Financial Accountant
Full Time
Job Description
- Manage client relationships and act as escalation point for all client queries and resolve issues/queries raised by the client in a timely manner. Maintain a high level of client satisfaction and retention
- Managing a team of accountants responsible for client deliverables such as NAV production, financial statements and associated reports
- Ensure the accuracy of client deliverables prepared by their team and take accountability for meeting service level agreement deadlines
- Ensure that the team is appropriately trained, engaged and as efficient and effective as possible in achieving organizational targets and goals
- Assist in the co-ordination of resources and make sure that appropriate cross training and coverage is in place to meet client and organizational expectations for deliverables
- Take accountability for the audit process, prepare financial statements or review such if prepared by other parties
- Ensure all processes are performed in accordance with operational controls as stipulated in SOC1 and all relevant checklists are completed
- Ensure all fees are billed on time and collected in a timely manner for their assigned team
- Participate actively in various system initiatives and projects as well as contribute to idea generation for future process or technological improvements. Expected to participate on both a local and global level
- Accountable for tracking and managing; Client profit margins, staff utilization and overtime, client relationship risk reviews, incident management and risk reduction
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Post-secondary education/University Degree with a concentration in finance or accounting is preferred
- Demonstrable experience working in the fund administration industry with experience of managing staff
- Completion or interest in pursuing a professional accounting qualification (CA, CGA, CMA, ACCA, ICAEW, CFA (or equivalent)) desired but not essential
- Strong computer skills with strengths in Microsoft Office products. High proficiency with Microsoft Excel is a critical requirement for this role
- In depth understanding of fund administration industry, this includes various fund structures, fee calculations, financial instruments and fund offering documentation review
- Experience with fund accounting software Geneva, Investran or Yardi would be beneficial but not necessary
- Working knowledge of Bloomberg would be beneficial but not essential
Reference no: 88360