCA welcome but not essential, we care more about mindset than letters after your name
• A curious mindset, strong communication, and a genuine team-player attitude

Why you'll want this:

• A high-growth environment where progression is real, not just promised
• Exposure to complex Alternative fund structures and global clients
• Genuine investment in your development, coaching, and career
• Healthcare for you and your family, plus a pension scheme
• On-site gym with fitness classes and 1:1 PT sessions
• Hybrid working and flexible hours