Hedge Fund Accountant Manager

• Company

  Paragon Executive

• Location

  Ireland-Dublin

• Remuneration

  Excellent plus Benefits

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  28-Oct-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1281151

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Our client, an award winning hedge fund administrator, is seeking to hire an outstanding Fund Accountant Manager to supervise and lead large NAV teams of fund accountants.

The Role

• Managing client relationships involving interaction with both the client and the relevant Fund Accounting Director to ensure consistency of service.
• Ensure the assigned fund accounting team operates within the clearly defined and documented control environment.
• Manage and develop client teams of up to 10 employees.
• Resolve fund accounting enquiries escalated by Supervisor or Administrator.
• Ensure all aged items on cash and position reconciliations are resolved timely.
• Review daily and monthly NAV calculations.
• Develop and improve NAV calculation workflows and procedures.
• Review fee calculations and profit and loss allocations.
• Review applicable monthly, yearly and inception to date performance.
• Manage the audit process ensuring timely and successful completion of fund audits including preparation of fund financial statements.
• Investigate accounting implications of new products.
• Manage and complete client initialization and transition.
• Participate in development and presentation of fund accounting training.
• Manage fund accounting recruitment, training and performance evaluations.
• Resolve exceptional problems and take on special projects or tasks as assigned.
• Handle complex calls from clients.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Investor Services, Quality Assurance, Client Servicing and Compliance departments

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years experience working in a Hedge Fund Administration Firm with at least 3 of those at supervisor level.
• Accounting, Finance, Legal or Business Degree. Min. 2.2 honors degree
• IT Literate
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to be flexible and work effectively both within a team structure or independently.
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Good initiative tempered with identifying when escalation is required.
• Strong systems, product and process knowledge
• Reliable and Dependable
• Approachable
• Committed
• Ability to positively influence team morale
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Take ownership of designated tasks

For a Private & Confidential conversation and to obtain a full job spec, please contact Michael Doyle on 01-874-6770 or mdoyle@paragonexecutive.com
www.paragonexecutive.com

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