Citco Canada | Vice President, Fund Accounting – Hedge Funds

Responsibilities

• You will encompass all facets of the calculation of net asset values on a variety of complex hedge funds.
• Manage an account with the support of Account Manager/s and working closely with the Operations Managers.
• Review Net Asset Value calculations, financial statements and associated reports for complex, high risk funds or as required.
• Review/authorize payments and other transactions.
• Provide training and supervision to team members.
• Plan, schedule and manage the daily workflows of all client relationships within your account.
• Manage the launch and set up of new funds and on-boarding of new clients.
• Liaise with clients regarding reporting requirements and deadlines, ensuring delivery in an accurate and timely manner.
• Act as primary relationship manager with local office stakeholders and or clients/third party fund participants.
• Manage, develop and maintain relationships with local office stakeholders, investment advisors/managers, banks, brokers and auditors and other fund participants.
• Develop, adhere and maintain targets concerning staffing, production, overtime budgeting and productivity.
• Ensure all staff are appropriately trained and conduct performance evaluations bi-annually and informal one-on-one performance updates for Senior/Fund Accountants, Supervisor and Account Manager bi-monthly.
• Manage and meet expectations of local office stakeholders, clients and fund participants, adhering to deadlines.
• Build and maintain relationships with other Citco departments.
• Participate in meetings and presentations to key stakeholders, clients and senior members.
• Participate in and lead projects that may be defined from time to time in connection with the continuing expansion and evolution of the business.
• Participate in managerial functions in conjunction with the Operations Manager.
• Assist with any other functions required as part of the business of the Company and report to the Operations Manager.
• Escalate all material issues affecting the account to the Operations Manager (e.g., client relationship concerns, operational risk, compliance breaches, etc.) in a timely manner

Requirements

• Proven interest in financial markets and the hedge fund industry
• Exposure to system implementations and work flow process initiatives

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