Job Title : Manager - Fund Accounting, Pricing and Client Reporting

Salary : £open

To lead the Fund Accounting, Pricing & Client Reporting Team within the UK Funds Services business unit and to be the deputy for the Senior Manager . Key responsibility is to produce an accurate net asset value for the Unities funds and to provide accurate accounting records within the front office feeds/ouputs for the entire fund range. Elective controls and processes must be implemented and managed to maintain accurate records within the investment administration business. Business risks to be identified, managed and mitigated. All audit and regulatory requirements to be clearly satisfied an key service legal agreements met.

• Minimum 7 years Funds industry.
• Minimum 5 years managerial experience.
• Minimum 5 years in Funds Accounting/Pricing/Client reporting environment.financial markets experience (Custodian/Fund Manager/Broker)
• IMC or Accounting qualification desirable but not compulsory.
• Securities Institute IAQ preferably.
• Manage the accurate production of daily NAV’s for all Unitised funds. Ensuring consistency & accuracy. Meeting tight deadlines & SLA timings to clients & external 3rd parties.
• Manage the accurate preparation of accounting data to reporting requirements, ensuring consistency & accuracy.
• Co-ordinate production & review of client reporting packs, meeting tight delivery deadlines across different fund types – Unit trusts/OEIC’s, Seg & Hedge funds
• Review tax computations for Unitised funds.
• Ensure production of monthly trustee packs for capital & income.
• To produce and review monthly yield calculations.
• Complete UK tax reclaims forms & VAT returns.
• To produce Office of National Statistics returns for all authorized unit trusts each quarter.
• Ensure reconciliations are complete & outstanding items are investigated & cleared.
• To calculate notional dealing charges for dual priced funds and dilution levy for OEIC’s.
• Complete the calculation of SDRT exempt/non exempt calcs
• Adhere to all regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain detail and status of any issues/events.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of the various accounting policies for different fund types.
• Liaise with custodians/3rd Parties etc to obtain important information required for the client

Teamwork

• Ensure that the team is cross trained to provide support and flexibility to the FA/Pricing team & Client reporting Team.

  Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain productive contacts and relationships with Fund Managers and Custodians and 3rd Parties e.g Trustees, TPA’s.

  Over the next 12 months

• Familiarisation of entire architecture & flows for the Investment administration product & services
• Assist with development and build of operational processes pertinent to position.
• Put forward ideas on further automation & streamlined processes.
• Develop detailed processes & procedures.
• Incumbent will familiarize themselves with content of Service Level Agreements (SLA) between IA and Clients and IA and any 3rd Party.
• Help migrate new clients & services.
• Understand MultiFonds & gain exposure to the different operating models.

  Help formulate derivatives operating model.