Job Description
Associate Manager, Fund Accounting – Private Markets
Location: London – Hybrid working is on offer.
Get To Know Us:
SS&C GlobeOp, a division of SS&C Technologies, is one of the world’s largest administrators with core competencies in private equity, hedge funds, funds of funds and managed accounts. SS&C has been providing outsourcing and fund administration services since 1995.
Key differentiators for our business are significant staff expertise and high employee retention rates, ownership of underlying technology and impeccable client service. Our growth is largely driven by referrals from satisfied clients.
A leading innovator in alternative investment technology solutions and services, SS&C is also home to the industry’s largest fund administrator: SS&C GlobeOp, helping funds of all sizes from start-ups to today's largest funds.
Why You Will Love It Here!
* Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
* Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
* Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme
* Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
* Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
* Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career
What You Will Get To Do:
Within this role you will be responsible for providing the accounting and reporting function for our growing private markets client base. Working for a private markets fund manager would be an advantage. The successful candidate will be expected to have solid written and verbal communications skills, a proven ability to multi-task, and outstanding organisational and problem-solving skills.
Here are some of the key duties below:
* Assist to manage the client deliverables and coordinate with different internal departments in multiple jurisdictions to ensure deadlines are met.
* Prepare NAV calculation, audited and unaudited financial statements, partner capital statements, management fee calculation, drawdowns, distributions and the underlying work papers.
* Provide input to client service plans, calendars and timelines
* Act as one of the daily points of contact for clients, ensure to communicate promptly and professionally with clients and develop ongoing relationship
* Prepare appropriate material and responses for client meetings and other requests.
* Implement new processes and technology to support new business initiatives, improve control and increase operating efficiency.
* Develop and demonstrate the ability to work under pressure in a high growth environment, implement high quality processes with strong focus on process development.
* Coordinate private markets services across internal functions including Cash, Corporate Secretarial, Legal and AML.
* Networking and communicating across Private Markets and associated internal and external businesses; interacting with Risk & Controls, Legal, Implementations and Sales.
What You Will Bring:
* Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, general ledgers, financial statements
* Knowledge of private markets, net asset value calculations, capital activities.
* Team player with the ability to lead – this will be very important as cross-team interaction is critical to the smooth running of the group.
* Excellent follow-up, analytical and problem solving skills.
* Strong client service focus, including the ability to effectively respond to client needs.
* University degree, Undergrad or Masters, in Accounting or Business (preferably in Accountancy or another Financial-related program).
* Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, CA or similar) – nearly or fully qualified – would be an advantage.
* The skill set to be able to meet internal and external demands and deadlines demonstrating ability to operate on initiative in a controlled environment.
* The ability to disseminate relevant information to all key stakeholders.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.