Manager

• Lead and support the oversight and delivery of the monthly/quarterly financial, investor and regulatory reporting.
• Oversight and high-level knowledge over number of different strategies / assets classes.
• Support the annual financial statement review and management of the audit process including teams delivery in line with KPIs.
• Interaction with the Fund Administrators to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial and investor reporting and insights from wider team taken into consideration.
• Lead/Support designated Fund cash and liquidity management, including bridge facilities, treasury positions and counterparty exposure.
• Review of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Review of invoices in adherence with clients firm wide and Fund specific policies.
• Support the end-to-end payment process of invoices including recharge costs to the Fund.
• Support in capital activities (capital calls and distributions) with shadow calculations and first review of related information (calculations, notices, ILPA templates) produced by Fund Administrators.
• Assist in monitoring the compliance of the Fund LPA and side letter agreements.
• Support the development of processes and controls in India COE.
• Support the formal documentation of technical matters and judgements about complex accounting matters, including broader fund matters which impact the Funds financial records.
• Support the review of performance fee calculations.
• Support in formulating responses in relation to investor queries (external) and internal Investor Relations Team.
• Support in review and understanding the detail behind the investment valuations and other valuation information for suitability for financial reporting.
• Support management of the complexity of the fund structures and governing documents such that the operations reflect the intended tax planning; and
• Back-up and cover will also need to be provided to other functional support areas within Operations or to other team members on an ad-hoc basis.

Group Reporting:

• Final Review /Shadowing of Management Fees and subsequent reporting to clients Group Finance function.
• Lead the reporting of AUM/FUM information to clients Group Finance function; and
• Lead workstream in relation to gathering other ad hoc data requests from PLC Group Finance.
• Administrator Oversight, Systems and Process Management:
• Lead Fund Administrator assessments and feedback including monitoring administrator delivery against SLAs and KPIs.
• Lead workstream with clients Operations teams to ensure that the deals are correctly recorded in clients in-house systems and take responsibility for maintaining the integrity of data; and
• Take a lead in ensuring that adequate process documentation and control for your areas of responsibility.

Projects:

• Lead ad-hoc projects for continuous improvement to the Fund Accounting operating model and for the overall betterment of the function.
• People management:
• Responsible for overseeing a team of up to 6 Fund Accountants to provide direction, guidance, and review.
• Responsible for the training and development of team; including timely performance and 1:1 reviews and training requirements.
• COE Specific Responsibilities:
• Lead efficiency initiatives and act as the main point of contact for developing transformation ideas from India.

Key Requirements/ Qualifications

You will have demonstrable experience of:

CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, or masters degree in finance / accounting / business with at least 10+ PQE in either Fund Administration, Private Equity & Venture Capital and/ or accounting experience gained in an Asset Manager or Fund Administrator.

Proven experience in Private Equity /Alternative Asset Industry of 7+ years.

Strong knowledge of private fund structures (Debt and/or equity) and reporting requirements.

Advanced Excel skills; including financial modelling and PowerPoint.

Ability to meet deadlines; solve problems with strong analytical skills with detail orientation.