Citco Canada | Supervisor, Fund Accounting - Real Assets

Responsibilities

• Act as central point of contact for clients.
• Assist Operations Manager in allocation of work to staff, work-flow processes and improvements.
• Assist staff with their work as need arises and prepare more complex deliverables.
• Support open-ended fund teams with all AXI allocation needs.
• Liaise with multiple external parties (auditors, legal counsel, investors).
• You will complete financial statements, footnotes and Partner Capital Statements.
• Lead and coordinate all preparation activities required for monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables.
• Liaise with other internal Citco teams (Treasury, Client relations, etc.) to ensure efficient flow of information within different Citco team.
• Support the conversion of any new clients and existing migrations.
• Ensure timely preparation of Quarterly/Monthly reports and working papers, which include: Cash and Position, Reconciliations, Expense Accruals, Agree Dividends and Interest Accruals, if applicable.
• Prepare or review capital activities pertaining to the funds (Capital Call and Distribution processing).
• Prepare or review Limited Partner and General partners/Shareholder Allocation; calculations/schedules – includes review of Admin/Management fees/Waterfall/Claw Back calculations.
• Participate in the preparation of backup schedules for financial statements, footnotes and Partner Capital Statements.
• Lead and contribute to internal process improvement projects.
• Contribute to requirements gathering (creating BRDs and FRDs), design (TDDs) and testing (test scripts) of Citco’s technology platforms, with a strong focus on Yardi (Voyager 7s) as the core Real Assets Software Platform.
• Participate in the change management process, overseeing the definition, approval, and implementation of scope changes.
• Create business requirements, functional requirements, design specifications, test scripts, training guides, and other artifacts for new processes or solutions.
• Assist in managing Yardi set-up, implementation and testing with internal IT, CFS and SPV’s stakeholders.
• Assist with implementation of system upgrades and training staff on system features and functionality.
• Act as a liaison between the business and IT staff for product design, project management and execution.
• Maintain a pro-active, customer focus at all times (understanding that the customer may be the client, internal management, or collaborating teams).
• Ensure client deadlines are met
• Document status and be able to summarize for project tracking as well as client-facing communications
• Champion efficiencies and new capabilities through detailed analysis of existing processes and user needs

Requirements

• Previous experience supervising/coaching staff
• Experience in reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements
• Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP
• Experience in Limited Partnership accounting a plus
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English (both verbal and written)
• Knowledge of MRI, Yardi, or Investran a plus

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