Senior Associate / AVP - Hedge / Mutual Fund Accounting

Apex Group; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services provider seeks a Senior Associate for Mutual Fund Accounting. Join the Fund Services team in reviewing NAVs, managing client communications, and supporting audits, while leveraging your expertise in mutual fund administration and investment management. This role offers significant exposure to senior management in a dynamic business environment.

Benefits

Unique opportunity in expanding global business

Exposure to all aspects of the business

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Mutual Fund administration.
• Experience working with an investment management or finance-related firm.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review/prepare NAVs of Mutual fund clients on a daily/Monthly basis.
• Communicate effectively with clients regarding Estimates/NAVs/Query resolutions.
• Support audits and prepare financial statements.

Skills

Investment management experience

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Proficiency in advanced Excel functions

Education

M.com/CA/MBA Finance/CFA

Tools

Paxus

Job description

Senior Associate - Mutual Fund Accounting

Bangalore / Hyderabad/ Mumbai/ Pune/ Kolkata- India


The successful candidate will join the Fund Services team as a Mutual Fund Accountant and will be closely working with Client Service Managers based in Asia/Europe/US regions in connection with the performance of duties related to the administration of Alternative Funds. Candidate should have around 5 plus years of relevant experience in the Administration of Mutual Funds and NAV calculations.

Reporting
The position reports to AVP Mutual Fund Accounting

About Apex
The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 3,000 staff across 40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.
Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

Job Specification

• Responsible to review/prepare the NAVs of the Mutual fund clients on a daily/Monthly basis.
• Prepare Cash/Position/Market Value Reconciliations and resolving breaks. Notify Clients/CSMs of valid breaks. If break are due to an erroneous or missing transaction in Accounting system, then make necessary adjustments
• Reviewing pricing of the portfolio and analysing the pricing exceptions if any.
• Reviewing the corporate actions booked in the system and ensuring that the same is correctly reflected in the books. Dividends/Interest Reconciliation with Broker reports
• Responsible for accruing/amortizing daily or monthly non-security related Fee accruals including management fees and financing accruals.
• Process non-automated transactions including OTC derivatives and their related cash movements.
• Effective communication with clients on daily reporting of Estimates/NAVs/Query resolutions.
• Checking that all OTC products traded by the client have been booked correctly.
• Booking of Capital Activities of the fund.
• Finalizing the month end NAV of the client and providing Investor Level Allocation reports at month-end.
• Providing support in Audits for funds in the preparation on financial statements. Complete audit reviews and ensure identified issues are documented and tracked to closure.
• Support operations on projects related to Automations/Work migrations/Conversions etc.
• Support global changes in Key operating procedures and implementation.
• Coordinating with Internal/External Stake holders such as Securities/Trades and Pricing Team, Reporting Team, Investor Services team, Auditors, Client Service Managers and Clients.

Skills Required

• Experience working with an investment management or finance-related firm.
• Good knowledge of the investment industry with 5+ Years in Mutual Fund administration or related industry experience.
• M.com/CA/MBA Finance/CFA
• Familiarity with Paxus is a major plus.
• An ability to think critically and objectively.
• Experience with general ledger accounting and, with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy, analytical, technical, organizational, and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Work additional hours as needed.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directly

Additional information
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.
For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/