Fund Accountant

CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole dedicated to asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private equity and real estate funds, brokers and corporate clients.

Through offices across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary and fund administration, fund distribution support, middle office outsourcing, issuer services and transfer agent.

With 7,000 employees and a large client base, CACEIS is a European leader in asset servicing and one of the major players worldwide.

To ensure continuity of service to newly acquired North American clients as well as operational activities carried out by CACEIS, such as Fund Administration services, CACEIS Canada is looking for a Fund Accountant to join our Mutual Fund Accounting Team.

As a Fund Accountant, you work within a professional team that collectively ensures client satisfaction, by producing accurate fund valuations and optimal net asset value (NAV) for an entire fund range. Your valuations are daily, weekly and monthly and you maintain accurate records, identifying and mitigating business risk. You ensure that key service level agreements, as well as audit and regulatory requirements are met.

You will also be responsible for setting up and ensuring the proper distribution of accounting data to our internal and external clients, while also assisting with selected operational activities to support smooth day-to-day delivery.

• Produce consistent and accurate prices for your allocated funds, meeting tight deadlines within service level agreements.
• Manage feedback to/from departments that will have input into NAV deliverables to ensure client deliverables and quality standards are met.
• Build strong working relationships with other internal departments such as Quality Assurance, Shareholder Services, Transaction Management, Operations Control, Financial Reporting, Compliance and Information technology.
• Ensure effective process controls are implemented and evolve them as necessary; elevate issues to management as appropriate.
• Monitor reporting flows in production: analyzing functional anomalies by carrying out the necessary investigations to provide corrective actions or the necessary and relevant justifications.
• Configure client requests for standard reporting and analyze client requests to set up specific reports in coordination with the sales teams.
• Coordinate tasks related to this activity carried out by other teams at CACEIS.
• Manage recurring weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting cycles, including KPIs, outstanding settlements etc.
• Assist with the review and resolution of cash and securities breaks by coordinating with relevant teams to close outstanding items.
• Monitor and manage the shared inboxes to ensure timely handling of client and internal queries

America, Canada

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

• Bachelor and/or master's degree in accounting (or Audit).

• Investment accounting experience - working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS
• Relevant experience in the fields of alternative investment fund administration (or audit firms)

Investment accounting experience - working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS

Strong computer skills, and specifically Microsoft Excel, and Word

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment meeting tight deadlines

Ability to process and apply new skills and concepts quickly

Analytical skills with strong attention to detail

Proven experience in funds accounting/pricing/client reporting within Financial markets.

Demonstrated technical knowledge of fund products, fund accounting and systems and regulations.

Bachelor and/or master's degree in accounting (or Audit).

Relevant experience in the fields of alternative investment fund administration (or audit firms)

CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole dedicated to asset managers and institutional investors.

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