Head - Fund Accounting (PMS & AIF)

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; New Delhi; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. invites applications for Head of Fund Accounting, reporting to the CFO and leading a team at Manager and Analyst levels, focused on PMS and AIF fund accounting across entry to complex structures.

The role covers end-to-end NAV computations, scheme financial statements, maker-checker controls, and liaison with auditors, custodians and tax advisors to meet SEBI requirements.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant mandatory; non-CA candidates will not be considered.
• Big 4 experience mandatory (articleship and/or post-qualification).
• AIF environment experience is required.
• CFA or MBA (Finance) is 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.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Attention to detail

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

Fund accounting software

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.