Vice President, Fund Accounting – Hedge Funds

Jobtailor; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Hedge Fund Accounting Manager to lead client relationships and manage a team through daily workflows and reporting deadlines.

The role requires a strong accounting background in hedge funds, proven leadership, and a solid understanding of risk management and financial markets.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified; accounting qualification preferred.
• Minimum 8+ years in hedge fund accounting.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and hedge funds.
• Strong technical knowledge of hedge fund accounting.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and supervision to team members.
• Plan, schedule and manage daily workflows for client relationships.
• Liaise with clients on reporting requirements and deadlines.
• Act as primary contact with clients and other fund participants.
• Maintain relationships with investors, advisors, banks, brokers and auditors.
• Develop and maintain staffing targets, production, overtime budgeting and productivity.
• Ensure staff are trained and conduct performance evaluations.
• Meet fund participant deadlines and expectations.
• Assist auditors and other fund participants and advisers.
• Present to existing and prospective clients.
• Lead projects related to business expansion and evolution.
• Participate in managerial functions with the Managing Director.

Skills

Hedge Fund Accounting

Client Relationships

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Education

Accounting degree or professional qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide training and supervision to team members.
• Plan, schedule and manage the daily workflows of all client relationships within your account.
• Liaise with clients re reporting requirements and deadlines, ensuring delivery in an accurate and timely manner.
• Acting as primary contact with clients and other fund participants.
• Maintaining relationships with investors, investment advisors/managers, banks, brokers and auditors and other fund participants.
• Develop, adhere and maintain targets concerning staffing; production, overtime budgeting and productivity.
• Ensure all staff are appropriately trained and conduct performance evaluations.
• Meeting expectations of fund participants, adhering to deadlines.
• Assisting auditors and other fund participants and advisers.
• Participating in presentations to existing and prospective clients.
• Participating in and leading projects that may be defined from time to time in connection with the continuing expansion and evolution of the business.
• Participating in managerial functions in conjunction with the Managing Director.

Requirements

• Degree qualified and ideally possess an accounting qualification.
• Mininimum of 8+ years in hedge fund accounting.
• Proven interest in the financial markets and hedge fund industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of Hedge Fund Accounting.
• Proven Manager.
• Strong risk knowledge.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong expertise in Hedge Fund Accounting, with a proven ability to manage client relationships and team performance. Capable of leading projects and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements while maintaining effective communication with fund participants.