Our client is seeking an Assist Fund Accountant to join their team.

This is a great opportunity for a driven and talented individual to make a real difference as part of a dedicated and professional team. The Assistant Fund Accountant will be part of a team providing accounting and financial reporting services for established and new real estate and private equity funds.

The candidate will be working in a team of accountants and part qualified accountants servicing a varied portfolio of real estate and private equity funds and SPVs.

Duties

• Preparation of periodic financial statements, cash flows and associated notes including liaison with client over transaction related queries.
• Compile and analyse financial information underlying the financial statements, including the treatment of business transactions.
• Preparation of asset level management reporting for the client and seeking new ways to provide informative and concise information.
• Calculation of deal and fund level IRRs and other performance metrics.
• Dealing with year-end audit including preparation of relevant files and resolving issues.
• Monitoring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.

Qualifications

• Candidate will ideally be working toward ACCA qualification (or equivalent) and have passed a minimum of 5 exams.
• A working knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and other relevant accounting standards preferably gained within a funds environment.
• Understanding of the reporting and other accounting challenges faced by private equity and real estate firms (our clients).
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals and performance measurement reports at asset and fund level.
• Must have demonstrated working use of accounting packages.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence.
• The individual must above all have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

For more information, please contact Ben on 707811 or email your CV to jobs@excel-recruitment.com