Fund Accountant

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House, MS, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Oversee accounting services for private equity clients, including NAVs, partner capital accounts, financial statements, performance fee and IRR calculations. Manage and develop a team, review deliverables, handle client service reviews, support onboarding, maintain systems and reporting templates, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve operational processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

The roles and responsibilities of the successful candidate are as follows:


1. INVESTOR SERVICES AND TRANSFER AGENCY

• Responsible for the timeous preparation of deliverables to ensure the administrator team has sufficient time to delivery all investor communication and reporting, in line with the agreed SLA’s and fund documentation

• Respond to and resolve investor queries, with the assistance of the team leader where needed

• Manage / facilitate investor transactions, such as capital calls and distributions Perform the accounting for investor related transactions


2. ACCOUNTING AND FUND OPERATION

• Obtain an in-depth understanding of the client’s fund documentation and requirements

• Assist with capturing fund payments on online banking platforms

• Perform the primary fund accounting functions for a portfolio of allocated funds. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Cash book processing & preparation of bank reconciliations

• Accounting for standard monthly/quarterly expense and income related journals in line with supporting documentation

• Calculation of performance fees, carried interest and equalization as required by fund documentation

• Collation and verification of information from 3rd parties

• Accounting for investment transactions, including but not limited to:

• Review of investment documentation and providing accounting guidance (where applicable)

• Loading deal static data onto the system

• Calculation of investment IRR

• Review investment valuations

• Accounting for investment related transactions

• Timely calculation and delivery of the fund NAV

• Take responsibility for the preparation and timely delivery of the agreed reporting pack for a portfolio of clients, within agreed timeframes together with any supporting schedules


3. ANNUAL AUDIT (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL)

• Share the support for the compilation of the annual financial statements, and any other required reports, in line accounting standards as applicable

• Preparation of the annual audit file for the auditors

• Take responsibility for managing the audit process on behalf of a portfolio of allocated clients, including, but not limited to:

• Setting up the audit timeline together with the auditors, other team members, the client and other stakeholders

• Facilitating any internal communication and collaboration between Maitland departments / jurisdictions

• Resolving any audit queries


4. CLIENT MANAGEMENT

• Perform, regular client operational calls for an allocated portfolio of clients and provide client feedback to management and the rest of the team

• Liaise and build relationships with other relevant internal teams to ensure a seamless delivery of services to our clients


5. REGULATORY

• Assist with regulatory and reporting requirements as they arise.


6. OTHER TASKS

• Any other ad hoc tasks as required

• Accurate time recording

• Completion of all trainings

• Collaborate on the timeous submission of billing

• Following of the Incident Report process


Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

Skills Required

  • Strong understanding of private equity fund structures, administration, and accounting
  • Sound knowledge of fund valuations and accounting standards, particularly IFRS and ILPA
  • Knowledge of fund services controls and procedures
  • Experience managing or supervising a team
  • Ability to work in a pressurized environment
  • Client management and professional communication skills
  • Hands-on management capability and ability to improve operations
  • Knowledge of back-office systems such as Investran, eFront, and Paxus

Apex Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Apex Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Apex Group.

  • Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are positioned as being tailored by country, with localized packages and perks that can differ by jurisdiction. Mobility options such as the JUMP program add a non-cash element that can increase the perceived total rewards value for those who can access it.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is described as including EAPs, mental-health workshops, mentoring support, and local lifestyle perks like gym or cycle-to-work schemes. These offerings broaden the benefits mix beyond purely financial rewards.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is described in at least one jurisdiction as including an employer match structure and an additional automatic contribution after tenure. This can strengthen the non-salary portion of total compensation where offered.

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The Company
7,423 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

We are a single-source financial solutions provider dedicated to driving positive change while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices around the world. Established in Bermuda in 2003, we have continually disrupted the industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in fund and asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. As a pioneering data and fintech-enabled company, we are a disruptor driving digital tools into fund and asset servicing. However, our vision to drive positive change extends beyond the industry. The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is our passionate commitment to empower sustainable change

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