SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role located in Luxembourg for a Senior Consultant in Accounting. As a Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for providing expert Fund Accounting tasks, supervise the work of other junior team members, and provide recommendations when appropriate at clients offices. You will collaborate with other teams to develop solutions and ensure that clients accounts are satisfactory covered on a daily basis.
Daily Responsibilities
- Calculation of Net Asset Valuations (NAV) of assigned Funds adhering to specified deadlines
- Understand complex fund structures and accounting principles related to alternative asset classes like real estate, private equity, private debt investment vehicles.
- Maintaining general ledgers for a portfolio of allocated clients in both Private Equity and Real Estate (PERE) Funds
- Control the consistency of the valuation received and used for underlying assets.
- Timely and accurate processing / reconciling of all fund transactions.
- Participate in regulatory reporting as required.
- Preparation of financial statements and participation in audit requests.
- Monitor the pre-requisite tasks for daily NAV production process such as Corporate Action, Trade Capture, and Reconciliation
- Invoice processing and monitoring of cash movements
- Review and analysis of NAV calculated by third parties service providers.
- Responsible for preparing reporting under relevant GAAP (LUXGAAP, IFRS or USGAAP)
- Responsible for the completion of annual and interim audit requests both from internal and external parties.
Your Profile
- A minimum of Bachelor’s or Master Degree in accounting, finance, economics or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
- Banking and financial services experience is required
- Demonstrated excellent, in-dept, and hands-on knowledge of accounting software and processes preferably in a multi-currency, multi-entity environment.
- Fluency in English. German or French is an advantage
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude with an adaptable and collaborative style.
- Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels of the organization.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, advanced excel formulas, graphs, etc.).
- Proficiency with MS office Suite
- Excellent project management skills, including planning, organizing, and resource allocation
- Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is beneficial
- Excellent ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in English; knowledge of French or German is beneficial
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team to meet client deadlines and deliverables