Fund Accountant Resume Examples and Templates

Fund Accountant

• Reconciled cash and stock holdings discrepancies between Fund Accountant and Custody, resolving breaks related to corporate actions, dates, dividend rates, withholding tax, and software double postings.
• Conducted daily reconciliations of funds based on Fund Accountant and Custody Transactions.
• Identified and thoroughly analyzed discrepancies.
• Met daily deadlines for required funds.
• Maintained communication with Fund Accountant and Custody via email to resolve issues.
• Verified discrepancies daily to ensure timely fund payments and minimize breaks.

Fund Accountant

• Maintained fund accounting records, including the calculation and verification of daily fund prices.
• Reconciled bank statements with the accounting system, accounting for client deposits and fund income.
• Ensured accurate recording and reconciliation of net unit creation/cancellation in the accounting system and fund trial balances.
• Recorded and adjusted fund portfolios/trial balances with dividends, new deals, and settlements related to bonds, equities, or money market instruments.
• Updated portfolios for activities like share dealing, maturities, and placing new FD's/SNCD's.
• Managed daily accruals of income and expenses, maintaining spreadsheets accordingly.
• Accurately recorded all daily transactions.
• Checked and accounted for price and yield movements.
• Conducted additional portfolio checks for each fund post-pricing to verify alignment with the underlying securities.
• Recorded new client deposits on a daily basis.
• Conducted monthly reconciliation of interest received from interest-bearing securities to daily accrued income for the same securities held.

Fund Accountant

• Held final sign-off responsibility for multiple Nav packs on a monthly basis.
• Ensured report accuracy and met deadlines while aligning with business transformation objectives.
• Served as the escalation point for client requests, including Transparency reporting and Due Diligence calls.
• Assisted Relationship Managers with client-specific calls and queries.
• Initiated, developed, and implemented new fund launches, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Achieved targets related to the conversion and implementation of new business.
• Ensured compliance with Quality Assurance, Compliance, and Regulatory Reporting requirements.
• Reviewed monthly Client KPI reporting and Internal Break Reporting.
• Managed semi-annual board reporting for relevant funds.
• Provided support for and communicated company initiatives and goals to team managers and staff.
• Identified, managed, and developed talent within the group, focusing on team building, morale, and talent retention to drive exceptional team performance.
• Accomplished notable client onboarding during the career at IFS, demonstrating excellent product knowledge of hedge products.
• Contributed to various projects, gaining experience in drafting test scenarios, test scripts, and performing testing while evaluating results.

Fund Accountant Tasks

• Conducted daily reconciliation of cash and positions with the Broker, resolving breaks and communicating with Clients and IFS operations.
• Ensured the accuracy of pricing on the fund's portfolio.
• Verified the correct processing of Corporate Actions.
• Supervised the team, ensuring the team met weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Reviewed NAV calculations produced by the team.
• Coordinated training for all team members.
• Escalated any issues to the team manager.

Fund Accountant

• Prepared and recorded monthly and quarterly Mutual Fund revenue and expenses on an accrual basis.
• Investigated and resolved discrepancies between the fund accounting books and custodian cash and securities accounts of various funds.
• Reconciled cash on a daily basis and prepared month-end cash and security holding reconciliations.
• Ensured all eligible trades were correctly uploaded, confirmed, and settled in the electronic trade confirmation system.
• Identified discrepancies in data by matching our GIO records and Custodian records.
• Successfully documented and set up processes, continuously working on process improvement ideas.

Junior Fund Accountant

• Developed a KPI management report system using SQL and deployed Excel as a frontend to Access.
• Initiated and implemented several process improvement projects aimed at reducing data entry errors by automating routine accounting entries.

Senior Fund Accountant

• Accurately produced and reviewed Fund valuations.
• Prepared and reviewed cash and stock reconciliations.
• Carried out a wide variety of reporting, including monthly reconciliation.
• Promptly investigated and resolved any outstanding issues.
• Allocated tasks/activities to team members.
• Was responsible for training and development of team members.

Fund Accountant

• Performed all month-end accounting duties, including updating FX figures, unit holding revaluations, net asset values, and issuing unit prices.
• Prepared tax returns for all 25 Infrastructure entities.
• Prepared financial statements for infrastructure entities and supporting documents for audit review.
• Prepared monthly and quarterly Business Activity Statements.
• Processed both Australian and foreign currency journal entries on a daily basis.
• Prepared trial balances, updated profit and loss statements, and balance sheets.
• Processed multi-currency invoices for all infrastructure investments.
• Processed the payment of capital calls and distributions from all investments.

Senior Fund Accountant

• Reviewed work performed by other team members.
• Actively participated in a key project focusing on the automation and improvement of processes.
• Took initiatives in working on new funds, ad-hoc activities, assisted in audit queries, invoice processing, etc.
• Provided on-the-job training to new staff and assisted new staff in understanding job responsibilities and provided fund trainings.
• Received appreciation from senior management and local office for quick turnaround and getting the fund out before time.
• Experienced in handling complex master feeder structure funds within the team.

Senior Fund Accountant

• Accurately produced and reviewed Fund valuations.
• Prepared and reviewed cash and stock reconciliations.
• Carried out a wide variety of reporting, including monthly reconciliation.
• Promptly investigated and resolved any outstanding issues.
• Allocated tasks and activities to team members.
• Was responsible for training and development of team members.

Senior Fund Accountant

• Successfully managed multiple projects and consistently met deadlines under pressure.
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date Fund Accounts, including Cash Books, Ledgers, Trial Balance, and Balance Sheets.
• Ensured compliance with deadlines in providing financial reports to clients with high accuracy maintenance.
• Focus on improving employee engagement and maintaining a highly engaged team.
• Monitored financial details to ensure legal requirements were met.
• Accurately handled monthly administration fee invoicing for all Funds under management.
• Successfully maintained teamwork and diversity within the department, resulting in high productivity.
• Demonstrated proficiency in both oral and written communications.
• Assisted in various projects and learned new skills for future use.
• Coordinated process improvements and staff developments to enhance ownership and employee competence.
• Worked closely with top management to develop viable financial and operational strategic plans during financial reviews.
• Interacted successfully with audit firms to ensure timely delivery of financial statements and resolution of audit issues and reports.

Fund Accountant

• Prepared NAV calculations for Hedge Funds, including calculations for management fees.
• Delivered Fund Performance Reports.
• Reviewed trades and resolved breaks.

Trainee Fund Accountant

• Managed accounts within various hedge funds, including transferring money between hedge funds.
• Completed a training course on the fundamentals of hedge funds.