AVP/VP - Fund Accounting Role - Hedge Funds/Private Equity

Experience:

AVP: 8+ yrs

VP: 11+ yrs

Job Location:

Hyderabad / Mumbai / Pune / Bangalore

Responsibilities:

• Performing the administration of and any services pursuant to administration agreements in respect of a portfolio of hedge fund / Private Equity clients.

• Review and sign-off of Net Asset Value calculations, financial statements and associated reports.

• Reviewing/Authorizing payments and other transactions.

• Valuation of hedge fund portfolio holdings.

• Analysis of fund performance and prepare performance/PandL related reports.

• Building relationships and working closely with Internal COE and non-COE teams including Operational Support, Middle Office, Pricing, Investor Relations and Relationship Management Fund Accounting teams.

• Planning, scheduling and managing the daily workflows of all client deliverables within the team.

• Effective monitoring of deliverables to ensure high SLA compliance within set accuracy standards.

• Developing, adhering and maintaining target resource deployment to ensure adequate resources for production, overtime and cost management.

• Ensure adherence of applicable best practice policies and client specific agreements.

• Address and/or escalate all material issues effecting the NAV production process or client relationship in general to Vice President in a detailed and timely manner.

• Managing and coordinating the Year end process with respect to audit timelines, Financial Statement Preparation, Regulatory filings, Tax services, etc.

• Liaising closely with the Supervisor to identify and implement on the job training initiatives for team members; own team related duties including vacation management, performance appraisals, etc.

• Engage and own intra-office migrations and/ or new client on boarding.

• Contribute and own departmental initiatives while supporting team initiatives.

• Drive forward continuous improvement, seeking efficiencies while maintaining adequate controls.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Accounting or Finance related area and/or studying for a professional accounting qualification.

• 6 - 15 years of experience in Financial Services with high volume operational environment and/ or hedge fund / Private Equity industry.

• Managing and/or leading employees for 4 - 8 years.

• Excellent analytical, problem solving skills with high degree of attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)