Lead the charge in maintaining precise accounting records for private equity assets, ensuring top-quality operations and client satisfaction in a dynamic financial environment.

As a Fund Servicing Associate within our Institutional Fund Accounting Services - Pension Utility Team, you will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of accurate accounting and securities records for private equity assets, ensuring adherence to prescribed controls in fund accounting processes. In this role, you will manage client queries and relationships, oversee UK/US pension funds, and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of asset valuations. You will identify and validate major value movers, liaise with global Fund Managers, and reconcile their accounting data with internal outputs. Additionally, you will manage a team responsible for processing client contributions and withdrawals, ensuring operational procedures are followed accurately and timely. With your strong background in banking or financial services, excellent analytical skills, and experience in people management, you will be committed to providing top-quality operations support.

Job responsibilities:

Maintain accurate accounting and securities records for each private equity asset, ensuring adherence to prescribed controls for fund accounting processes.Manage client queries and relationships with the support of the oversight team.Oversee UK/US-based pension funds by performing asset valuations and validations to ensure accuracy and timeliness.Ensure all valuations produced are correct and comprehensible.Identify major value movers and validate them through established procedures.Liaise with Fund Managers globally to reconcile their accounting data with internal outputs.Manage the team responsible for processing client contributions and withdrawals.Ensure adherence to operational procedures for accurate and timely task completion.Support supervisors in providing top-quality operations for the global business.Document procedures and identify additional control requirements, while providing training for new hires.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

Graduate or Post-graduate degreeDemonstrates meticulous attention to detailAbility to work effectively in a deadline-driven environmentClient-focused approachProactive in using initiative and readily questioningPossesses strong analytical and problem-solving skillsControl-oriented mindsetProficient in computer usageExhibits a positive, 'can do' attitudeExcellent written and spoken English communication skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

A minimum of 5 years of experience in the banking or financial services industry, or with an accounting firmExperience in an automated processing environmentStrong people management skills; with the ability to communicate effectively within a small teamSolid understanding of security types and their accounting treatmentAwareness of stock market practices and data vendor systems (e.g., Bloomberg)Knowledge of the processes involving a fund’s Custodian Bank and Investment ManagerFlexibility to support department projects and work overtime during peak production periods