Senior Fund Accountant,
Funds

The purpose of the role is to ensure all client accounting tasks for Hawksford Funds client’s are completed while utilising information provided by the accounting and administration teams.

Moka - Mauritius

Join the Hawksford team
Summary:

You will be involved in the client accounting tasks for Hawksford Funds client’s utilising information provided by the accounting and administration teams. All accounting work is expected to be completed accurately and in line with the underlying transactions utilising the relevant policies and procedures.


Principal Accountabilities: 

  • Financial Statement preparation in accordance with general accepted accounting practice (mainly UK GAAP / IFRS) and associated lead schedules. May develop into review of financial statements
  • Period end (monthly, quarterly, yearly, ad-hoc) closing process including prepayments and accruals posting, interest calculations, amortization adjustments, valuation adjustments, and FX revaluations
  • Preparation of monthly / quarterly reporting packs including trial balances, nominal ledgers, income statements, balance sheets, investment schedule, and commitment schedules
  • Investor Capital Account preparation
  • Investor call and distribution notice preparation
  • Completion of complex Bookkeeping transactions based on supporting documentation provided by the administration team and review of the entity bookkeeping
  • Achieve financial and/or utilisation targets as determined by management


The type of person we are looking for: 
  • Holds a professional accounting qualification in ACA or ACCA or equivalent.
  • Prior fund accounting and financial reporting with at least 4 years relevant experience.
  • Excellent working knowledge of a Fund Accounting platforms, preferably eFront, and Excel.
  • Knowledge of close-ended/ open-ended Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate, etc...
  • Exposure to Jersey & Singapore Entities.
  • Experience building a strong rapport with colleagues and clients.
  • Proven experience understanding and following business processes and checklists.
  • Highly proficient in English (listening, speaking, and writing). 
  • Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet tight deadlines. 
  • Strong organisational and analytical skills. 
  • High integrity and trustworthiness.