Company Description

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices.

With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster. We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business. Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian.

Expertise: We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise.

Trust: We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients.

Scale: With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines.

Job Description

What’s In It For You
*Competitive salary
*Hybrid working
*Flexible working hours
*Annual Salary Reviews
*Pension
*Private medical insurance
*Dental plan
*Life assurance
*Income protection & Critical illness

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for assisting in the planning and preparation of financial reports for a portfolio of funds, ensuring reporting deadlines are met and the delivery of client accounting requirements are in compliance with Ocorian’s contractual obligations.

Main responsibilities
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Work with Fund Accountants to develop an understanding of entities within the fund structure, the nature of their transactions and reporting requirements

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Maintain a process to ensure the timely delivery of client accounting requirements in relation to financial reports and accounts for all entities in allocated portfolio including the production of annual audited accounts; interim unaudited accounts; quarterly unaudited net asset valuations and capital statements.

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Work with Fund Accountants to ensure that current accounting standards (UK GAAP or IFRS) and best practice principles are applied to the accounts production process and kept current as such standards and principles develop

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Provide guidance and support to administration team to ensure that the book-keeping arising from transactions is performed in a timely and accurate manner

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Ensure that timetables for the production of accounts are followed

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Provide information to auditors to ensure the timely completion of audits for fund and fund related entities

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Work with Fund Accountants to ensure that regulatory and statutory reporting requirements are met in so far as they relate to the financial accounting responsibilities

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Ensure Ocorian’s policies and procedures are used and adhered to within the accounts team

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Any other such duties that might be reasonably required for this role



Qualifications Required

Knowledge, skills and experience
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Good grounding in accounting skills, eg from an Accounting or Finance related degree

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Keen interest in persuing a career in accounting and completion of professional accounting exams

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Good presentational, written and verbal communication skills

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Meticulous attention to detail

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Organisational and planning skills including managing expectations which will include determining that which is important versus that which is urgent

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Good Excel skills and strong IT skills


Competencies
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Professionalism and ability to win the respect of clients

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Ability to work as part of a team

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Ability to interact with colleagues at all levels

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The drive to make continuous improvements

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Flexibility to adapt as the role or the company develops



Additional Information

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful. These are:
*We areCLIENT CENTRIC - Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
*We are AMBITIOUS - We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
*We are AGILE - We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
*We are COLLABORATIVE - With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
*We are ETHICAL - We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected] .

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.