Job Summary:
A leadership position responsible for driving operational excellence and team performance within the fund accounting department. This role manages a team of accounting professionals oversees complex client relationships and ensures delivery of highquality accounting services. The position focuses on people management strategic planning and operational efficiency while maintaining overall accountability for team performance and client satisfaction.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of fund accounting professionals
- Drive operational performance and quality standards
- Build and manage cluster and client relationships and service delivery
- Oversee resource allocation and capacity planning
- Direct implementation of strategic initiatives and process improvements
- Ensure regulatory compliance and risk management
- Establish and monitor team performance metrics
- Champion technology adoption and process optimization
Tasks:
- Conduct regular performance reviews and career development discussions
- Approve complex financial reports and client deliverables
- Manage escalated client issues and relationships
- Lead team meetings and performance improvement initiatives
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators
- Oversee workload distribution and resource allocation
- Review and approve staff scheduling and time management
- Lead client onboarding and transition projects
- Facilitate client review meetings and presentations
- Coordinate with other departments on service delivery
- Monitor compliance with policies and procedures
- Lead change management initiatives
- Review and approve team training plans
- Oversee system implementation and optimization
- Conduct regular service delivery reviews
- Perform other related duties as assigned for role and business needs
Qualifications :
Educational Background:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or a related field & ACCA Qualified or ACA would be an advantage
Professional Experience:
- 8 years of progressive experience in fund accounting
Skills and Key Behaviours:
- In addition to upholding our Group Values (Authentic Bold and Collaborative) the role holder will be
- expected to demonstrate the following:
- Strong understanding of fund accounting processes regulatory compliance and risk
- management frameworks
- Proficient in reviewing and approving complex financial reports and client deliverables
- Skilled in resource allocation capacity planning and workload distribution to meet client
- deadlines and deliverables
- Experienced in leading client onboarding system implementation and optimization projects
- Adept at establishing and monitoring key performance metrics to drive team performance and
- operational efficiency
- Expert in driving operational excellence and process improvements
- Proficient in managing escalated client issues and fostering longterm client relationships
- Skilled in coordinating crossdepartmental efforts to ensure seamless service delivery
- Strong focus on change management and adoption of technologydriven solutions
- Effective leader with exceptional people management skills including performance reviews
- career development discussions and team training
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration with clients cluster
- partners and internal stakeholders
- Resultsdriven proactive and detailoriented with a focus on operational efficiency and client
- satisfaction
- Adaptive and resourceful ensuring team alignment with strategic objectives and organizational
- goals
Additional Information :
At IQEQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime