Job Description:

Our client, a leading asset servicing firm in Edinburgh are looking for a Fund Accountant AVP. This managerial position has responsibility for managing the day to day Fund Accounting administration service ensuring that all deliverables are produced and dispatched on time and in accordance with client service level agreements and agreed quality standards.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Fund Administration experience essential, preferably at a large financial institution
• Demonstrate good understanding of basic accounting principles
• Ability to manage day to day workflow of a pricing team
• Staff Management Skills

Core Responsibilities:

• You will act as a senior escalation point within the team for all internal stakeholder and Client related queries and is expected to take ownership or delegate as appropriate.

• The Assistant Vice President (AVP) will manage the accounting delivery process ensuring that all deliverables are quality controlled and dispatched on time, in accordance with client service level agreements.
• Key management priorities include:

• Cash and Stock escalation
• NAV production and disemincation oversight
• Reporting oversight
• Accounting query resolution
• Near Miss and Error logging.
• The AVP will be responsible for ensuring all standard controls are applied across all clients and work with, CoE's and the Governance Controls Team where controls have failed or gaps are identified.
• The AVP will be responsible for staff management, ensuring that all staff has regular meetings and forums are in place to discuss team matters. The AVP will oversee the objective setting and appraisal process for direct reports.

• The candidate is to be also responsible for the management of staff, ensuring that all staff are trained, coached and developed in line with their role and development pathways.
• The Accounting AVP is directly responsible for leading projects, performing team and department level analysis of the process, running initiatives related to all aspects of the business at departmental level.
• We are looking for exceptional individuals to help drive this continued success and contribute positively to our market leading position

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 14812

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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