£35000 - £50000 Per year
Assistant Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Preparation of month end financial packs
- Liaising with relevant stakeholders to collect information for the finalization of the accounts
- Perform analysis, make recommendations and prepare responses on the financial packs
- Preparation of quarterly reports in accordance with agreed timetables
- Administer drawdown and distribution processes
- Coordination of funds flow for all events of the fund
- Support the IR team in their investors' requests
- Undertake first review of semi-annual valuations
- Management of investment legal documentation
- Daily updating of accounting software
- Daily monitoring of bank accounts
- Managing the allocation of instruments
- Arranging payments and transfers through the internet banking system as required
- Understanding of and familiarization with the relevant Limited Partnership Agreements
- Reviewing investment committee minutes for decisions impacting Funds administered
- Ensure a professional working relationship with Investor Relations, deal executives and Fund Investors, including responding to ad-hoc queries as required
- Participate to ad-hoc projects and assume additional responsibilities as delegated by supervisors as part of the candidate's development
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 2-3 years hands on accounting experience from a fund administrator OR an in-house fund accounting role at a financial services business
- Part qualified and working towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Excellent academics, ideally with a relevant Bachelor’s degree but not essential
- Strong Excel and other IT skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- A genuine desire to work within a busy Private Equity firm in a Fund Accounting role
Reference no: 107509