Consultant, Private Equity

Job description

Role SME role in performing end to end Accounting, transfer agency activities in Private Equity Performs consulting role as a liaison between Accounting Team and key stake holders. Acts as a primary reviewer performing reviews of different activities within the business **MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILITIES** - Establishes and develops plans that are thorough, realistic, and effective in meeting goals; Incumbent will be responsible for managing available resources and work allocation. - Responsible for maintaining high standard of accuracy and timeliness for all deliverables. - Shows a sense of urgency; drives to closure; persists despite obstacle; strives to achieve results; pursues challenging goals and works hard to achieve them. - Coordinating with the onshore team on Migrations, working closely with Managers for on-boarding new transitions. - Must have strong subject matter expertise along with thorough understanding of Investran application - Support and drive system changes and strategic initiatives - Elicit, analyse, outline and develop requirements by coordinating with business and technology teams. - Formulate application testing strategies and test plans, execute test cases (manual or automated) and troubleshoot defects. - Analyse operational procedures and processes, working with the PCA business to identify areas for automation, to reduce risk and improve efficiency. - Develop subject Matter Expert for REIF and Private Equity products and business by documenting and developing knowledge base and cross-training team members across regions. - Serve as a Change Advocate; establish trust within the corresponding business teams; gain enthusiasm within the teams. - Performing quality assurance checks on information received internally from other supporting functions. - Maintain accounting system, reviewing all fund transactions and reclassifications of journals. - Handling client, audit and internal queries and acting as face of the process. - Coordinate with operational teams, internal groups and external counterparties to resolve discrepancies in a timely and efficient manner; also ensure full and proper reporting to the manager of any operational issues. - Maintain internal volume and review logs, ensuring all administrative and IT records are entered and updated correctly. - Trouble shoot process issues, assist and answer queries of junior and new staff. - Training and coaching new team members as the group grows. - Contributing to process development and productivity, implementing new initiatives; Identify efficiencies and area s for improvement to reduce risk and become more efficient. - Assist managers in business development, client specific reporting / analysis request and special projects. - Act as a back up for Team Lead and manage the work in his/her absence **Knowledge and skills** **Industry, accounting, application and process knowledge:** - Thorough understanding of complex nature of private equity offerings - Ability to identify, classify and record complex fund transactions to general ledgers. - Knowledge of Investran LIVE/ Investran, preferably as a super user to be able to use the application to its max advantage - Working knowledge of macro/automation tools will be added advantage. - Proven experience of business analysis, system upgrades, testing related to Private Equity products. - Self-starter with advanced analytical and problem solving skills. - Ability to liaise and translate between technical and non-technical departments. - Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. **Skills:** - Ability to gather information from various sources, interpreting data to reach logical conclusion. - Demonstrate through examples /evidence analytical ability, problem solving, day-to-day task management and escalation of issues. - Ability to proof read and pay attention to detail. - Speaks clearly and expresses self well in groups and in one-on-one conversations. - Listens to others; pays attention and acknowledges understanding. - Shares useful information with others; encourages sharing of ideas & opinions - Strives to achieve results; pursues challenging goals and works hard to achieve them. **Education and Qualifications:** - Master / Bachelors degree in accounting or finance. - 7 - 10 years of work experience in a Private Equity / Fund Accounting **PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:** Must be able to interact and communicate with co-workers in a clear, thorough and concise manner. Work environment and physical demands are those normally associated with work either performed at office or any other location (including home), including frequent use of the computer and telephone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless those accommodations would impose an undue hardship or constitute a direct threat. Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.