Senior Account Manager - Vice President Closed Ended Fund Accounting

Senior Account Manager – Vice President Closed Ended Fund Accounting

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Employment Type: Full Time Permanent

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally, and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

The successful applicant will maintain the client relationship, take responsibility for coordination and allocation of the team’s workload, and ensure compliance with internal and external controls in the area of Private Equity fund accounting.

You should have relevant experience in the auditing or administration of PE funds. You will have a proven knowledge of the fund industry and should have demonstrated experience in a similar role. Experience working on Geneva / Investran would also be highly beneficial for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Detailed review of the reconciliation and calculation of periodic net asset values of various funds, including waterfall calculations.
• Dealing with requests from and communicating with the investment manager and investors regarding all aspects of the account’s operation.
• Updating accounting and client relationship management systems, verifying statistical information, overseeing financial statements preparation, and working with external auditors.
• Review of fee structures calculation at each NAV, i.e., carry and management fees.
• Oversight of outsourced office and their assigned relationships, ensuring timely and accurate NAV calculation along with any other client-specific reporting requirements.
• Liaising with Investment Managers, Auditors, Brokers, Custodians, and Investors frequently.
• Ensuring client enquiries are answered in accordance with Apex service standards on an ongoing basis.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and other requirements of the fund’s specifications.
• Ensuring compliance with all internal deadlines for reporting and MIS.
• Ensuring accurate internal revenue reporting.
• Supervision, training, and recruitment of accounting staff.
• Accurate delegation of work across your team.
• Effective communication with colleagues and corresponding departments.

Skills:

• At least 4-5 years extensive fund accounting experience including supervision of teams.
• Experience with general ledger accounting.
• Strong computer skills including Excel & Word; proficiency in advanced Excel functions desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
• An ability to think critically and objectively.
• Flexibility and willingness to work additional hours as needed.
• University degree – accounting, finance, business, or economics preferred (or overseas equivalent).
• Geneva / Investran experience would be advantageous.
• Experience of Luxembourg domiciled structures also an advantage.

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