Senior Fund Financial Reporting Accountant

We are looking for an experienced accountant to join our growing team.

Margetts are Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) to a range of UK UCITS and NURS Collective Investment Schemes. An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Fund Accountant to join a small team of Fund Financial Reporting Accountants. The ideal candidate will be able to work in fast-paced environment and to deliver high quality work against tight timescale.

As Senior Fund Accountant Your Remit Will Include:

• Production and publication of Scheme Reports and Accounts in line with IA SORP and other regulatory requirements.
• Calculation of Distribution rates for the Schemes.
• Complete and validate CT600 /CT61 tax returns for Schemes.
• Liaising with auditors for annual Scheme audits on a regular basis.
• Completion of Tax Market Documentation.
• Setup of new funds with the Custodian and market opening.
• Understanding regulatory requirements affecting the role specifically and financial services in general.
• Take ownership for all issues; ensuring they are resolved or escalated through relevant channels in a timely manner. Follow the progress/ resolution of escalated issues.
• Assist in instilling a continuous process improvement approach in the team.
• Assist other teams within the company with accounting related queries.
• Coaching/mentoring of junior colleagues.
• Participation in report writing for quarterly governance cycle and production and monitoring of team KPIs.
• Participation in working groups and/or committees.
• Identify and implement improvements to the reporting environment to shorten reporting periods.
• Support and build strong relationships with all key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be logical and numerate and will take great pride in the accuracy and quality of their work whilst being prepared to learn and develop. An enthusiasm for working with numbers involving complex investigation and problem solving is a must. Prioritisation of workload and the ability to meet deadlines are key to the role.

Your profile:

• Ideally qualified: ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent with minimum of 18 months fund accountant or financial services auditing experience
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
• High level analytical skills
• High level attention to detail
• Proactive
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong inter-personal, team-working and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Working knowledge of accounting for financial instruments

Following completion of probationary period, the successful candidate will be offered discretionary bonuses, company employee-matched pension contributions, death in service benefit and private healthcare.

The company supports a policy of continued professional development and relevant qualifications.

The Company

The company is an Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) to several ranges of regulated retail funds totalling c. £9Bn. The funds managed include multi-manager, direct equity, mixed investments, derivatives and property.

An ACD is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to establish and manage Collective Investment Schemes (Funds).

The responsibilities of an ACD include maintaining a register of investors, including the settlement of client money, arranging safe custody and valuing the assets held by funds in order to create buying and selling prices of the funds. Margetts focusses on retail investors and also provides fund management to several ranges of Multi Manager funds.

Company Values

We will add value

This essentially means that we will offer services and products which we believe will add value in excess of the charges we levy. We will think from the perspective of our clients and put ourselves ‘in their shoes’ when designing, changing and discontinuing products and services.

We will be kind

We will, at times, have a considerable advantage over competitors, suppliers, clients and other categories of organisations or people. These advantages may take the form of knowledge, financial backing and access to professional resources such as legal or accountancy services. Despite any advantage we may have, we will seek the fairest course of action and resolution to any situation, not the remedy which most benefits Margetts.

We will fight for what is right

We will apply our resources to correct injustice which we identify that affects our clients or the fair and efficient operation of markets in which we operate, even if this action is not in our commercial interests provided it does not expose the firm to unnecessary significant risk.

We will be smart

We will invest in our people and our business in order to continue to adapt and improve our services. This will include training and developing our staff and Directors, learning and implementing new technologies, applying new ideas and being aware of our competition and regulatory requirements.

We will enjoy what we do

We will encourage each other, recognise and celebrate our achievements. If we enjoy what we do, we are more likely to perform our duties to a higher standard.