Fund Accountant Supervisor

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Fund Accountant Supervisor

Job Purpose

TMF Fund Services is an independent alternative fund administrator with over two decades of experience in providing an extensive range of services, coupled with a very personal approach. We combine our technology, expertise and global infrastructure to deliver a customized package of services to our clients. These include: Fund Administration, Investor Services, Portfolio & Managed Account Services, Depositary and Corporate Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage tax and audit processes
• Provide necessary information to auditors and tax accountants for completion of audits and tax returns within scheduled time frames
• Project manage the audit and tax process
• Ownership of client product delivery, managing both internal and external timelines

Review of accurate:

• Quarterly management fee calculations
• Management accounts
• Annual financial statements in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework
• Distribution calculations and distribution letters
• Capital call calculations and capital call letters
• Carried interest and waterfall calculations
• Equalization calculations
• Investor registers
• Payments
• Any other deliverables as agreed in administration agreement
• Manage relationships
• Provide exceptional client service experience
• Act as a primary client contact, with responsibility for responding to client questions and requests
• Leading regular scheduled meetings with clients
• Interfacing and enhancing relationships with various stakeholders such valuations, treasury, investor relations, custodians, and management company teams among other.
• Manage, train, and assist manager with developing Fund/Senior Fund accountants
• This includes onboarding and enforcing company policies among other.
• Act as point of support for team members and may be required to prepare at times.
• Read and understand various agreements, including the Service Level Agreements to determine how the provisions impacts the operations and reporting deliverables.
• Assist manager with projects and other ad hoc tasks

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Fund accounting for Alternative Funds (Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Debt) with at least 2 years’ experience as a reviewer or
• A qualified accountant ideally ACCA, CA, or CIMA with at least 2 years post qualifying experience as a reviewer preferably in financial services
• Good knowledge of IFRS and ideally other GAAPs, specifically Brazilian GAAP and US GAAP.
• Knowledge of Investran and/or Yardi– this would be considered as advantage
• Familiarity with tax-efficient European, US and / or Brazilian fund structures and related investment vehicles and regulatory requirements – this would be considered as advantage
• Other characteristics: accurate, self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team, deadline driven and able to maintain a portfolio of clients

What's in it for you?

• An exciting opportunity in an international company
• Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy
• A career within an ever evolving market
• Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange

Applications close: 27 Sep 2023 South Africa Standard Time