Role summary:

Sanne wishes to recruit a forward thinking, articulate, self-motivated and self-reliant individual within the accounting team to support a growing team providing a full suite of financial reporting services.

This role reports to an Assistant Manager/Manger and covers accounting obligations to support a growing team with a focus on the highest quality customer service

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the Manager to ensure timely Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of corporate & fund entities. Ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations and requirements including listing requirements and client reporting;
• Day-to-day bookkeeping services through an accounting system across a portfolio of clients and structures, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures;
• Preparing reconciliations of balance sheet and profit & loss general ledger accounts including bank reconciliations and accruals schedules;
• Assisting in the preparation of management accounts and financial statements in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and various different GAAP criteria (IFRS/UK GAAP/US GAAP/Lux GAAP);
• Preparing fund financial statements, including footnotes and supporting schedules;
• Working to ensure that all accounting records are accurate and reflect the transactional activity of the entities and client structures which are being accounted for;
• Coordinating with investment advisors when funds acquire or dispose of investments to ensure accurate accounting recognition and treatment;
• Helping compose capital statements for investors for the funds administered;
• Aiding with the calculation of Net Asset Values, Internal Rates of Return and other position and performance metrics;
• Working closely with the relevant Debt/Real Estate administration teams to ensure the transactions are properly accounted for;
• Working with clients and colleagues to prepare calculations for drawdowns, distributions and equalisations;
• Supporting colleagues in liaising with auditors, tax advisors and AIFMD Depository service providers;
• Composing regulatory filings for financial industry regulators in a number of jurisdictions;
• Preparing VAT and CIS returns if required by the client entities being administered;
• Drafting compliance certificates for credit facilities that client entities have entered into;
• Liaising with the SANNE Corporate Services team to share information to ensure that company secretarial and administrative tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner;
• Preparing, or assisting the SANNE Corporate Services team with client cash management, processing of payments in line with internal processes;
• Maintaining records relating to investments on the relevant software;
• To ensure that client database records are accurate and all times and updated when circumstances change;
• General participation with administrative tasks to assist the wider team and to meet the service deliverables with a positive and willing attitude;
• Ensure proactive daily task monitoring is demonstrated;
• Ensure accurate and daily timesheet completion;
• Manage the billing process for your portfolio, including monitoring/chasing the timely settlement of invoices;
• Build relationships with clients, ensuring at all times client requests are responded to in a timely manager and positive management of client expectations;
• Adherence to internal policies, controls and systems, including meeting any internal deadlines.

Skills / experience:

• Educated to A level or degree standard;
• Studying or looking to start studying towards a professional qualification such as ACA/ACCA;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Fluent in English;
• Highly motivated with ability to multitask;
• Strong Excel and data analytical skills. Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite;
• Strong IT and numerical skills;
• Ability to prioritise and manage several tasks;
• Team oriented and ability to work on own initiative;
• Ambitious, motivated and driven;
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail;
• Resilience under pressure;
• Flexible thinking and ability to adapt to change;
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues and clients;
• Maintain client documents with integrity and confidentiality.