Head - Fund Accounting (PMS & AIF)

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Surat; On-site; INR 400,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is hiring a Head of Fund Accounting who reports to the CFO and leads a team at Manager and Analyst level.

The role covers end-to-end fund accounting for PMS and AIF schemes across Category I, II and III structures, with responsibility to review NAVs, grants, statements and distributions. You will design and enforce a strong financial control framework, oversee audits, and drive system improvements while mentoring a growing fund accounting team.

Qualifications

• CA mandatory; non-CA candidates will not be considered.
• Big 4 articleship and/or post-qualification experience required.
• Experience in AIF environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 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.
• Sign off on scheme financial statements per accounting standards and SEBI requirements.
• Design and enforce the financial control framework including maker-checker and reconciliations.
• Own statutory and internal audit cycles; liaise with auditors, custodians, fund accountants, registrars, trustees and tax advisors.
• Lead selection, implementation and optimization of fund accounting systems; automate NAV packs and reporting.
• Build, supervise, train and review the fund accounting team.

Skills

Big 4 experience

Leadership

Fund accounting

AIF environment

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

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.