Supervisor Fund Accounting

Description 

The Supervisor is primarily responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate completion of all funds within the team. You will be responsible for checking all work completed by fund administrators on the team and ensuring that all procedures and controls are being complied with. In addition you will be responsible for the overall work allocation of the team.

 Responsibilities

• Provide fund accounting/administration services.
• Ensure the net asset values (NAVs)/distribution rates of all funds are calculated accurately and on a timely basis in accordance with the companys standard or client specific procedures and timetables.
• Supervise the preparation and calculation of NAVs across all funds with zero error tolerance.
• Review and sign-off on all NAVs and dividend rates calculated.
• Ensure the NAVs and dividend rates are accurately communicated to the relevant parties according to the client specific agreed timetable and for ensuring that the information is received.
• Supervise fund Administrators to ensure the accurate and timely processing of trade, corporate action and cash settlement information on the accounting system.
• Ensure accuracy of new master file set up on the accounting system.
• Timely payment of fund expenses.
• Ensure that standard procedures and controls are being adhered to on a daily basis by all staff under supervision.
• Communicate new procedures on a fund to all relevant staff.
• Ensure standard controls are at all times sufficient, have been rigorously adhered to and properly applied and are understood by staff.
• Communicate any significant operational issues that arise to Manager.
• Ensure fund Administrators maintain daily/monthly files in a manner suitable for future review by the fund and internal auditors.

Client servicing:

• Act as the primary dedicated contact for all contacts at a client’s offices on operational and client servicing issues.
• Ensure client concerns/requests are addressed as soon as possible and within an agreed timetable.
• Set aggressive but realistic timetables for addressing client requests and where timetables are not met, ensuring the client is contacted well in advance and a new timetable agreed.
• Keep line management informed of client issues and their progress and highlighting to management any client concerns/complaints as a matter of urgency.
• Ensure client specific monthly reports are completed according to the agreed timetable and are checked before sending them to client/trustee/other.
• Liaise with custodian on an ongoing basis and provide feedback to management.
• Maintain a friendly but professional relationship with key client contacts.
• Provide the above service to other clients within the group on an exceptional basis when their dedicated relationship Assistant Manager or Manager is unavailable.
• Provide non-daily services/reporting to all clients.

 Human resource management: 

• Ensure work scheduling and staff supervision.
• Ensure your team are fully trained on the accounting systems and on our standard and client-specific procedures and controls and for alerting line management of specific training needs.

 Management reporting: 

• Keep line Assistant Manager informed regarding salient aspects of the group’s progress, work efficiency levels and client servicing issues.

 Qualifications 

• Third level qualification in business related discipline.

Essential skills:  

• Self-motivation and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Communication skills.
• PC literacy.
• Organisational and planning skills.
• At least 2 years work experience within a similar environment.

If you are interested in this position please contact David Newsway on 01 6760505 or apply below

Please note due to the large volume of applications we are currently receiving, one of our consultants shall be in touch only if your application is suitable and matches the experience required.

We at Quest are a Team of experienced and professional Financial Recruiters who are solely dedicated to recruiting for the Financial Services Industry.
 
Through our reputation, in-depth sector knowledge and impeccable standards of conduct and confidentiality we have developed professional relationships with Financial World Leaders located throughout Ireland, Luxembourg, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Our experienced Funds Team offer a personalised service and will listen closely to what you want – your career goals and motivations.
 
We endeavour to effectively and efficiently maximise your job requirements perfectly with the role, company fit, culture and overall remuneration package.