Hedge Fund Accountant

ThoughtFocus; Gurugram District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtFocus is hiring for a role that involves onboarding private funds data into our accounting platform. You will map and transform data, load and reconcile it, and coordinate with project management and forward-deployed teams to gather requirements.

You will review fund documents, understand oper­ational workflows and participate in the development of bespoke reports. Strong NAV/GAV knowledge and hedge fund experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–10 years of financial industry experience with professional certification (CA/MBA/CFA).
• Private capital markets (Hedge Funds) knowledge required; fund accounting and operations expertise.
• Experience in client implementations/onboarding is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of Hedge Fund structures, fee calculations, carried interest.
• Familiarity with GAV/NAV calculations and investor allocations processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with pre-onboarding teams to gather scope and client requirements.
• Review fund documents and workflows for onboarding data into accounting platform.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, loading and reconciliation tasks.
• Liaise with stakeholders across implementation phases to ensure smooth delivery.
• Assist/testing with technology teams to build bespoke reports and requirements.
• Lead a team to independently execute implementation projects.

Skills

NAV

Fund accounting

Financial analysis

Problem solving

MS Excel

Education

CA

MBA

CFA

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You\'ll Do:

• Work with pre-onboarding teams like project management and other Forward Deployed teams to understand and gather the scope and client requirements.
• Review and understand key fund organizational documents and operational workflows. This will be required for onboarding Implementing Private Funds data into accounting platform.
• Perform various activities like Data Mapping, data transformation, loading and reconciliation platform as a part of client implementations.
• Liaise with various stakeholders within projects during the phases of implementation project.
• Support building/enhancing the implementation tools for seamless & faster onboarding.
• Work with technology teams as needed for assisting/testing in developing bespoke reports and any special requirement identified during requirement gathering phase.
• Manage a team for independent execution of the implementation project.

What Youll need:

• 2 to 10 years of financial industry experience along with professional certification like CA, MBA, or CFA.
• A background in private capital markets (Hedge Funds) with strong fund accounting and operations domain expertise is required.
• Prior experience of client implementations/onboarding is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of various Hedge Fund structures, fee calculations, carried interest etc.
• Well versed with GAV/NAV calculations and overall investor allocations process.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel.
• A good understanding of financial products.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work in a very dynamic environment and meet tight timelines

Skills

• NAV
• Fund accounting