Senior Fund Accountant - Fund of Funds

At Aztec, we’re committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn’t exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit. About the role: Reports to Financial Reporting Manager As part of our Fund of Funds team, this highly numerical position will see you take an active role in the day-to-day administration of a large number of fund structures for one of the Group’s largest institutional clients, under the direction of a Financial Reporting Manager. Key responsibilities:

• Administer a variety of private equity, real estate and fund of fund structures and liaise with clients and intermediaries as necessary
• Process and co-ordinate routine and complex fund operations including the production of calls and distribution notices to investors
• Ensure accurate investor records are maintained and process all investor changes / transfers thereon
• Maintain accurate records on eFront for all aspects of accounting
• Produce / review monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc investor reporting including monthly unit holdings, monthly cash flow reporting, quarterly NAV packs, quarterly management accounts, quarterly investor capital accounts and quarterly investor fact sheets / reporting
• Involved in the planning for and production of annual audited financial statements and liaise with auditors throughout the audit process
• Monitor the client inbox on a daily basis to ensure that all deliverables and service level agreements requirements are being met
• Build strong working relationships with the team and the client as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Dealing with ad-hoc investor queries
• Act as a mentor to junior staff and be responsible for their development and review of their work where applicable, under the supervision of senior staff Skills, knowledge, expertise:
• 3+ years experience in fund administration or a financial services environment
• The candidate will be part-qualified in a relevant professional qualification (preferably ACCA, ACA, or equivalent)
• Sound technical financial services knowledge (to be supported through the Aztec Academy)
• Computer literacy skills are essential
• Very good interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do. We understand that everyone has different needs, and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles:
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking