Fund Accountant
Davy, Ireland
Job Description
Davy is a trusted market leader in wealth management and capital markets, building rewarding relationships that last. Our vision is to be the financial services partner most trusted by our clients and most admired for our people. We are committed to delivering world-class outcomes for our clients whether they are individuals, businesses or institutions.
Developing our people is our priority and we are committed to embracing diversity in all its forms recognising that the breadth of thought, perspective and experience that emerges from a diverse workforce is essential to deliver on our core values.
Our city centre location, free access to our onsite gym and fitness studio, and impressive social calendar are just some of the unique benefits our employees enjoy while working at Davy. Performance related bonuses, generous pension contributions and investment in your further education demonstrate the value we place in developing and rewarding our staff.
We are over 800 people, managing 16bn+ of our client assets, with offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast and London.
A position has arisen for a Fund Accountant.
Core Responsibilities
- Prioritise and complete tasks to ensure funds are completed and accurately priced for each valuation point for a portfolio of private equity funds and hedge funds
- Preparation of annual tax statements for client investments in private equity products
- Preparation and review of financial statements for company investment structures
- Maintaining relationships with Private Equity Firms and Life Assurance Companies
- Responsible for the execution of capital calls, distributions, collation of investor financial reports and capital statements for pricing.
- Understand client relationships and expectations and ensure client deliverables are timely and accurate
- Ownership of timely resolution of client/investor queries
- Identify and validate pricing variances and large variation movements
- Investigate reconciliation differences during their reconciliation process
- Responsible for the maintenance and control of a full Audit Trail leading to the resolution of differences on a timely basis
- Cover the majority of different funds and tasks within the team
- Investigate and where necessary perform a comparison, query with the relevant parties and make adjustments accordingly
- Study and review the current pricing system in order to improve productivity, quality and efficiency
Requirements
- Prior experience in fund administration or alternatives funds industry preferred.
- Can demonstrate experience of internal controls, checklists and procedures and interaction with internal audit, implementing change and constantly creating efficiencies in operating model.
- A qualified/part-qualified fund accountant or with proven experience in fund accounting
- Demonstrates a willingness to own the full end to end servicing of a fund or client relationship.
- Must be a team player with the ability to network with co-workers but also have the ability to work independently and prioritise own workflows.
- Proactive attitude, ability to multi-task and work to tight reporting deadlines.
- Strong presence and presentation skills.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Davy is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We value diversity both in background and in experience. You might not meet all of the requirements outlined in the above job description, but we would still like to hear from you. We review all applications received.
Davy Group is a member of the Bank of Ireland Group.