Fund Accountant, Financial Reporting, SORP

Principal Responsibilities

- To produce UT, OEIC, and CIF interim and final report and accounts, including sign-off of distribution rates and proofing of SORP accounts to the required standard. Other related processes also fall within this role.
- Take the necessary corrective and preventative actions to ensure all deadlines and quality standards are met.
- Communicate professionally & effectively with other Departments, Trustees/Depositaries, Custodians, Auditors, and Clients (the Fund Management Companies to which we provide a service), ensuring that they are more than satisfied at all times.
- Continually assess processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk or cost, as well as to increase job satisfaction. Likewise to work with other areas

Skills/Experience

- Proven knowledge and experience in a financial services environment including Unit Trust, OEICs and/or Investment Trusts' report & accounts production.
- As an absolute minimum the job holder should have passed the required FCA Traininghowever, additional qualifications are expected.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Able to work under pressure to achieve the timetabled deadlines for delivery to our clients.
- Computer literacy (including strong spreadsheet skills with Excel).
- An awareness of the FCA regulations pertaining to Unit Trusts and Open Ended Investment Companies (OEICs) ie COLL, the 2010 SORP and key changes in the updated 2014 SORP.

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