Senior Fund Accountant - Fund of Funds

Reports to Financial Reporting Manager

As part of our Fund of Funds team, this highly numerical position will see the candidate take an active role in the day-to-day administration of a large number of fund structures for one of the Group’s largest institutional clients under the direction of a Financial Reporting Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Administer a variety of private equity, real estate and fund of fund structures and liaise with clients and intermediaries as necessary

• Process and co-ordinate routine and complex fund operations including the production of calls and distribution notices to investors

• Ensure accurate investor records are maintained and process all investor changes / transfers thereon

• Maintain accurate records on eFront for all aspects of accounting

• Produce / review monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc investor reporting including monthly unit holdings, monthly cash flow reporting, quarterly NAV packs, quarterly management accounts, quarterly investor capital accounts and quarterly investor fact sheets / reporting

• Involved in the planning for and production of annual audited financial statements and liaise with auditors throughout the audit process

• Monitor the client inbox on a daily basis to ensure that all deliverables and service level agreements requirements are being met

• Build strong working relationships with the team and the client as well as other internal and external stakeholders

• Dealing with ad-hoc investor queries

• Act as a mentor to junior staff and be responsible for their development and review of their work where applicable, under the supervision of senior staff

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Experience in a fund administration or financial services environment although transferrable skills from another industry will be considered

• At a minimum be ACCA or ACA part qualified

• Sound technical financial services knowledge (to be supported through the Aztec Academy)

• Computer literacy skills are essential

• Very good interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts

Who are we?

Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn’t is our identity – we’re proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do.

We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people:

• Competitive salary

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• Flexible, hybrid working

• Generous holiday allowance

• Pension scheme

• Private medical insurance, including eye care

• Health care cash plan

• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)

• Worldwide travel insurance

• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum

• Regular social events

• Health and wellbeing programmes

• On-site parking

• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development and ability to provide sound accountancy services. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.