Fund Accoutant

This newly created Fund Accountant will form a key part of the Finance team for a rapidly growing Private Equity firm paying £70,000 to £100,000 depending on experience and currently operating a 3 day a week in the office with a Discretionary bonus. Located in the city of London.

Role

This Fund Accountant Role will help the Firm scale the finance function, put new processes in place and refine existing ones. This role will work closely with the Finance Director put in providing support for a growing team. Please find a brief outline of the role below.

• Fund cash flow forecasting
• Cash management (downstreaming capital and upstreaming operating cashflows) and payment approval
• Collating authorisations and administration of payment runs and ensuring cost control processes are robust
• Data analysis of management accounts produced by the Fund Administrators
• Review of the management accounts & other group reporting
• Review of VAT return and partial exemption calculation prepared by Administrators
• Assist in the budgeting / forecasting process
• Work with Finance Director to set up new monthly reporting pack, including KPIs and performance metrics along with commentary and variance analysis
• Manage the annual audit processes to time and quality
• Create first draft of financial covenant data reporting and optimise this process in conjunction with the Fund Administrators: this will involve understanding of complex calculations
• Working with Finance Director and others to improve cost base in the Funds and understand opportunities for cost improvement or valuation creation
• Ad hoc tasks for set up of new fund raising / debt

Profile

The Fund Accountant Role for this Private Equity Firm is ideally looking for

• Someone with at least 2 years of experience as a fund accountant/ fund controller
• A qualified Accountant (ACCA or ACA)
• Someone who's Managed Audits and Fund Administrators
• Someone who's had exposer to Downstream and Upstream cashflows

Company

The Fund Accountant will report into a hugely impressive Finance Director who is keen to develop people within the team and prides on promoting from within. The Investment Firm is growing and expanding which offers genuine career development. The investment firm currently have a new round of funding and currently have 7 Billion aum and are looking to increase to 20 Billion by 2030

Salary & Benefits

Salary is bench marked between £70,000 - £100,000 depending on experience. Additionally, there is a Discretionary bonus and hybrid working of 3 days in the office, bonus, standard pension, private medical etc.

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