Citco Canada | Supervisor, Fund Accounting (Fund of Fund)

Responsibilities

• You will support the team manager in discharging their responsibilities around completion of client deliverables, staff development and task allocation, process improvement and efficiency and profitability management.
• Oversee and prepare financial reports and profit allocation statements, including the calculation of “net asset value”, meeting client deadlines.
• Act as a liaison with the client on matters relating to the preparation of the monthly reporting package.
• Monitor compliance of various agreements and lead weekly/monthly calls with the clients.
• Prepare monthly scorecards and KPI reporting.
• Review monthly financial statements and reconciliation packages prepared by the staff and daily/monthly operational/control reporting.
• Review the calculation of hedge fund specific expenses (e.g., management fees, incentive fees and other applicable fees).
• Ensure all applicable checklists are utilized and completed within established timelines.
• Ensure adherence to all internal and external operating standards, procedures and best practices.
• Participate in the fiscal year end audit process and provide information to auditors as required.
• Lead new client on-boarding and new fund launches to successful completion.
• Communicate with colleagues about administrative problems and devise plans to address them.
• Train and support team members in their development.
• Assist fund accounting staff to resolve day-to-day issues and contribute to performance management and evaluation efforts alongside the manager.
• Contribute to effective department operations by facilitating cross training of funds across teams, coverage during high volume periods, and dispersing technical and operational knowledge to ensure adoption of best practices.
• Keep managers abreast of all material issues affecting the NAV production process
• Assist with ad hoc projects

Experience working with offshore teams

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and technical strength to navigate multiple systems and automated workflows.
• Proven ability to work in a challenging, professional and deadline driven work environment.
• Experience in financial services industry and an understanding of investment strategies and financials products, particularly around hedge funds and/or investment companies
• Demonstrated financial reporting/analytical/organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with offshore teams

Citco

Founded in 1948 by A.A.G. Smeets, Citco first worked for private clients and multinational companies in the years after the Second World War, and launched its fund administration business in 1968. The group, whose parent company is The Citco Group Limited, has been majority independently owned since its start. It now serves alternative asset managers, asset owners, investors, banks and corporates with fund administration, middle office, banking, tax and regulatory, corporate secretarial and entity management services.

• Industry: Asset servicing for the alternative investment industry: fund administration, middle office, banking, tax and corporate services
• Headquarters: The Citco Group Limited, a privately held group with offices worldwide