Team Leader: Hedge Fund Accounting x 3

Purpose of role:
This is a key position for a Team Leader to manage a team of Fund accountants who are tasked to provide end to end, fund administration services to Alternative Products, across the Regulated Hedge fund offering.

Duties and responsibilities:

• As a Team Leader, you will take on a people leadership and review function with specific duties including:
  • To supervise the team and their allocation of funds including any reallocations of current and new funds (part of the active production schedule management process on an ongoing basis).
  • To review daily valuations before release to the Fund Manager and Clients.
  • To release payments as presented for signoff and release.
  • To mentor, train and coach fund accountants in the team.
  • To perform, supervise and allocate additional functions, like authorisation of payments, audit liaising, preparation, queries, distributions, and projects.
• To assist in managing key functions and relationships with the Regulated Hedge Fund Space client base.
• Incorporate the daily Hedge Fund model into ISAE3402 environment / documentation of controls.
• Adherence to strict daily deliverable timelines.
• Implement measures to reduce risks and errors in the Fund Accounting teams (including incident reporting feedback sessions).
• To liaise with internal stakeholders for queries, projects and requests – included and not limited to Prescient departments and teams, Prescient Finance, IT, Compliance and Internal Audit functions, ensuring all requests are resolved; and control objectives and changes are properly communicated and dealt with by the Operational Teams.
• You will need to liaise with external stakeholders and clients for queries, projects, and requests.
• Interact and collaborate with the internal Implementation team in relation to onboarding new funds into the Production Teams and dealing with new requests, regulatory changes and client build requests.
• To assist in rolling out the Prescient Fund Services strategy to the teams in collaboration with the Manager of Fund Accounting. 

Required experience:

• Previous experience in leading a team of fund accountants in a Fund Services environment where your focus has been on daily priced funds is essential.
• A solid understanding of the Regulated CIS landscape is required.
  

Required Qualifications:

• BCom / Honours (Accounting) is required. Any post graduate accounting studies are preferred.
• Previous experience of working with a Fund Administration accounting system essential.
• Excellent Excel skills.

Key competencies:

• Ownership driven, take responsibilities for a variety of tasks.
• Positive, proactive team player.
• Analytical thinker with problem solving skills.
• Honesty, integrity, and mutual respect for co-workers.
• Reliable and trustworthy.
• Strong client focus and solution orientation.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Why this role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team of specialists and play a key role in leading a team of fund accountants with a specific focus in the hedge fund environment. This role offers great exposure and challenge.