Fund Services, Accounting Manager, CI

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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 Manager will be responsible for managing service delivery for a portfolio of complex real estate fund structures administered by TMF and reviewing the teams output to ensure the highest level of accounting service is delivered to clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acting as the primary client contact for all financial reporting and fund accounting matters
• Managing the audit process: conducting detailed planning; being a central point of contact for all audit queries; ensuring the approaches adopted are appropriate and that issues raised are resolved expediently; ensuring that all parties are kept informed of the status; and ensuring timely clearance for approving the accounts and ancillary documentation
• Planning workload, prioritizing and managing own time accordingly, to ensure client service of the highest standard is consistently delivered
• Maintaining pro-active communication to ensure that the Senior Accounting Manager is kept appraised of status and to allow them to accommodate periods of absence and/or peak demand
• Demonstrating excellent attention to detail in all work that is undertaken to ensure the highest level of service is delivered to clients and ensuring that the team produces accounting data accurately, efficiently and within agreed timeframes
• Review all work performed by more junior members of the team relating to their assigned portfolio
• Working closely with counterparts on other teams to ensure seamless and coordinated client service delivery
• In addition to the duties listed above, the Accounting Manager may be requested to perform any other ad hoc duties or projects as requested

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline
• Holds a professional accountancy qualification, i.e. ACCA/ ICAEW/ CA(SA)
• Approximately 5 years’ experience gained in either a financial reporting team or audit firm (preferably PERE but experience of other fund types is acceptable)
• Detailed knowledge of and experience in fund accounting (preferably PERE but experience of other fund types is acceptable)
• Extensive experience of financial statement preparation and review
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Experience in operating an investment accounting system (preferably Investran but other systems are acceptable)
• Have a very good understanding of the transactions undertaken by Real Estate fund structures along with broader product and industry knowledge
• Ability to learn quickly and work within a team under the guidance of a manager/mentor
• People management experience and ability to lead the team
• Acts with the highest level of integrity at all times
• Act in the best interests of TMF (taking into account the interests of TMF customers, where appropriate)
• Act in a professional manner and produce accurate and timely work product
• Will be clear, open and transparent in your communications with TMF colleagues and customers
• Promptly report any issues (or possible issues) you identify to your manager (or an appropriate member of the senior management team) for consideration and resolution

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 completed years’ service 
• Option to buy or sell 5 days holiday per year or pro rata on working pattern

Applications close: 24 Feb 2023 GMT Standard Time

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