Manager - Accounting

Description

We are seeking a Manager within the Alternative Asset Services division of Apex based in Madrid and servicing Luxembourg fund portfolios, covering financial reporting obligations to support the growing alternative assets team, with a particular focus on the development and mentoring of the team members, implementing procedures and processes for the Madrid office and the private debt team and providing the highest quality of customer service.

Key responsibilities:

• Joint responsibility for assisting in the development of the Alternative Asset Teams in Madrid and for the day-to-day financial reporting and management of portfolios of clients across the team;
• Assisting in the Management of specialised services teams on all aspects of financial reporting, including working directly with Apex’s customers to ensure their structures are run efficiently in compliance with the relevant laws and contractual obligations, and being involved with the management to strategically build the team;
• Working with the management team to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of NAVs, Management Reporting and Statutory Reporting of the structures to ensure the team complies with all of its accounting and regulatory obligations;
• Ensuring quality control prior to the further review and approval of Apex’s authorised persons including payments, calculations and transactions;
• Preparation and implementation of entity customer specific procedures in relation to the reporting requirements;
• Ensuring reporting complies with entity and statutory requirements including local law, relevant GAAP (Lux, US) or IFRS and other reporting principles;
• Development and maintenance of divisional and departmental policies and procedures, and support implementation of new structures;
• Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner including monitoring tasks and delegating these across the team; Support the implementation of new structures;
• Act as primary point of contact with auditors in respect of the planning and coordination of the audits;
• Be able to provide sound, quality, and technical guidance to clients and assist with the training of junior staff;
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the strategic development of the client team.

Skills / Experience:

• Degree in Accounting and Finance or similar;
• 3-4 years’ experience in a similar relevant capacity in the finance industry;
• Good knowledge of alternative fund structures / asset classes (i.e. real estate, private equity, private debt);
• Strong accounting knowledge of Private Equity/ Real Estate/ Private debt funds, Holding Companies, SPVs etc. (Lux GAAP / IFRS / NAV);
• Ability to motivate and influence a team, high level of managerial skills.