Mourant
Senior Manager, Fund Accounting
Job Description
Description
We’ve an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager to join our Fund Accounting team.
The role will focus particularly on delivery of technically accurate accounts and periodic reports for a varied portfolio of fund clients in accordance with agreed deadlines.
You’ll also be responsible for client relationship management, mentoring and coaching of junior team members and supporting fund administration colleagues.
If you’re looking for a new opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
- Effectively manage the day to day activities of team members reporting to you, ensuring work is planned and allocated in order to meet client requirements including deadlines
- Collaborate with colleagues in the legal and administration roles to provide the best possible solution to client needs
- Ensure work is completed efficiently and cost effectively
- Ensure the timely update of financial reporting records for deadline monitoring and reporting purposes
- Adhere to polices and guidance on individual team member objective setting, periodic performance reviews and development plans
- Review accurate and timely financial statements including complex accounting work
- Review monthly, quarterly and bi-annual reports
- Maintain accurate and up to date accounting records in the client entity databases (including Viewpoint, PCS and Yardi)
- Ensure you have and maintain a detailed understanding of the transactions you are dealing with and liaise with your line manager on a regular basis
- Build and develop relationships with clients, auditors and third party service providers
- Collaborate with client administration and other colleagues to resolve accounting queries, providing explanations and accounting support as and when required
- Ensure consistency of accounting service levels across all clients and swiftly deal with any identified issues
- Act as a role model to junior colleagues to assist in building, developing and motivating a high proficient accounting team
- Show an awareness of the integration of Governance Services across jurisdictions and with the law firm, operating in a unified, consistent and coordinated manner
- Be familiar with and act at all times in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures
- Maintain CPD levels required for your role and any professional bodies of which you are a member
About you – essential requirements
- Qualified ACCA/ACA or qualified by relevant experience with good up to date technical knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS, including practical application
- Previous experience of accounting systems, particularly PCS (Investran) and Yardi would be an advantage
- Excellent working knowledge of Excel
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- A positive and flexible approach
- An aptitude for data analysis/problem solving
- Able to manage and prioritise tasks and time in order to meet deadlines
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Professional, pro-active and service orientated approach
- Discretion and demonstrates good judgement
About Mourant
We are proud to be a leading offshore law-firm led professional services business, advising many of the world’s leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.
We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected. We have a strong sense of common purpose, where all our people are clear about our goals and the role they can play in achieving them. We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people in a team-spirited environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.
If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you need this job description or the application form in an alternative format, or if you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email recruitment@mourant.com.