Fund Accounting Manager (FTC)

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is assisting a global financial services client in Dublin to recruit an experienced Fund Accounting Manager (FTC). You will lead a team delivering high-quality fund accounting for alternative investment clients, owning client relationships and coordinating with internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes service excellence, controls, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in alternative funds, private markets, NAV delivery, and leading teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Alternative Funds and private markets.
• Proven leadership in a fund accounting or senior role.
• Expertise in NAV delivery, controls and regulatory requirements.
• Strong data management and documentation review skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver high-quality fund accounting for alternative investment clients.
• Own client relationships and partner with internal stakeholders across the organisation.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients while driving continuous improvement.
• Maintain operational oversight with a strong emphasis on service excellence.

Skills

Alternative Funds

Fund Accounting Manager

NAV delivery

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Investran

Geneva

Data management

Documentation review

Tools

Investran

Geneva

Job description

My client is a well-established, global financial services organisation operating in a high-growth area of the funds industry. With a strong reputation for excellence, governance, and innovation, the business supports a diverse range of alternative investment clients and offers a collaborative environment where leadership, expertise, and continuous improvement are highly valued.

About Your New Job

This is an opportunity for an experienced Fund Accounting Manager (FTC) to lead a team responsible for the delivery of high-quality fund accounting services to a portfolio of alternative investment clients. The role combines people management, client relationship ownership, and operational oversight, with a strong focus on service excellence, controls, and continuous improvement. You will act as a senior point of contact for clients while partnering closely with internal stakeholders across the organisation.

What Skills You Need

• Significant experience in Alternative Funds, ideally including private markets
• Proven track record in a Fund Accounting Manager or senior leadership role
• Strong understanding of alternative fund structures, domiciles, and regulatory requirements
• Experience ensuring timely and accurate NAV delivery
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and drive effective remediation
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing teams
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship management skills
• Experience working with fund accounting systems (e.g. Investran, Geneva or similar)
• Strong data management and documentation review skills

What’s on Offer

• Leadership role within a high-growth, well-resourced business area
• Opportunity to manage and develop a high-performing fund accounting team
• Exposure to complex alternative investment structures
• Strong emphasis on operational excellence and process improvement
• Collaborative culture with visibility across the wider organisation
• Competitive compensation package aligned to experience