AVP/VP – Fund Accounting Role – Hedge Funds/Private Equity

Experience:

AVP: 8+ yrs

VP: 11+ yrs

Job Location:

Hyderabad / Mumbai / Pune / Bangalore

Responsibilities:

– Performing the administration of and any services pursuant to administration agreements in respect of a portfolio of hedge fund / Private Equity clients.

– Review and sign-off of Net Asset Value calculations, financial statements and associated reports.

– Reviewing/Authorizing payments and other transactions.

– Valuation of hedge fund portfolio holdings.

– Analysis of fund performance and prepare performance/PandL related reports.

– Building relationships and working closely with Internal COE and non-COE teams including Operational Support, Middle Office, Pricing, Investor Relations and Relationship Management Fund Accounting teams.

– Planning, scheduling and managing the daily workflows of all client deliverables within the team.

– Effective monitoring of deliverables to ensure high SLA compliance within set accuracy standards.

– Developing, adhering and maintaining target resource deployment to ensure adequate resources for production, overtime and cost management.

– Ensure adherence of applicable best practice policies and client specific agreements.

– Address and/or escalate all material issues effecting the NAV production process or client relationship in general to Vice President in a detailed and timely manner.

– Managing and coordinating the Year end process with respect to audit timelines, Financial Statement Preparation, Regulatory filings, Tax services, etc.

– Liaising closely with the Supervisor to identify and implement on the job training initiatives for team members; own team related duties including vacation management, performance appraisals, etc.

– Engage and own intra-office migrations and/ or new client on boarding.

– Contribute and own departmental initiatives while supporting team initiatives.

– Drive forward continuous improvement, seeking efficiencies while maintaining adequate controls.

Qualifications:

– Degree qualified in Accounting or Finance related area and/or studying for a professional accounting qualification.

– 6 – 15 years of experience in Financial Services with high volume operational environment and/ or hedge fund / Private Equity industry.

– Managing and/or leading employees for 4 – 8 years.

– Excellent analytical, problem solving skills with high degree of attention to detail.

– Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

– Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)