Investment Trust Accountant

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT

The Investment Trust Accounting (ITA) Department exists to provide the timely and accurate production of all management and financial accounts information for the assigned Investment Trust Clients

This support includes:

Any ad hoc requests from clients which will be billed as appropriate.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for the timely and accurate production of all management and financial accounts information for the assigned Investment Trust Clients. Also support the team leader with the management of team members including development and performance. Understand and ensure compliance with the Company's Control Framework (AAF) within the department.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

- To meet client KPIs and service delivery commitments
- To review and sign-off of team deliverables including but not limited to:
- Daily and Monthly Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations
- Client payments
- Monthly checks and management accounts
- Management fee calculations
- Performance fee calculations
- Accrual calculations
- Statutory accounts
- Board papers including revenue estimates
- Other ad hoc information for fund managers, boards and others as required.
- VAT Returns
- ONS Returns
- Timely completion of internal team management information
- Participate in client and internal change activity as required ensuring no detrimental impact to client service delivery

CLIENT FOCUS

- Day to day production contact with Clients, Auditors, Custodians and other departments Ensure understanding and compliance with client SLAs and internal delivery deadlines
- Review/assistance in planning and preparation of interim and final financial statements (including tax computations)

RISK AND CONTROL

- Assess team processes to improve efficiency, control and to reduce risk
- Timely completion and control of all team information including group in-box
- Support Head of Department, Manager and Team Leaders in ensuring that all significant activities are documented within procedures, kept up-to-date and recorded on the procedures database.
- Support both Manager and Team Leader in ensuring all checklists utilised in review and sign off clearly document controls and are kept up-to-date.
- Understanding and compliance with Company's Internal Control Framework, including documentation of control incidents, ensuring that preventative actions are communicated and Embedded.
- Support training and development of team members.
- Timely escalation of any issues to Team Leader.
- Corrective and preventative action if deadlines/quality standards are at risk.
- Maintaining training and continuing competency (T&C) .

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Advanced numerical skills and accounting knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements affecting ITCs
- Solid problem solving skills
- Time management and planning skills
- Excellent computer literacy including spreadsheet skills
- Being responsible, reliable and accountable

Sthree UK is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.