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Alternative Administration: Team Leader (Prescient Fund Services)

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Head of Alternative Administration

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Westlake, Tokai

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Prescient Fund Services
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This is a key position in the Alternative Administration team, for a Team Leader to manage a team of Fund accountants who are tasked to provide end to end, fund administration services to Alternative Products, across the Regulated Hedge fund offering.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • As a Team Leader, you will take on a people leadership and review function with specific duties including: 
    • To supervise the team and their allocation of funds including any reallocations of current and new funds (part of the active production schedule management process on an ongoing basis).
    • To review daily valuations before release to the Fund Manager and Clients.
    • To release payments as presented for signoff and release.
    • To mentor, train and coach fund accountants in the team.
    • To perform, supervise and allocate additional functions, like authorisation of payments, audit liaising, preparation, queries, distributions, and projects.
  • To assist in managing key functions and relationships with the Regulated Hedge Fund Space client base. 
  • Incorporate the daily Hedge Fund model into ISAE3402 environment / documentation of controls.
  • Adherence to strict daily deliverable timelines.
  • Implement measures to reduce risks and errors in the Fund Accounting teams (including incident reporting feedback sessions).
  • To liaise with internal stakeholders for queries, projects and requests – included and not limited to
  • Prescient departments and teams, Prescient Finance, IT, Compliance and Internal Audit functions, ensuring all requests are resolved; and control objectives and changes are properly communicated and dealt with by the Operational Teams.
  • Provide client service and delivery to all Private Equity clients. You will need to liaise with external stakeholders and clients for queries, projects, and requests. 
  • Interact and collaborate with the internal Implementation team in relation to onboarding new funds into the Production Teams and dealing with new requests, regulatory changes and client build requests.
  • To assist in rolling out the Prescient Fund Services strategy to the teams in collaboration with the Head of Alternative Administration. 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • Previous experience in leading a team of fund accountants in a Fund Services environment where your focus has been on daily priced funds is essential. As this role covers private equity funds experience in daily priced funds is essential. 
  • A solid understanding of the Regulated CIS landscape is required. 
  • Experience in managing daily priced funds required.
  • Excellent and proven client engagement skills.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • BCom / Honours (Accounting) is required. Any post graduate accounting studies are preferred. 
  • Previous experience of working with a Fund Administration accounting system essential. 
  • Excellent Excel skills. 

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Ownership driven, take responsibilities for a variety of tasks. 
  • Positive, proactive team player. 
  • Analytical thinker with problem solving skills.
  • Honesty, integrity, and mutual respect for co-workers.
  • Reliable and trustworthy. 
  • Strong client focus and solution orientation. 
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

WHY THIS ROLE?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team of Alternative Administration specialists and play a key role in leading a team of fund accountants with a specific focus in the private equity fund environment. This role offers great exposure and challenge. 

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