Fund Controller / Fund Accountant – $10bn Hedge Fund

Overview

CassonX are delighted to be recruiting for this $10bn+ Hedge funds that specialise in Fixed Income strategies. Investing in everything across the Credit spectrum, this firm offers noticeable performance and returns above the industry benchmarks, and offers a very flat working structure with lots of visibility, with everyone getting long and pulling in the same direction. This is a growth based opportunity, where you will see and cover other asset classes and investment strategies they support.To be considered for this role, CassonX are looking to identify someone who is a qualified accountant and experience of working in a Fund Controller or Fund Accounting role. Your experience will ideally be gained from another Hedge Fund, but they would recruit someone from a Fund Administration business where you are supporting hedge fund clients. You must have experience of NAV calculations to be considered, but you must have experience of daily reconciliations and a proactive approach in seeking out breaks and resolving them for a large amount of positions. It is beneficial if you have also seen Fixed Income asset classes that might include Bonds, Derivatives, Repo, Securities Lending and other credit /rates / emerging market products.This is an opportunity to work for a fast-paced fund accounting team within a complex hedge and private fund environment. Most of the work is centred around Daily and Monthly reconciliations, including NAV packs sign offs and investor statement distribution. It will also see you review of the investor allocations, management fees, performance fees. Various other responsibilities include exposure to things like fx hedging for share class and portfolio basis and dealing with fund related queries from various departments, working closely with Investor Relations, Operations, Treasury.CassonX Limited are committed to providing fair employment opportunities to all applicants. We encourage anyone to apply, regardless of their background, and promote a fair and inclusive recruitment process based on merit. If you require any assistance throughout the interview process to improve your experience, kindly let us know.Qualifications and Requirements

Qualified accountantExperience of working in a Fund Controller or Fund Accounting roleExperience of NAV calculationsExperience of daily reconciliations and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving breaks for a large number of positionsBeneficial: exposure to Fixed Income asset classes (Bonds, Derivatives, Repo, Securities Lending) and other credit/rates/emerging market productsResponsibilities

Work in a fast-paced fund accounting team within a complex hedge and private fund environmentDaily and Monthly reconciliationsNAV pack sign-offs and investor statement distributionReview investor allocations, management fees and performance feesHandle fund-related queries from various departments; coordinate with Investor Relations, Operations, and ..... full job details .....