Senior Associate Fund Accountant

Our organization is seeking a seasoned Fund Accountant to join our Operations team in Sydney.

This is an exceptional opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting the day-to-day operations and reporting for private credit funds, while collaborating with a knowledgeable and supportive network of professionals. As a Senior Associate Private Credit Fund Accountant, you will oversee daily cash forecasting by monitoring investment activities, managing fund expenses, and ensuring liquidity requirements are met in line with fund documentation.

You will manage the capital call and distribution processes by reviewing schedules and notices prepared by third-party administrators to guarantee accuracy and timeliness. Additionally, you will supervise credit and leverage facility operations including drawdown, repayment, payment processing, and covenant reporting to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

Your responsibilities will also include reviewing quarterly NAV reporting packages along with supporting schedules from third-party administrators to ensure precise fund valuations. You will approve investor statements by conducting thorough reviews of all relevant documentation before dissemination.

You will coordinate annual financial statement preparation including supporting schedules to meet audit requirements and regulatory deadlines. Furthermore, you will calculate management fees and performance fees accurately using established methodologies while maintaining transparency for stakeholders.

• Oversee daily cash forecasting and ensure liquidity requirements are met
• Manage capital call and distribution processes
• Supervise credit and leverage facility operations
• Review quarterly NAV reporting packages
• Approve investor statements
• Coordinate annual financial statement preparation
• Calculate management fees and performance fees
• Monitor fund performance metrics

To be successful in this role, you will require accounting qualifications as it underpins your ability to manage complex fund accounting tasks effectively. At least five years' experience in financial services is essential, ensuring you bring proven expertise in handling similar responsibilities within reputable organizations.

Recent hands-on experience covering closed-end or open-end funds/private credit fund accounting/administration/audit demonstrates your readiness for this specialized role. Prior exposure to fund management functions such as fund accounting or administration or audit equips you with practical insights into operational challenges faced by funds.

Experience in multi-currency reporting environments along with hedging strategy implementation showcases your adaptability across diverse portfolios. A track record of supporting new fund launches highlights your capacity for managing change within fast-evolving business units.

Attention to detail while functioning within global processes enables you to maintain high standards of accuracy even under pressure. An analytical mindset combined with keen problem-solving skills allows you to identify issues quickly and implement effective solutions collaboratively.

Good grasp of operational risks controls ensures that you can contribute meaningfully towards risk mitigation efforts within the team. Ability to multitask prioritize effectively meet deadlines reflects your dependability when managing competing demands from multiple stakeholders.

Effective communication skills both written and verbal facilitate smooth interactions across teams, clients, service providers, auditors alike. Familiarity with Aladdin preferred but not essential; prior experience across other Fund Accounting software platforms is highly regarded.

Excellent Power BI Excel skills empower you to analyse data efficiently and generate insightful reports for decision-making purposes.