Senior Fund Accountant

at  Falkerin

Falkerin™ Recruitment specializes in Legal & Compliance, Accountancy & Finance as well as Banking and Operational Services recruitment. We are also often mandated to assist in recruiting for Business Support roles such as HR, Personal Assistant, Receptionist or Administrative Officer positions. We work with leading financial institutions in Luxembourg. Our clients’ portfolio include major Service Providers, leading Fiduciaries, Management Companies, Real Estate Investments and global Private Equity Houses.
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Work place: Luxembourg
(Ref.# AFL444)

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 1 year in either property bookkeeping (rent, service charges, capex) or dealing with Property managers (reviewing bookkeeping, training etc);
• Basic understanding of taxes (Luxembourg taxes, including Income tax, Deferred taxes
• Bachelor or Master Degree in Accounting or Finance
• At least 3 to 5 years of previous experience in Fund Accounting ideally experience with waterfall/performance calculations/equalisation, capital calls and distributions.
• Knowledge of IFRS, Lux GAAP and/or US GAAP (consolidation experience considered an asset)
• The candidate will be expected to be studying towards a relevant professional qualification (preferably having commenced ACCA Professional level or ACA Advanced level)
• Sound technical knowledge in fund accounting (supported through Aztec Academy)
• Knowledge of Yardi and e-Front is considered advantage but not mandatory
• Knowledge of BCL / INREV reporting is considered advantage

• Assist with all aspects of accounting matters for a portfolio of companies and fund structures
• Monitoring preparation, reconciliation and proofing of investor reports, and ad-hoc investor queries
• Preparation of statutory accounts of funds / companies in accordance with IFRS and Lux GAAP
• Preparation/review of bookkeeping, financial reporting/consolidations, annual accounts and coordination for audits.
• Serve as initial point of contact for a number of clients for accounting/reporting matters
• Coordinate from accounting perspective with subject matter experts and third parties for client portfolio
• Supervise and review work of junior staff and work closely with Financial Reporting Manager on client portfolio