Lead Financial Reporting Analyst

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What is the team responsible for?

The Fund Operations and Reporting Group is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process for private equity and real estate funds. This includes preparing and reviewing financial statements, ensuring compliance with department procedures and regulatory requirements, and acting as the first point of contact for Portfolio Manager, Relationship Manager, and Investors. The group works closely with external auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure that the fund's financial reporting is compliant with local GAAP requirements and industry guidelines.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Lead Financial Reporting Analyst?

• Analyzes and/or reviews daily, monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements/reports of certain private funds and other reporting documents provided to regulators, internal and external customers for accuracy and compliance with GAAP,

• Organizes the routine elements of the year-end audit process and work with external auditors and third-party vendor to resolve issues with funds. As the primary contact, the Lead Fund Analyst coordinates with stake holders for preparation and timing of the Audit, responding to enquiries and bridging the communication gap between external auditors, third party vendors and internal groups during the audit process. Support the Manager on strategic or critical audit issues,

• Provides customer service to clients (e.g. fund managers, sales and marketing, performance and risk, fund boards or other governance bodies) including answering ad hoc queries and working with managers on special assignments for clients (e.g. additional client reporting for their regulator or Board Papers). Acts as a key point of contact with other FTS Business units to provide client service support,

• Cash management: Monitor invoices, capital call and distributions from investments and proactively action any capital calls or distributions to investors in order for the Funds to meet their obligations,

• Responsible for expense control for designated funds. This includes oversight of the payment processes, ensuring expense accruals are consistent with budget estimates, expense cap compliance, budgetary reporting which is prepared for Manager/Director review and for onward reporting to clients,

• Prepare and/or review complex fund calculations for distributions, capital calls, performance fees, carried interest allocations, partners allocations, management fees and/or supporting tax reports,

• Industry and/or client requirements. Analyzes and/or reviews complex supporting schedules and reconciliations required for completion of the funds various reporting requirements. This includes reviewing work completed by third party vendors. Assist in the planning and the co-ordination of all reporting to ensure that internal, regulatory and client deadlines are met,

• Is responsible for preparing a range of investor reports, requiring a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy and high-quality reporting,

• Projects: Proactively identify potential improvements in work processes and client service, working closely with Manager to implement these. Participates in departmental/divisional projects, taking a lead on less complex work or participating in a wider more complex initiative. These could include, new product launches, regulatory initiatives, and inter-departmental projects.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

• Has 3-5 years related experience

• Private Equity and Real Estate experience

• Lux GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

• Chartered Accountant - ACCA (Preferred)

• Knowledge of Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Teams