Fund Accountant 12 to 18 months PE - Carnegie Consulting
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • Competitive salary
Job Description:
Fund Accountant 12 to 18 month contract Global Private Equity firm
Our client is a leading global private equity advisory firm, with over 50 years of working to inspire growth and ideas that transform businesses and over $70 billion in assets under management.
Key Responsibilities
*Production of annual financial statements under UK and US GAAP for review by Funds Admin Manager
*Accounting for daily bank transactions across multiple partnership bank accounts in EUR and USD, using Investran. Reconciliation of all bank accounts on a weekly basis.
*Preparing payment requests
*Posting of ledger entries on a daily basis, using Investran accounting system
*Monitor continuous cash requirements to ensure funds day to day liquidity
*Assist in the preparation of investor reports and checking outputs
*Preparation of weekly cash flow forecasts
*Liaising and helping auditors with requests as part of interim reviews and year end audits
*Collecting and collating quarterly portfolio company Fair Valuation data and securing backup from deal teams
*Assisting in the production of ad hoc reports for internal teams
*Project work
*Prepare answers for ad hoc investor queries
Skills & Competencies
*To be an accurate, numerate and intelligent newly or recently qualified accountant coming from practice or possibly someone who has moved from practice into a fund accounting role in fund management
*Ability to assess complex financial transactions to derive the journal entries required and notes for senior manager review on all outputs is essential
*Preparation of financial statements from journal entry through to full financials including notes for manager review is essential
*A disciplined approach to work including ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
*Good communication skills
*To have a positive approach to problem solving and a desire to work as part of an entrepreneurial team
*Ability to manage priorities and proactively take on new tasks
*Microsoft Excel
*Microsoft Word
*Microsoft Powerpoint
*Large scale online Banking systems e.g. RBSI eQ
*Investran or other sophisticated accounting system
Job number 3548808

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