A growing aircraft asset management firm are looking for a fund accountant to join their successful team to ensure that all reporting requirements are met for one of the firm’s three funds.

The Fund Accountant is a new role that will work within a team of four individuals and report to the Fund Manager. Growth in size and number of Funds managed has led to the need to hire additional capacity in the team.

The role will be initially focused on Fund I but can grow to be involved across other funds and involves regular interaction across the entire finance department and 3rd party stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
The Fund Accountant is responsible for:

• All financial reporting, analysis and valuation for Fund I.
• Support to investor relations, responding to investor questions, providing input on calls with investors and supporting the Fund’s AGM.
• Being a key point of contact for the Fund’s Jersey-based General Partner directors and Fund Administrators.
• Management of Fund returns, including management fees, Fund cash management and making cash distributions to investors.
• Supporting the Fund’s annual audit.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables
Fund accounting, management and reporting:

• Consolidation of the Fund I entity accounts.
• Monthly reporting and interface with the Managing Agent for the Asset Backed Securitisation within the Fund.
• Quarterly reporting and variance-to-budget analysis for the Fund I Co-Investor.
• Preparation and quarterly updating of Fund cash flow forecast models.
• Preparation of quarterly Fund investment valuation using discounted cash flow methodology.
• Preparation and updating of Fund performance financials/metrics for input into investor reports and presentations.
• Preparation of quarterly investor report, incorporating investment valuation, qualitative analysis and inputs from other departments.
• Calculation and co-ordination of Fund drawdowns and distributions.
• Liaise with external auditors and Fund administrators for annual audit of the Fund.

The salary for the role pays £60,000 - £65,000 plus benefits

For immediate consideration or to find out more information about this role, please contact Chris MacDonald at Trace Recruitment.