The Client:

My client is a hugely successful, Melbourne based Fund Manager with some of the best performing funds in Australia. They have grown rapidly over the last ten years and have an extremely low turnover due to the effort that they put into ensuring that all staff feel empowered and are treated fairly and with respect.

This is a newly created role. Working in partnership with the Head of Fund Accounting you will manage the end-to-end investment accounting, tax, and distribution processes, ensuring seamless operation of the funds in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

The Role:

• Day to day management of fund accounting functions including review of unit pricing/NAV calculations and tax reporting.
• Calculation of fund-level expenses, management fees and performance fees.
• Ownership of the fund distribution calculations at year end and half year.
• Maintain tax governance policies and operations manuals, including the tax risk register.
• Review of financial statements and other fund reporting, including ownership of tax workings and notes in the financial statements.
• Managing relationships with auditors, trustees, administrators, and other external parties.
• Assist the Fund Operations team with the set up and take on of new Funds and other ad-hoc transformational projects.
• Focus on uplifting current practices and be willing to challenge the status quo to improve the overall efficiency of the Fund Accounting team.

Key Experience Required:

• CA/CPA qualified with strong experience within an asset management firm, superannuation fund or fund administrator.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Tax Accounting and Income Tax Returns, Fund Distributions and Financial Reporting.
• Deep experience in calculating unit prices/NAVs.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead team members and articulate complex issues to senior stakeholders in the business.
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills and a willingness to “think, question and challenge”.

If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact Julian Soames at Kaizen Recruitment on 0412 123 682 or apply via the attached link.

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