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VISTRA · 1 day ago

Manager Fund Accounting

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Vistra is a company dedicated to helping clients achieve global progress by simplifying complex business challenges. The Manager Fund Accounting role involves managing financial reporting and technical accounting for clients while mentoring team members and ensuring high-quality customer service.

FinanceFinancial ServicesHedge Funds

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate delivery of the financial reporting and technical accounting requirements of a wide range of clients and the management of such client relationship, with a particular focus on the mentoring direct report(s) and providing the highest quality of customer service

Working within a team on all aspects of accounting and reporting to ensure the team and client servicing aspects are run efficiently

Act as higher authority on day-to-day accounting queries and as 4-eyes signatory on accounting matters, ensuring that Company policy and professional guidance are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contact

Supervise and control the accurate, efficient and timely delivery of all valuations, capital accounts, quarterly statements, annual financial statements, investor reports and any other (ad-hoc) reports together with supporting schedules and/or working paper in line with the fund documentation and accounting standards

Key person for all client contact (including client’s investors and other key stakeholders)

Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to accounting reporting requirements

Ensure that client expectations are managed effectively and to agreed best practice, regulatory and statutory deadlines

Be able to provide sound, quality and technical guidance to clients

Monitor WIP against agreed budgets and report variance

Establish, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with both internal, cross jurisdictional and external contacts including auditors and third parties

Identify revenue generating activities on existing portfolio

Support the leadership team with client meetings, new business pitches and new business proposals

Dealing with investor queries and the delivery of investor statements to include quarterly distributions and NAV production

Assist with training, supervision and management of direct reports as well as other junior members of the team

Maintain diary task lists and ensure tasks are cleared on a timely basis

Have an excellent understanding of your portfolio

Execute our client service offering, ensure excellent service levels and escalate delivery issues to senior management, provide initial solutions to challenges

Own relationships with other providers in the industry, including auditors and law firms

Ownership of client requests, ensure all requests are complete in line with client expectations

Meet with key clients on a regular basis to maintain and nurture relationships

Support automation as part of client solutions

Promote system optimisation to assist in enhancing our service offering

Work effectively with the relevant accounting team

Involvement in operational improvement projects

Demonstrate professional scepticism on a day to day basis

Own and manage risk on a day to day basis for client relationships in line with the 3 lines of defence model with applicable guidance from senior management and escalate issues in a timely manner as appropriate

Instil an environment of full compliance to policies & procedures

Review CDD to ensure all documented in line with polices and procedures

Monitor action points and ensure completion of these in a timely manner

Work effectively and collaborate with our compliance team

Ensure that all client fees are issued in line with contracts and collected on a timely basis

Work effectively and collaborate with our finance team

Provide feedback in a timely manner

Have regular 1-2-1s with your direct report(s)

Tailor and provide development plan

Mentor

Share experience

Prioritise and delegate work efficiently through your direct report(s)

Ensure that OKRs are done in line with key milestones

Set SMART objectives

Promote and encourage strong teamwork

Support senior management and promote Vistra values

Know your market and keep up to date with news, insights and trends

Work with the new business team, to ensure a timely and cost effective onboarding

Ongoing identification of own skill and knowledge requirements

Identify and attend relevant training and development programmes

Maintain evidence of continuing professional development to comply with JFSC requirements and the hours required by membership of your professional organisation

Qualification

Technical accounting knowledgeInvestran experienceFinancial services experienceIT systemsInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsCan-do attitudeLawsMentoringTeamworkDecision makingFlexibility