Fund Administrator – Fund Accounting***3 month FTC
Location: Dundalk
Department: Fund Accounting
Grade: Fund Administrator
Reporting to: Assistant Vice President (AVP)
Company
SMT Fund Services (Ireland) Limited is one of the companies that form SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services and is wholly owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, one of the largest financial services groups in Japan.
SMT Fund Services (Ireland) Limited provides fund administration services to a wide variety of investment products covering all alternative and regulated products. Our service covers all the constituent parts required to independently produce a fund's dealing or indicative net asset value (NAV) on a monthly, weekly or daily basis.
Department
The Fund Accounting team prepare financial statements for a wide range of investment funds, including hedge funds. The team liaise with the funds' external auditors to co-ordinate annual audits and file approved financial statements (including interim) with the requisite authorities. The Fund Accounting team also prepare certain statistical and regulatory financial returns for funds and report as required.
Role Overview
The Fund Accountant of the Fund Accounting team will prepare financial statements and coordinate the audit process for their specific clients. They are also responsible for the preparation of ad hoc regulatory reporting.
Core Responsibilities
* The role will involve preparation of financial statements for a wide range of investment funds, including hedge funds
* Liaison with the Funds' external auditors to completion of each Fund's annual audit
* Filing of approved financial statements with requisite authorities
* Preparation of certain statistical and regulatory financial returns for funds
* Other regulatory and client reporting as required
* Liaising with Investment managers in relation to interim and year end audits
* Liaising with Company Secretary where necessary
* Maintain and develop allocated client relationships with the related AVP
Key Requirements
* 1-2 years' experience in a similar role within the funds industry
* Accounting skills and knowledge, specifically for investment instruments
* Ability to work on own initiative to meet strict deadlines
* High degree of communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of contacts, including clients, auditors, other third parties and internal staff at all levels
* Exposure to the Fund's industry, including knowledge of Irish GAAP, IAS or US GAAP, UK SORP, Central Bank and CIMA regulations and Irish Stock Exchange regulations applying to financials statements. Also exposure to multi-class funds and performance fee equalisation procedures would be beneficial
* Ability to fit-into a close knit team, with an emphasis on openness and communication
* The ability to following training and instructions diligently, and show the willingness to learn
* A mature approach to the working relationship, and someone that a team can rely on
* An outgoing personality that can deal with working in an open office environment and with people at all levels of management
Desirable Key Requirements
* Advanced PC skills
* Hands-on department training
Competencies
* Attention to detail
* Interpersonal Skills
* Organisation
* Proactive
* Team player