Entry Level - Finance/Fund Accountant - Private Equity

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of management accounts and other reconciliations required for the quarterly reporting process.
• Prepare periodic bank reconciliations and source and provide supporting documentation evidencing transactions.
• Tracking receipts of interest income and issuing a statement to portfolio companies on a quarterly basis.
• Assisting the Finance Manager with the quarterly portfolio valuation process. Liaising with the PE deal team to prepare a summary of portfolio investment valuations.
• Accurate calculations of General Partner Share / management fees in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreements (“LPAs”).
• Timely preparation of drawdown and distribution notices as and when required.
• Assist the Finance Manager with the annual audit of the various private equity funds.
• Assisting the private equity deal team with data inputs on the Customer Relationship Management “CRM” system.
• Liaising with various external functions on an ongoing basis including, the fund depository, tax, auditors, and lawyers.

Qualities, skills and Experience required:

• A university graduate with strong academics and an accounting/finance related degree.
• The candidate will have a desire to study towards the ACCA professional accounting qualification
• Team player: ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
• Computer literacy and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Intermediate Excel skills.