Senior Accountant.

Northview Services Ltd. is a Cayman Islands-based private investment office managing a diverse investment portfolio, spanning multiple jurisdictions, asset classes and investment styles. It invests in both traditional and alternative funds, including Hedge Funds and Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Venture Capital and Life Sciences Funds. Northview is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our Financial Control team. The incumbent will report to the Director of Finance and will primarily be responsible for assisting in the production of management and financial reporting, day-to-day accounting, as well as operational processes and reconciliations.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Overseeing the accounting operations, providing leadership and direction to a team of three finance professionals, including allocation of work, review of deliverables, and development of team capabilities.
•Overseeing the daily position and cash reconciliations between the Portfolio Management System to the Prime Brokers or other Custodians.
•Accurately maintaining all third party and static data within the portfolio management system and to perform daily and weekly reviews of core data, prices data and loan data.
•Reviewing monthly NAVs prepared by the administrator and leading the investigation and resolution of any identified differences.
•Ensuring the integrity of financial data used in the preparation of daily and monthly management reporting and annual IFRS compliant financials statements.
•Liaising with Front Office to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data in the Portfolio Management System.
•Owning and managing the data contained in the Data Warehouse.
•Preparing, validating and distributing of daily, weekly and monthly financial reports including P&L, exposure analysis, asset allocation and cashflow forecasting.
•The daily, monthly, and year-end close processes including detailed analysis and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts to ensure that the portfolio ledger reconciles with the general ledger.
•Acting as the primary liaison on all P&L matters relating to instrument trades recorded within the Portfolio Management System, ensuring accurate alignment between the Investment Book of Record (IBOR) and Accounting Book of Record (ABOR) and coordinating resolution of any discrepancies with relevant stakeholders.
•Preparing annual budgets and monthly and quarterly management accounts and variance analysis for operating companies.
•Reviewing Financial Control related transactions, such as payables, receivables and entries related to shadow accounting.
•Preparing of close of book entries, including contra accounting entries for consolidation, account reconciliations and analysis.
•Preparing of Financial Statements in compliance with IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards, including consolidations and disclosures including those for Financial Instruments, Private Equity, Hedge Funds and operating companies.
•Project manage system upgrades and enhancements across the finance and portfolio management technology stack, including coordination with vendors, user acceptance testing (UAT), data integrity validation, and implementation oversight.
•Ensuring compliance with documented internal controls, maintaining documented processes, verifying appropriateness of identified risks and relevant controls to mitigate said risks.
•Supporting the external audit process by coordinating audit deliverables, responding to auditor queries, and ensuring timely resolution of audit findings.
•Undertaking any other ad-hoc tasks and projects that may be assigned by the Director of Finance from time to time.

The successful candidate will possess the following experience and attributes:
•Bachelor’s degree from a highly reputable university in a relevant discipline, together with an internationally recognized professional financial qualification such as ACA, CPA, CA, or ACCA.
•A minimum of seven (7) years of post-qualification experience in accounting and financial statement preparation, preferably within investment management, hedge fund, private equity, or asset management environments.
•Detailed experience in preparing annual budgets, management accounts, and variance analyses for operating entities.
•Extensive technical accounting expertise across a broad spectrum of financial instruments and real assets, including experience accounting for multi-currency investment portfolios including foreign exchange accounting for spot, forward and derivative FX transactions.
•Expert knowledge and practical experience applying IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards, together with a strong understanding of internal control frameworks and financial risk management practices.
•Proven experience with P&L matters relating to instrument trades within a Portfolio Management System, including reconciliation and alignment between Investment Book of Record (IBOR) and Accounting Book of Record (ABOR).
•Strong experience working with Portfolio Management Systems and financial data warehouses, including oversight of portfolio data integrity and financial reporting outputs.
•Demonstrated experience project managing finance or portfolio system upgrades or implementations, including coordination with vendors, user acceptance testing (UAT), and data integrity validation.
•Experience in data analytics and data governance principles, including management and validation of financial data used in reporting and decision-making.
•Expert user of market data platforms such as FactSet or Bloomberg.
•Demonstrable experience managing and developing a small team, including allocation of work, review of outputs, and mentoring of junior staff.
•Advanced IT literacy, including full proficiency in Microsoft Office products with expert-level Microsoft Excel capability as well as AI tools.
•Highly numerate with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, and the ability to interpret complex financial data.
•Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in financial analysis and reporting.
•Ability to operate effectively within a dynamic, fast-paced environment, collaborating cross-functionally while effectively prioritizing and managing competing deadlines.
•Willingness and ability to work outside normal office hours, including evenings, weekends and public holidays as and when required to complete the work and meet deadlines.

A comprehensive remuneration package is being offered with excellent benefits and a salary in the range of
USD 110,000 to 130,000 per annum, depending on experience and ability. This position is based on an in-office 40hr work week, with office hours being 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday.