About the Company

We are a leader in the Fund Administration space with service centres including Luxembourg, Dublin, New York and Milwaukee and presently service multiple fund structures and investment strategies across several domiciles. Our innovative technology, coupled with a talented and motivated workforce allows us to deliver a superior service to our clients. We are committed to our services being of the highest quality and are continuously improving our technologies and processes, offering challenging, dynamic roles with excellent career prospects. We have established a Professional of the Financial Sector (“PFS”) in Luxembourg and have commenced operations in November 2020. US Bank Global Fund Services Luxembourg S.a.r.l, (the “Company”) has been authorised by the Commission de Surveillance de Secteur Financier’s (“CSSF”) to be licensed as a PFS offering fund administration, transfer agency, client communication and domiciliary agent activities to Luxembourg domiciled alternative investment fund structures and their SPVs.

About the Role

As a Fund Accountant you will join the daily fund accounting operations team supporting a group of clients and seeking to maintain strong client relationships. You will be responsible for ensuring that reconciliations, workflows and NAV calculations are performed, reviewed and signed off in accordance with existing procedures. You will be client focused, with the consistent delivery of a high quality client experience being priority at all times.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an initial point of contact for a number of clients.
• Ensure all established fund accounting reconciliation and workflow based procedures and controls are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Work with wider team to ensure reconciliations / NAV’s are competed consistent with standard operating procedures.
• Ability to provide hands on cover for all funds within the team when required.
• Assist in the delivery of quarterly/other ad-hoc client reporting requirements.
• Assist in the timely delivery of annual year-end audit and financial reporting requirements.
• Attain working understanding of Private Equity/Debt, Hybrid and Alternatives portfolio investments, most common Luxembourg AIF fund structures and critically impacting the financials of the Fund and its entities under Lux GAAP/IFRS/US GAAP including any related tax considerations.

Qualifications

A minimum of University Degree in economics, in finance, in accounting, in banking or in business is required.

Required Skills

• Ideally 1-2 years work experience in a role with exposure to facets of data handling/ analysis, numeracy, accounting and finance
• Knowledge and/or experience in Lux GAAP and/or IFRS. US GAAP knowledge and experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge and/or experience of performance fee/waterfall calculations, capital calls and distributions preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Luxembourg SPV, holding companies and financing vehicles.
• Knowledge and/or fund accounting experience of Luxembourg UCITS funds.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Advent Geneva/World Investor or other leading AIF platforms is an advantage.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Luxembourg SPV, tax and trust environment preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English Language (both verbal and written) essential. Any additional language is considered an advantage.
• Individual who takes initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude with excellent problem solving skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Team player.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise work and manage time to maximise efficiency and to meet strict deadlines.