Fund Accountant Private Credit

Fund Accountant - Private Credit and Private Debt

Summary

Our client are one of Europe's leading private credit firms, managing and advising on more than $16 billion of assets under management.

About the role

This Fund Accountant will report to one of the Fund Controllers and will have responsible for several entities within the Fund Accounting team, preparing all deliverables for review by the Fund Controller and Senior Finance Manager. Over time, the Fund Accountant is a primary point of contact for back and middle office colleagues as well as external LPs.

Responsibilities

• Quarterly and annual fund accounting for several Guernsey and Luxembourg based closed-ended funds. This includes reconciliation of the general ledgers, preparation of Fund financial statements, and preparation of Capital Account statements for individual investors
• Quarterly and annual reporting for other entities related to their Funds, including accounts for General Partner entities and internal carry reporting for Founder Limited Partner members
• Preparation of Drawdown / Distribution calculations and notices for external investors, monitoring cash & liquidity alongside middle office colleagues
• Key role in year-end Audit, preparing deliverables for Auditors and managing internal timelines
• Limited Partner Requests - monitoring and preparation of regular and adhoc requests, liaising with the Investor Relations team to provide information to external investors
• Involvement with third party providers where relevant, for example outsourcing elements of the fund accounting function and ad hoc project work
• Training - developing an understanding of Fund structures, software and processes
• Streamlining and improving our reporting processes, documenting procedures

What our client are looking for

• Be a strong team player, flexible and highly motivated and have good attention to detail
• Newly or recently qualified ACA or ACCA accountant coming from a larger mid-tier accountancy practice or fund administration firm