Assistant Vice President - Fund Accounting

About Waystone

Waystone is a leading asset-servicing solutions provider of institutional governance, administration, risk and compliance services to financial institutions. With over 25 years’ experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone helps our clients structure, operate and grow through our expertise, innovation and digitisation, backed by the operational scale to support global expansion

Summary: Reporting to the Vice President, the Assistant Vice President - Fund Accounting will be an integral part of the team’s success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The roles consist of managing a small number of client relationships, ensuring superior client service and the delivery of accurate information in a timely fashion. The Assistant Vice President - Fund Accounting will have responsibility for their clients’ portfolios from start to finish. This will include (but is not limited to) the following:

• Processing of trades, cash, income and expenses on a daily basis
• Daily Cash & Position reconciliations
• Review and calculation of Net Asset Values in line with clients’ requirements.
• Preparation of financial statements, supporting information and tax schedules in relation with the year-end audit.
• Review and processing of expense payments
• Client Relationship: Point-of-contact for multiple clients (internal and external) at a daily operational level
• Liaising with investment managers, brokers & custodians daily where issues arise with regards the day-to-day running of the fund

REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

• 5 years’ experience in Fund Accounting, preferably in Hedge
• Minimum 2 years’ previous managerial experience
• Financial Reporting experience an advantage

Education:

• A university degree (B.A./ B.Sc./ M.B.A.) in Business (preferably specializing in accountancy or another financial-related discipline).