Fund Accounting AVP - PE Operations

Fund Accounting AVP - PE Operations

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locations: Dubai, Burj Daman Office Tower

time type: Full time

posted on: Posted 29 Days Ago

job requisition id: JR-0006717

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

Fund Accounting AVP - PE Operations

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be part of the Apex Fund Administration service offering, performing and providing Fund Administration services to Private Equity funds. The applicant will be expected to be proactive and independent in execution of client service delivery. The principal responsibility for the position is the coordination and management of all administration functions relating to a specific group of clients.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Manage production of client quarterly and annual reporting and related accounting activities;
2. Perform reviews of client quarterly and annual reporting and related accounting activities;
3. Ensure reporting deliverables are produced and reviewed to a high standard and delivered in a timely manner;
4. Ensure reporting deliverables are produced in line with the appropriate accounting standards, fund documentation, local regulations, policies and procedures;
5. Review of annual financial statements;
6. Oversee clients’ audit process;
7. Calculation and processing of fund capital calls and distributions;
8. Build excellent working relationships with clients;
9. Ensure all work undertaken complies with the client’s documentation, relevant regulatory requirements and anti-money laundering regulations;
10. Review and recommend changes to client deliverable processes;
11. Review, recommend and implement agreed changes to accounting procedures;
12. Keep up to date with changes to accounting standards and regulatory requirements;
13. Follow Company procedure at all times;
14. Collaborate with team members to ensure timely completion of deliverables;
15. Provide cover to team members if required;
16. Manage the set-up process of the accounting functions for new funds;
17. Perform investor AML-related risk assessments and due diligence checks;
18. Ensure regulatory and tax filings are completed on time;
19. Act in accordance with the Apex Code of Conduct;
20. Deliver the Apex Client Charter.

Skills Required:

1. Has relevant experience of 5-8 years in a similar role incorporating the above functions;
2. Has knowledge of Private Equity fund structures and the fund administration industry;
3. Understands Regulatory requirements of Private Equity funds;
4. Knowledge of e-Front / Yardi Voyager preferred;
5. Has professional degree in accounting or finance;
6. Quick to grasp and implement knowledge;
7. Has strong MS office skills including Word, Excel, Powerpoint;
8. Possess excellent interpersonal and written communications skills;
9. Be a proactive team player with a positive attitude towards problem resolution with strong attention to detail;
10. Has ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
11. Has ability to multi-task and manage projects.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

Our Story

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset servicing industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech-enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Working at Apex

Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own.

When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues, and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.