Private Equity Associate

Your Role:

• Maintaining books and records and calculating fund Net Asset Values.
• Reviewing and/or preparing financial statements and associated reports, including performance metrics.
• Reviewing and/or calculating carried interest/performance/incentive fees.
• Reviewing and/or preparing calculations and investor allocations for capital calls, distributions, and equalizations;
• Coordinating and/or processing payments and other transactions.
• Supervising junior staff, reviewing and signing off on work performed.
• Acting as a primary day-to-day contact with clients and other fund participants.
• Working closely with the Investor Relations team to respond to investor queries and to disseminate capital activity and other investor notices.
• Monitoring Senior/Fund Accountants progression and identifying areas for training and development;
• Assisting the Assistant Vice President to coordinate team to meet recurring and ad-hoc client deliverables, including year-end process with respect to audit timelines, financial statement preparation, regulatory filings, tax services, etc.;
• Participating in projects that may be defined from time to time in connection with the continuing expansion and evolution of the business;
• Identifying and escalating any material issues affecting service delivery to the Assistant Vice President;
• Any other functions required as part of the business of the Company, and reporting to the Assistant Vice President.

About You:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting
• Professional accounting qualification CA, CPA, ACCA or similar
• Minimum of 2.5 5 years experience in accounting for the financial services sector, particularly Private Equity, Asset Management or Fund Administration.

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• Experienced in reviewing and preparing general ledger and financial statements.
• Established knowledge in relation to accounting and consolidations under IFRS.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English (both verbal and written).
• Motivated, bright and diligent individual who is driven to meet deadlines.
• A team player who is able to manage individual responsibilities.
• Sound judgment, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• User experience with enterprise accounting system(s).