Corporate Accounting Manager (Fund Services)

Main Responsibilities 

The Corporate Accounting Manager would work as part of a team who are responsible for the planning and preparation of financial reports for a portfolio of SPVs ensuring reporting deadlines are met and the delivery of client accounting requirements follow Ocorians contractual obligations. As part of the management team you will be involved in strategic development and the training and development of the accounting team. 

This is a senior position typically requiring an ACA ACCA or equivalent qualified person with excellent technical knowledge and understanding of current accounting standards particularly IFRS and UK GAAP.  

Core Accounting 

• Review of day-to-day bookkeeping (to include but not limited to) expenses VAT accruals prepayments loan interest calculations investment and investor transactions such as movement in valuations provided by the client / Investment Manager 
• Review of quarterly management accounts comprising Statement of Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Position (showing Net Asset Value) Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with individual entity requirements 
• Review of annual financial statements and managing the relationship with auditors 
• Ensure that regulatory and statutory reporting requirements are met and that current accounting standards (UK GAAP or IFRS) and best practice principles are applied to the accounts production process and kept current as such standards and principles develop 

Stakeholder Management 

• Develop an understanding of clients including the nature of their transactions and reporting requirements and help maintain the client relationship 
• Develop and maintain a process to ensure the timely delivery of client accounting requirements in relation to financial reports and accounts  
• Lead client meetings involving accounting related matters 
• Liaise with clients auditors and other professional advisers to agree timetables for the production of accounts 

Other duties 

• Motivate staff maintain quality control measures and seek to constantly to improve departmental and individual performance 
• Ensure Ocorians policies and procedures are used and adhered to within the accounts team and contribute to the continuing development of those policies and procedures including for new entities 
• Contribute to the training development and performance appraisal of the accounts team by maintaining quality control measures and seeking to constantly improve departmental and individual performance 
• Facilitate clear communications throughout the team by (inter alia) weekly departmental meetings to review work in progress 
• Assist in the preparation of fee quotations for new business opportunities and meet with potential clients. 
• Review and release of client payments prepared by the Administration team 
• Any other such duties that might be reasonably required for this role 

Qualifications :

Knowledge skills and experience 

The role would suit a qualified accountant with relevant experience and the ability to demonstrate: 

• Solid and pragmatic accounting skills and technical accounting knowledge 
• Excellent presentational written and verbal communication skills 
• Meticulous attention to detail 
• Excellent organisational and planning skills including managing expectations and determining that which is important versus that which is urgent 
• Solid Excel Word and general IT skills 
• Professionalism and ability to win the respect of clients 
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team 
• Ability to interact with colleagues at all levels 
• The drive to make continuous improvements 
• Flexibility to adapt as the role develops 

Additional Information :

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC Clients are at the centre of our world and were committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS We aim high. We think and act globally seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE With a curious mindset we ask the right questions to get to the right solution for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL  We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.
  Equal Opportunities for Everyone

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Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time