An exciting opportunity for a Fund Accounting Manager to join a Private Equity firm and manage the in house team focused on the review and sign off of Financial Statements & Valuations across their Funds suite
- Planning of the teams responsibilities throughout the year to ensure overall objectives department are met.
- Oversee and review the preparation of the quarterly Valuation schedule and input of the subsequent valuations by the team.
- Key escalation point for resolution of technical matters arising during normal activities.
- Present key updates to the firms Global Valuation Committee, and put decisions into action.
- Responsibility for the overall audit of valuations, coordinating other team members to ensure all audit activities proceed smoothly.
- Manage objectives, motivations and all training needs ensuring individual development & Conduct regular one to ones with team as well as formal semi-annual and annual appraisals.
- Support the team through ongoing transformation projects, helping pivot their role to be more analytical.
- Develop and sustain a culture of collaboration.
- Working with senior team members to coordinate workload in order to meet complex and competing priorities.
- Own team relationship with the third-party service providers (e.g. Third Party Administrators).
- Act as a first point of contact with other internal teams, managing the internal relationships.
- Guiding and collaborating with colleagues to achieve the objectives in a smooth and timely manner.
Experience Required
- Strong technical skills, with emphasis on Fund of Fund private markets / exposure to Valuation cycles within Fund Accounting
- Qualified ACCA/ACA (or equivalent) with Post Qualified Experience
- Experience Managing & leading teams of juniors - from both development & workload management
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong and open relationships
Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.