Fund Accounting Analyst

Our Client's Investment Finance Fund Accounting Department performs highly specialized fund accounting activities across our client's multi layered portfolios, ensuring client accounting fairness is maintained at all times. They oversee daily unit trades and execute in-kind asset transfers within our investment pool structure to ensure our AUM is accurately accounted for at all portfolio levels. Deeply rooted with accounting and data analytic knowledge, they manage accounting policies and improve the integrity of accounting and NAV data within our system. their clients rely on their monthly confirmation on Power BI accounting reports to carry out their accounting processes.

The hire will assist in the validation of investment holding, accounting entries and information between various sources, including the investment accounting system, investment general ledger, and investment datamart.

Responsibilities:

• Validating of Investment holdings, accounting entries and information between various sources, including the investment accounting system, investment general ledger, and investment datamart.
• Assisting with the accurate and timely execution of asset transfers, backdates, client fairness adjustment, impairment, book correction, and journal entries.
• Overseeing daily investment pool certificate transactions, changes to portfolio structures and clients ownership ensuring all clients are kept whole through the transaction.
• Participating in change management activities, creating test cases, and providing sign off on all accounting system changes.
• Driving automation improvements, including accounting and data validations, utilizing data tools.
• Assisting with Accounting and DataMart error investigation, resolution, and prevention efforts.
• Facilitating Power BI processes and procedures development and implementation. Identifying, researching, and resolving complex technical problems.
• Responding to any Accounting or Audit inquiries from internal and external clients.
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or another related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in the financial industry with a strong understanding of finance, accounting, and business concepts.
• Professional designation (CPA or CFA).
• Strong technical capability in SimCorp Dimension (SCD) is considered an asset.
• Excellent data skills, including basic familiarity with Power BI, SQL Server, Power Query, Python, Snowflake and advanced excel proficiency.
• A team player with strong organizational and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Superior problem-solving skills and strong attention to details.
• Proven track record of taking initiative to independently research and resolve issues.
  
  

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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Job Number: 12563