Fund Accounting Manager
Auckland Office+64 9 303 9093
Cobalt Recruitment Salary GBP65000 – GBP75000 per annum Location UK, London Sector Accounting, Fund Accounting Date 8th January 2019 Job Type Contract
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Proactively manage a team of Fund Accountants and Supervisors to provide fund accounting, fund valuation and financial control services to a portfolio of funds.
– Perform daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly fund valuation and accounting (as required)
– Perform reviews of primary accounting records, ensuring controls and procedures are followed managing the resolution of complex issues.
– Provide accounting policy advice and work collaboratively to produce technical accounting policy notes (as required).
– Ensure excellent service levels are maintained to all fund stakeholders (internal and external).
– Complete and review VAT and property tax returns
– Maintain technical capability for job, keeping abreast of market and industry developments.
– Represent the team, department in a professional, collaborative, and commercially aware manner.
– Ensure effective internal controls activities are operating and proactively identify any control gaps or risks
– Keep risk management monitoring systems up to date
– Proactively review, identify and implement efficient process enhancements to ensure the client service provided is of the highest standard.
– Produce insightful and meaningful MI reporting of trends, analysis of errors and near misses.
– Work collaboratively with manager, staff and peers to share best practice, enhance operational effectiveness and create awareness of issues throughout the department.
Oversight of outsourced providers
– Work collaboratively with outsourced service providers to ensure service provision supports business requirements.
– Monitor and oversee the work of third-party service providers of accounting information Team management
– Implement department strategy as necessary through staff.
– Ensure team proficiency through pro-active performance management.
– Proactively identify training and development needs of staff which provide a focus for delivery in line with department objectives and Ops strategy.
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Academic Qualifications: Degree or equivalent experience is essential
- Professional: Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent experience is essential
- Specialist knowledge / skills – UK GAAP and IFRS Financial reporting and Real Estate VAT knowledge
- Strong property investment industry knowledge/experience is essential
- Strong excel skills
- Proven experience of managing a team, leadership and people management
- Experience of managing and delivering within a changing environment
- Ability to successfully influence internally and externally stakeholders at all levels to achieve objectives
- Experience of challenging historic working practices and delivering process improvements.
- Collaborative focused and personalised approach to service commitment, delivery and continuous improvement. Competence / Characteristics
- Disciplined, analytical with the ability to work to tight deadlines
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