Graduate Fund Accountant - #2110018

• Hybrid
• Bonus opportunities
• Education assistance / sponsorship

Are you an accounting graduate looking for Banking roles and Finance jobs in London? Looking for a career in Fund Accounting and want to join a leading Consultancy? Apply for this Fund Accountant graduate role in London today!

Company profile - Financial consultancy
In this Graduate Fund Accountant job in London, you will be joining a consulting and outsourcing service provider to UK funds and regulated firms. Originally part of a larger firm, they have become an independent company and are now seeking to expand significantly. This means you'll be joining a small team with established international connections and can immediately work on exciting international projects, so it's the role for an ambitious and motivated candidate.

They work with various clients from Private Equity to Venture Capital firms, providing a range of services including, Appointed Representative, Compliance Consulting, Fund Administration, and Host Fund Management.

Job description - Graduate Fund Accountant
In this Fund Accountant graduate role you will sit within the fund administration team. The goal of the fund administration department is to outsource back office infrastructure for their clients, which consists of venture capital firms and real estate firms. You will be managing the accounting process for fund managers, preparing all reporting, audit statements and analysing investment and management fees throughout investment processes.
The role is client facing, so you will also be updating investors and clients on processes, coordinating with them on numbers and results of reports.

Key responsibilities - Graduate Fund Accountant
Your responsibilities in the consulting team as a Fund Accountant will include:

• Financial accounting; preparing management accounts and audit statements
• Running calculations around management fees and investment interest
• Coordinating with investors and the compliance team; ensuring all AML/compliance checks have been complete, all legislation has been processes and subscription agreements are in place
• Creating and presenting reports; investor reporting, financial reporting and regulatory reporting
• Communicating updates with clients and investors

Job requirements - Graduate Fund Accountant
For this role, you will need:

• A minimum of a 2.1 degree from university in an Accounting and Finance or Accounting degree
• Some exemptions within accounting would be beneficial, it can be from any of ACCA, ACA, ICAEW, CIMA etc
• Any experience in accounting i.e. part time work or internships, is beneficial but not essential
• Excellent and consistent record of academic achievement, with strong A-level grades
• Excellent numerate skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written communication
• Ambition and keenness to progress
• Clear ambition to get into compliance and financial services

Benefits of the job - Graduate Fund Accountant

• A great graduate salary of £35,000
• Professional qualifications will be paid for
• 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day for every year at the company. Opportunity to buy more holiday.
• Daily breakfast provided on office days
• Season ticket loans, bike to work plan and discounted gym membership
• Pension scheme and health insurance
• Great career progression pathway
• Work at a forward-thinking business that champions diversity

Are you an accounting graduate looking for Banking roles and Finance jobs in London? Looking for a career in Fund Accounting and want to join a leading Consultancy? Apply for this Fund Accountant graduate role in London today!