Senior Accountant, Private Equity at Northern Trust

St Peter Port, Guernsey

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Private Equity, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Ability to build strong relationships with Investment Advisors and third parties
Thorough knowledge of client and bespoke requirements for key processes
Capability to resolve complex issues and queries with clients
Experience working with internal teams to deliver client deliverables
Responsibility for delivering key client tasks and organizing team to meet deadlines
Ability to run projects with clients on complex tasks
Good understanding of fund administration business
Experience owning monitoring of assigned mailboxes and completing management-assigned tasks
Ability to support basic training of on-the-job tasks
Capability to support team members' workloads and rotate tasks regularly
Experience performing reviews of junior team members' work
Proficiency in complex accounts preparation/review under various GAAP/IFRS standards
Skills in bookkeeping and cash management
Expertise in updating/maintaining investment and portfolio records, including processing purchases/disposals, recording income, revising valuations, and handling complex transactions/restructurings
Experience calculating call/distribution amounts, liaising with clients/investors/financial institutions, and maintaining records
Knowledge of company secretarial duties (e.g., preparing minutes/agendas, processing investor transfers, maintaining investor statics, reviewing payment workflows)
Detailed understanding of fund structures and interactions for ad-hoc queries
Ability to complete common/regular investor reporting with quantitative data
Experience reviewing data and filing AIFMD/Solvency II reports with regulators/investors
Proficiency in providing/reviewing data for tax returns across jurisdictions, liaising with internal departments like CDD and Tax

Responsibilities

Providing premier client service by building strong relationships with Investment Advisors and third parties
Developing thorough knowledge of client and bespoke requirements for key processes
Working closely with clients to resolve complex issues and queries
Collaborating with other Northern Trust teams to ensure delivery of client deliverables
Delivering key client tasks and organizing team members to meet deadlines
Running projects with clients on complex tasks
Owning monitoring of assigned mailboxes and completing tasks assigned by management
Supporting basic training of on-the-job tasks
Supporting other team members with workloads and rotating tasks regularly
Performing reviews of junior team members' work
Preparing/reviewing complex accounts under various GAAP/IFRS standards
Handling bookkeeping and cash management
Updating and maintaining investment/portfolio records, processing purchases/disposals, recording income, revising quarterly valuations, and managing complex transactions/restructurings
Calculating call/distribution amounts for client recommendation, liaising with clients/investors/financial institutions on payments, and maintaining records
Assisting with company secretarial duties (e.g., preparing minutes/agendas, processing investor transfers, maintaining investor statics, reviewing payment workflows)
Delivering client-specific ad-hoc queries using detailed fund structure knowledge
Completing common/regular investor reporting with quantitative data
Reviewing data and filing AIFMD/Solvency II reports with regulators/investors
Providing information for tax returns to tax professionals, reviewing data, and liaising with internal departments (e.g., CDD, Tax) across jurisdictions
Liaising with internal teams and Investment Advisors, completing non-accounting tasks, all accounting aspects, and ad-hoc queries within timeframes to meet client KPIs