Head - Fund Accounting (PMS & AIF)

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Nagpur District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. seeks a Head of Fund Accounting to lead end-to-end fund accounting for PMS and AIF schemes, reporting to the CFO and guiding a team at Manager and Analyst levels.

The role requires Chartered Accountant status with Big 4 experience in an AIF environment; CFA or MBA in Finance is an advantage. The incumbent will drive NAV sign-off, financial statements, audit coordination and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant mandatory.
• Big 4 experience (articleship and/or post-qualification) mandatory.
• AIF environment experience mandatory.
• CFA or MBA (Finance) an advantage, not a substitute.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end fund accounting for PMS and AIF schemes across Category I, II and III structures.
• Review and sign off NAV computation, unit capital, expense accruals, income recognition and distributions.
• Review and finalise scheme financial statements against applicable accounting standards and SEBI reporting requirements.
• Design and enforce the financial control framework - maker-checker, reconciliations and review discipline.
• Own the statutory and internal audit cycle for all schemes; liaise with statutory auditors, custodians, fund accountants, registrars, trustees and tax advisors.
• Lead selection, implementation and optimisation of fund accounting systems; automate NAV packs, reconciliations and reporting.
• Build, supervise, train and review the fund accounting team.

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

An alternatives (AIF and PMS) investment management business is hiring a Head of Fund Accounting, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and leading a team at Manager and Analyst level.

Key responsibilities:

• End-to-end fund accounting for PMS and AIF schemes across Category I, II and III structures
• Review and sign off NAV computation, unit capital, expense accruals, income recognition and distributions
• Review and finalise scheme financial statements against applicable accounting standards and SEBI reporting requirements
• Design and enforce the financial control framework - maker-checker, reconciliations and review discipline
• Own the statutory and internal audit cycle for all schemes; liaise with statutory auditors, custodians, fund accountants, registrars, trustees and tax advisors
• Lead selection, implementation and optimisation of fund accounting systems; automate NAV packs, reconciliations and reporting
• Build, supervise, train and review the fund accounting team.

Please note: investor onboarding, KYC and client servicing sit with a separate Fund Operations team. This seat partners with that function but does not own it.

Three mandatory gates: Chartered Accountant (non-CA candidates will not be considered), Big 4 experience (articleship and/or post-qualification), and AIF environment experience. Chartered Accountant - mandatory. Additional CFA or MBA (Finance) is an advantage, not a substitute. Big 4 experience mandatory.