Temporary Qualified Fund Accountant

REF: RI53618

Job Title: Temporary Qualified Fund Accountant

Industry: Private Equity

Employment Type: Interim (Initially Four Months With the Possibility to Extend)

Location: London

Salary Guide: £60,000 - £65,000

Our client is looking for a Temporary Qualified Fund Accountant to work in their Funds Finance team. The successful candidate will support the Funds Finance Director and work across a broad spectrum of responsibilities in an initial 4-month assignment. The ideal candidate is likely to be recently qualified with relevant industry experience.

Description

The responsibilities of the Temporary Qualified Fund Accountant include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure all external reporting deadlines are met.
• Review monthly performance reporting, including performance attribution produced by the Administrators.
• Manage the month-end processes for the various funds.
• Coordinate the quarterly reporting process with the Administrators.
• Manage the settlement process to ensure acquisitions are funded and cash settled on time.
• Review and seek sign-off on the debt valuations each month.
• Process improvement; develop and document a strong control environment.
• Assist on ad hoc projects.

Skills

The skills of the Temporary Qualified Fund Accountant include, but are not limited to:

• Recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), ideally from Big Four and with Private Equity clients or previous experience in fund accounting, ideally within a fund administrator.
• Excellent communicator, experience of working with third parties.
• Strong Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and enjoys process improvement.

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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.