UK Accounting & Reporting Professional

Job Description

Key duties and responsibilities Receipt of required data for the preparation of financial statements. Prepare and review financial statements for the UK Regulated funds adhering to the jurisdiction norms. Preparation of Financial statements of Hedge Funds, mainly in FRS/UK GAAP. Ensuring best practice are adopted and improving processes to gain efficiencies. Planning and organizing workload and helping prioritization of deliverable. Liaise with Auditors/Client/ Trustees on any challenges which occur in reporting process. Ensuring client enquiries are answered in accordance with Apex service standards on an ongoing basis. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and other requirements of the funds specifications. Benchmarking of production reports to best practices. Defining the timeline of financial statements preparation with clients and auditors. Receipt of required data for the preparation of financial statements. Calculation of Mid and Bid price for Portfolio. Reconciliation of Units creations and cancellations. Oversee/calculate TER/OCF calculations. Oversee Offshore reportable income calculations. Oversee/calculate Distribution calculation process. Qualification and Experience Professional qualification, MBA (Finance), Bachelor of Commerce or any course specialized in accounting. Experience in Financial Reporting. Accounting and Reporting Industry. Experience with Hedge funds is strongly preferred. Should have knowledge of accounting principles and procedures, familiarity with financial markets & instruments. Experience of Financial Reporting in FRS/UK GAAP is preferred. Skills Required Highly proficient in MS Excel and MS Word Strong accounting knowledge Strong knowledge in capital market and derivatives Strong written and verbal communication skills Leadership skills .