Manager, Fund Accounting

Strategic Focus

• Thought leadership and Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation/process improvements and implement changes to enhance team efficiency.
• Support senior leadership in adoption and execution of overall strategy as well as operational delivery encompassing accounting review standards and best practices.
• Self-driven and motivated with a focus on operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Ability to identify risks, cost efficiencies, and operational improvements.

Operational Management

• Project Management: Oversee the review and delivery of financial statements and other accounting reports.
• Technical Oversight: Ensure adherence to US GAAP and IFRS; manage technical research.
• Client Service Delivery: Maintain high service levels and ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Documentation: Ensure all accounting review activities are well-documented.
• Performance & Risk Management: Prepare and present performance and risk reports.
• Problem Solving: Address and resolve technical and disclosure issues.
• Escalation Management: Escalate issues at the right time and level.
• Strong organization and time management skills.

People Leadership

• Team Management: Provide guidance and support to the accounting team; foster a high-performance culture.
• Supervise employees to ensure quality and productivity.
• Ability to lead a medium-sized team.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.

Governance & Risk

• Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting deadlines.
• Identify and mitigate risks in performance and reporting.
• Escalation Management (also relevant here for risk control).
• Ability to effectively liaise with senior-level stakeholders to communicate issues, risks, and solutions.
• Manage technical research and application of US GAAP to accounting issues.

Experience & Personal Attributes

• Educational and Professional Qualifications:
• Chartered Accountant / Master's degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in operations within the financial services industry, with at least 3 years managing teams of size more than 4 members.
• Personal Attributes:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to lead a medium-sized team.
• Support senior leadership in adoption and execution of accounting review standards and best practices.
• Ability to analyze, resolve and document problems and resolutions.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Continuous improvement focus, with the ability to identify risks, cost efficiencies, and operational improvements.
• Ability to effectively liaise with senior-level stakeholders to communicate issues, risks, and solutions.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.
• Self-driven and motivated with a focus on operational efficiency and continuous improvement.