Hybrid Senior Investment and Fund Accountant

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About the role

  • Fund and Investment Accountant responsible for accounting processes in investment management. Joining SimCorp to deliver quality financial solutions for client portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in performing day to day fund accounting processes including fee accruals, fund administration reconciliations and NAV calculations.
  • Perform validation of period end closing output and provide exception identification and investigation where the output falls outside agreed tolerances.
  • Primary contact for assigned Fund Accounting portfolios.
  • Assist with implementation and onboarding of new Fund and Investment Accounting clients.
  • Participate in periodic service review meetings with clients.
  • Delivery of client requirements in line with SLAs with critical focus on quality and service delivery.
  • Collaborate with other business units to enhance Simcorp’s drive for operational efficiency and technology driven automation.
  • Provide support for daily, monthly, and year end periods in accordance with multiple accounting frameworks.
  • Participate in knowledge sharing on Fund Accounting outputs and processes, Investment Accounting and SimCorp Dimension system.
  • Support implementation and testing of new accounting frameworks, investment instruments and accounting software upgrades.
  • Assist with continuous process and reporting improvements in Fund and investment accounting.
  • Service Level agreement adherence and KPI monitoring.

Requirements

  • Minimum of two years Fund or Investment accounting experience.
  • Pursuing an Accounting or finance degree/or Fund or Investment Accountant qualified by experience.
  • Experience of Fund and Investment accounting including, various investment instrument types, investment general ledger, calculation of NAV, fund types, fund fees, accruals, and fund administrators’ reconciliations.
  • Awareness of security types including Bonds, Equities, Funds, Derivatives, Alternative Investments, FX forwards, Options, Repos etc.
  • Advanced organization skills, ability to prioritize and constantly look for improvements.
  • Problem solving and decision-making skills with a motivated approach.
  • Ability to work on their own or as part of a geographically dispersed team.
  • Ability to work to strict deadlines within Service Level Agreements.
  • Commitment to continuous learning to gain in depth understanding the SimCorp Dimensions accounting system.
  • Awareness of IBOR and ABOR including general ledger and journals outcomes.
  • Client reporting via self-service portal for report generation.
  • UAT testing of system updates affecting Fund and Investment Accounting.
  • Working knowledge or awareness of IFRS9 or US GAAP is nice to have.
  • Speaker of either German, Danish, or French would be an advantage, in addition to English.

Benefits

  • Skills development
  • Relationship building
  • Client success
  • Quality delivery

Job title

Senior Investment and Fund Accountant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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