Fund Services, Client Senior Accountant, CI

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. We provide legal, financial and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 120 offices.

JOB PURPOSE

The Accounting team is responsible for the efficient and timely maintenance of the books and records of alternative investment fund vehicles; the generation of net asset value statements; and the management of capital transactions. The team works closely with the corporate secretarial, financial reporting and investor services teams to ensure a seamless service delivery to clients.

The Client Accountant will be responsible for supporting the Client Accounting Manager in managing service delivery for a portfolio of complex alternative investment fund structures administered by TMF and reviewing the teams output to ensure the highest level of accounting service is delivered to clients.

The primary focus of the role will be:

• Reviewing the bookkeeping for a portfolio of complex alternative investment fund structures performed by the Client Accountants and take the financial records forward to trial balance stage
• Acting as the client contact for all financial reporting and fund accounting matters
• Demonstrate competence with all fund accounting work including calls, distributions and other complex fund accounting calculations.
• Maintaining pro-active communication to ensure that the Fund Accounting Manager is kept appraised of status and to allow them to accommodate periods of absence and/or peak demand.
• Working closely with counterparts on other teams to ensure seamless and coordinated service delivery.
• Strong core accounting skills. Review of complex fee calculations carry/waterfall mechanisms. Training team members in calculating, bookkeeping and reconciling complex transactions.
• Confidence in building complex accounting reports to enable review and query resolution
• Planning workload, prioritising and managing own time accordingly, as well as the time and work-load of more junior team members, to ensure client service of the highest standard is consistently delivered.
• Proactively look to develop own skills within the wider business and assisting other teams

Candidate Profile:

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline
• Have completed or be studying towards a professional accountancy qualification
• 2-4 years fund accounting experience (preferably PERE but experience of other fund types is acceptable)
• Experience in operating an investment accounting system (preferably Investran but other systems are acceptable)
• Have a good understanding of the transactions undertaken by alternative investment fund structures
• Ability to learn quickly and work within a team under the guidance of a manager/mentor.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Salary +
• Private Medical insurance for self & family – which includes GP visits & eye tests
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Death in Service (Life Assurance) – 4 times x salary
• Critical Illness
• Discretionary performance related bonus (which is linked to Company and individual’s performance)
• Non – contributory social club
• Working from Home Scheme Contribution 2020-2024 - All permanent staff can claim up to £400 over a 4 year cycle (contribution of £100 a year) towards an office desk, chair or broadband improvement (e.g. upgraded router).

Completion of probation: (probation is 20 weeks)

• Defined contribution non-contributory pension scheme – Employer contribution - 10%
• Fitness Club membership - £275 per year (receipts based)

Holidays:

• Starting at 25.5 days – rising scale based on job role and completed years’ service
• Option to buy or sell 5 days holiday per year or pro rata on working pattern

Applications close: 29 Jul 2022 GMT Daylight Time

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