Senior/Junior Fund Accountant (m/f)

at  Advisory Key

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance
• Work experience of 5 years or (1-3 Junior) in Fund Accounting, experience in Alternative Funds
• Good knowledge of the securities / investment business, including derivative instruments, corporate actions and settlement
• Very good knowledge of accounting principles in general and a numerical literate
• Good knowledge of value chain of funds admin processes
• GP3 knowledge desired, good command of MS Excel and/or experience of complex funds and structured products would be considered as an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organisation and coordination skills.
• Very good teamwork and communication skills.
• Awareness of responsibility, operates effectively with limited supervision
• Proactive and self starting, ability to push for progress.
• A very good command of English is essential. Knowledge of German or French an advantage

As a Senior Fund Accountant within the NAV Accounting Department you will be responsible for:

• Production of the NAV calculation
• Validation of the NAV calculation
• Posting of accounting entries
• Validation of manual postings
• Daily cash reconciliation with Custodians
• Monitoring of NAV fluctuation and control of outstanding items
• Year-end closings (control and review of accounts, closing of accounts) and fund events (merger, liquidation and similar events)
• Oversight of a pool of 4-5 junior accountants and support of these
• Main contact point for requests from other internal teams and fund auditors