Accounting Associate - Hedge Fund

ThoughtFocus; Hyderabad City Taluka; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtFocus in Hyderabad is seeking a finance professional to lead private fund onboarding and data integration for hedge fund clients.

You will perform data mapping, transformation, loading and reconciliation, collaborate with project teams, and help build tools for faster onboarding while guiding a team to deliver accurate fund accounting during implementations.

Strong financial product knowledge, Excel proficiency, and the ability to work under tight timelines are required for success.

Qualifications

• 2 to 10 years of financial industry experience with relevant certifications.
• Background in private capital markets (Hedge Funds) and fund accounting expertise.
• Experience with client implementations/onboarding is a plus.
• Knowledge of Hedge Fund structures, fees, and carried interest.
• Proficiency in GAV/NAV calculations and investor allocations.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel).
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities; thrive in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with pre-onboarding and Forward Deployed teams to gather scope and client requirements.
• Review fund documents and workflows for onboarding data into the accounting platform.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, loading, and reconciliation for client implementations.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders through implementation phases.
• Support building and improving onboarding tools for faster deployment.
• Liaise with technology teams for developing bespoke reports and requirements.
• Lead a team for independent execution of the implementation project.

Skills

Financial industry

CA/MBA/CFA

Fund accounting & operations

Client onboarding

Hedge funds structures

GAV/NAV calculations

Microsoft Office

Analytical & problem-solving

Dynamic work environment

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• 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 Fund’s 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 You’ll 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.