Junior Associate Director, Nexus, Client Delivery.

Job Description:

Assist in the management of a team of accountants responsible for client deliverables such as NAV production, financial statements and associated reports;
· Ensure the accuracy of client deliverables prepared by their team and take accountability for meeting service level agreement deadlines.
· Assist superiors to ensure that the team is appropriately trained, engaged and as efficient and effective as possible in achieving organizational targets and goals.
· Assist in the co-ordination of resources and make sure that appropriate cross training and coverage is in place to meet client and organizational expectations for deliverables.
· Take accountability for the audit process, prepare financial statements or review such if prepared by other parties.
· Ensure all processes are performed in accordance with operational controls as stipulated in SOC1 and all relevant checklists are completed.
· Ensure all fees are billed on time and collected in a timely manner for their assigned team.
· Participate actively in various system initiatives and projects as well as contribute to idea generation for future process or technological improvements.
· Any other ad-hoc tasks as required by the client, organization, or employees on their team

Eligibility Criteria:

· Post-secondary education/University Degree with a concentration in finance or accounting.
· Completion of a professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA, ACCA, ICAEW CFA (or equivalent))
· At least 4 years' experience working in the fund administration industry with experience managing Staff. This can include other administrators, investment managers or fund auditors.
· Demonstrate leadership and the ability to assist with the effective management of a team of accounting professionals.
· Strong oral and written communication skills
· Strong computer skills with strengths in Microsoft Office products. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is a requirement for the role.
· In depth understanding of fund administration industry. This includes various fund structures, fee calculations, financial instruments and fund offering documentation review.
· Experience with fund accounting software Geneva would be beneficial but not necessary.
· Have a working knowledge of Bloomberg would be beneficial but not necessary
· Demonstrate a high level of problem solving and innovative thinking in developing solutions to complex problems.