Accountant – Fund & Corporate Services – ICS

About the job

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Fund & Corporate Services

DIVISION: Institutional Client Services

WORKPLACE STRUCTURE: Hybrid

Role Overview

PURPOSE OF JOB

To account for the relevant corporate entity or fund structure within the defined deadlines and regulatory requirements. It is an accounting focused role and entails the preparation of returns for regulatory filings, payments processing, bookkeeping and account preparation for corporate structures.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

  • Prepare, monitor and capture cash movements (cash management), investment trades and update transactions on the accounting system to ensure an accurate and timely delivery of the management accounts.
  • Prepare and perform weekly/daily cash reconciliations including proper investigation of all outstanding issues to ensure a timely resolution of any reconciling differences and no management accounts errors occur.
  • Monitor daily/monthly asset pricing and pricing sources for corporate actions to ensure securities are updated and valued correctly on the accounting system and no asset pricing errors occur in the valuation.
  • Perform and check weekly/daily expense and accrual calculations to ensure that they are reflected correctly in the management accounts calculation.
  • Reporting across jurisdictions.
  • Prepare and produce an accurate management account to ensure reviewers discover no errors on work reviewed resulting in the timely delivery of the management accounts.
  • Proactively investigate queries with dealers, brokers, custodians, auditors and clients to ensure a timely resolution of all queries, and where applicable to communicate and escalate potential issues in a prompt and effective manner.
  • Understand and implement company policies and procedures, client service level agreements and internal controls to ensure compliance thereof and no Custodian or external audit findings occur because of them not being applied.
  • Responsible for payment processing, preparation and submission of VAT returns, and reporting to regulatory authorities.
  • Produce financial statements in accordance with the JTC policies and procedures accurately with the regulatory deadlines and the deadlines agreed with the client.
  • To manage the client audit process according to an agreed timeline to ensure all parties are delivering as agreed and the manager is informed of any obstacles and/or delays.
  • Quickly and diligently address client queries and questions to ensure resolution thereof and to establish and maintain a good working relationship with clients.

Essential Requirements

  • 2–3 years of relevant experience in a similar role within the financial services sector.
  • Audit experience would be an advantage.
  • Currently pursuing or holding a university degree in a relevant discipline, such as Accounting, Finance, or Investments would be an advantage.
  • Part-qualified ACCA (minimum completion of Level 2 required).
  • Strong numeracy skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Solid technical knowledge of accounting standards, including IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 101 and 102).
  • Proven ability to work effectively under pressure.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Senior Accountant

About the job

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Shared Services

DIVISION: Private Client Services

WORKPLACE STRUCTURE: Hybrid

Role Overview

PURPOSE OF JOB

To perform allocated tasks efficiently and to a high standard to ensure that the team delivers the required services. To work independently on task and where possible to self manage own workload.

Delivery of accountancy services to a very large portfolio of private client structures/entities for a single client.

Services include a range of activities including traditional accounting services such as reconciliation, bookkeeping, trial balance preparation, financial statement preparation, financial statement review as well as some additional services such as bank statement sourcing, valuation input, monthly valuation generation.

The team uses technology to automate some bookkeeping activities, so oversight/reconciliation of automated activities is also undertaken on the team.

This is a large volume client and timely delivery, and a high standard of service is required.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

 

  • Maintenance of information in key systems, this could include bank statements, transactions, valuations, bookkeeping, preparing the financials and pack or accounting records for a portfolio of clients.
  • Raise and resolve any queries on a timely basis and liaise with other team members or the client to ensure timely resolution of matters arising within the required deadlines.
  • Preparation of information for the client, which may include portfolio information, valuations, bookkeeping, Trial Balances or financial statements and/or liquidation account.
  • Responsible for work on more complex entities/areas.
  • Actively participate in calls/meetings with the client to discuss matters arising and the tracking of work against deliverable schedule.
  • Provide support to junior team members and the team Manager as and when required.
  • Adhere to JTC core values and expected behaviours.
  • Daily completion of timesheet per guidelines provided.
  • Any other duties as deemed necessary by Management.

Essential Requirements

 

  • Good attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Good numeracy.
  • Good IT skills – working experience of Excel is essential.
  • Partially ACCA Qualified.

Administrator – Client Services

About the job

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Private Client

DIVISION: Private Client Services

WORKPLACE STRUCTURE: Onsite

Role Overview

PURPOSE OF JOB

Responsible for the administration of a portfolio of clients in accordance with Company procedures.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

  • Ensure the management and delivery of client administrative services to a portfolio of trusts, companies and foundations.
  • Maintain a detailed and accurate record of all client structures within the portfolio.
  • Ensure a quick turnaround time when liaising with clients.
  • Review draft financial statements and resolve any outstanding points within the set deadlines.
  • Attend client meetings when required and prepare relevant meeting material.
  • Ensure that internal procedures and controls are properly followed.
  • Ensure compliance at all times with respect to relevant legal and regulatory framework.
  • Adhere to Risk & Associate Compliance procedures in relation to regulatory requirements and AML legislation.
  • Ensure tasks are being cleared consistently and as per set plan.
  • Adhere to JTC core values and expected behaviours.
  • Any other duties as deemed necessary by Management.

Essential Requirements

  • At least 2/3 years working experience in the sector.
  • Holder of University degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Candidates currently studying relevant professional courses (e.g. ICSA or STEP) would be preferred.
  • Excellent written and communication skills.
  • Good client relationship, teamwork and organizational skills.

Administrator – Corporate Trustee & Client Relationships Team

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Employer Solutions

DIVISION: Institutional Client Services

WORKPLACE STRUCTURE: Hybrid

Role Overview

PURPOSE OF JOB

The post holder will be responsible for the efficient and timely processing of:

  • Periodic trust reviews.
  • Trust AML and risk-based reviews.
  • Assisting with the preparation of trustee minutes.
  • Preparing payments.
  • Assisting with pension administration such as transfers and withdrawals as requested.
  • Assisting with the review of due diligence received and associated Worldcheck searches.

The team is client facing and the candidate will assist servicing clients, preparing the above tasks for review by the team’s client service manager.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

  • Preparing Minutes to formalise Trustee decisions.
  • Assisting with receipt of regular Trust contributions.
  • Arranging invoice settlement.
  • AML and risk reviews for new and current business.
  • Approved fund range review.
  • Assisting with Trustee review of accounts.
  • Collaboration with internal teams to service clients.
  • External communication with members and clients.
  • Reducing risk of error by following set procedures.
  • Ensuring careful consideration is given to all communications made externally – standard JTC format to be applied.
  • Ensuring all work is completed in a timely manner and is accurate.
  • Taking part in ad-hoc project work and new client take on — any project deadline will need to be met along with daily workloads.
  • Adhere to Risk & Associate Compliance procedures in relation to regulatory requirements and AML legislation.
  • Adhere to JTC core values and expected behaviours.
  • Any other duties as deemed necessary by Management.

Essential Requirements

  • Good attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Good numeracy.
  • Good IT skills – working experience of Excel is essential.

Assistant Administrator – Fund Services

About the job

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Fund Services

DIVISION: Institutional Client Services

WORKPLACE STRUCTURE: Hybrid

Role Overview

PURPOSE OF JOB

This position will service a growing book of business for our Fund Administration team by providing day-to-day accounting and reporting activities for private equity and real estate funds.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

INVESTOR SERVICES

  • Serve as primary point of contact for clients to handle information requests, account maintenance, website use and deliver quality services to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Processing and reporting investor transactions including subscriptions, redemptions and transfers and the associated money movement.
  • Reviewing due diligence documents for fund investors.
  • Liaise with management in reviewing AML/KYC of Investors.
  • Liaise with Treasury in confirming cash activity and preparing confirmations for investor delivery.
  • Daily interaction with clients and internal groups via email, telephone, and live chat.
  • Provide reliable problem/issue resolution services to clients.

FUND ACCOUNTING

  • Responsible for the day-to-day accounting and reporting for private equity and real estate funds.
  • Processes general ledger activity for investor-level, fund-level, and investment-level transactions.
  • Handles daily cash activity, wire transfers and bank reconciliations.
  • Maintain electronic and hard copy client files on a daily basis and archiving as necessary.
  • Prepares investor capital call and distribution notices.
  • Assists external auditors during year-end audits.
  • Interacts with clients on day-to-day matters as well as on ad-hoc queries.
  • Adhere to JTC core values and expected behaviours.

Essential Requirements

  • College degree (accounting business, mathematics, finance or economics degree preferred but not essential).
  • Proficiency in MS Office. Strong Excel expertise.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Private equity experience or fund administration a plus.

Application Support Analyst

About the job

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing over 1,100 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. Client focused and service oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Application Support Analyst to join our Group Solutions team and support our business teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical support and assistance to end users of our company’s software applications. This role involves troubleshooting and tracking of issues effectively, collaborating with other teams, maintaining documentation, escalating, and coordinating with senior staff as well as assisting in project related tasks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

 

  • Provide end user support for various software applications, including troubleshooting issues, answering queries, and escalating problems to senior staff.
  • Manage user access rights and permissions for different applications, ensuring compliance with security policies and procedures.
  • Create and maintain documentation, including user guides and troubleshooting procedures, to facilitate effective support and knowledge transfer.
  • Assist with project related tasks such as upgrades, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to end-users.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains in application support processes, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the support function.

Skills and Knowledge:

  • Diploma or degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.
  • Proven experience in application support or related IT roles, with a strong understanding of software applications and systems.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.
  • Familiarization with service desk management, ITSM or other ITIL related practices favoured.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with end-users and cross functional teams.
  • Willingness to learn new skills and technologies.
  • Knowledge in Viewpoint software application is not essential, however, would be considered as an advantage.

Fund Administrator

About the job

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing over 1,000 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. We are seeking talented professionals to join our thriving, award-winning, 125-person-strong Mauritius office. Client focused and service oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

The Role: Fund Administrator – Private Equity

The fund administrator will be responsible for handling day-to-day fund administration duties such as organising meetings, drafting minutes and resolutions, and preparing payment instructions for companies. The administrator will work under the supervision of the team leader and/or senior fund administrator.

Duties

  • Be responsible for and take ownership of a portfolio of clients
  • Ensure all transactions relating to clients’ affairs are executed timely and efficiently
  • Conduct closings for closed-end funds and/or admittance of investors, employing customer due diligence
  • Prepare capital calls and drawdown notices, and conduct the requisite corporate actions for approval
  • Ensure all statutory registers are maintained and up to date
  • Prepare written resolutions for the approval of transactions (including investments, restructuring,
  • disposal of investments, etc.)
  • Prepare board packs, including arranging and attending board meetings
  • Prepare payment instructions in line with internal bank transfer validation processes
  • Assist the fund accounting team with audits of financial statements and sign off on them
  • Deal with regulators and service providers, including FSC, banks, auditors, etc.
  • Attend to client queries in a timely manner, and escalate proactively for any client issues
  • Provide timely updates of client database system per internal procedures
  • Ensure compliance with anti-money laundering procedures including KYC
  • Accurately record all time spent
  • Review client invoices as part of the billing process
  • Ensure that all statutory fillings under company secretarial duties are made within prescribed deadlines
  • Ensure compliance with internal systems, procedures and processes
  • Maintain proper and complete client files and records
  • Maintain a high standard of customer service at all times
  • Maintain good relationships with team members
  • Any other ad hoc administrative functions as may be assigned by the head of the department

Qualifications and Skills

  • Applicants should have, as a minimum, a degree in a relevant field or be partly ACCA/ICSA qualified
  • A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in the global business sector or a related field
  • Sound knowledge of legal and regulatory framework
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Ability to work under tight reporting deadlines
  • Proactive, motivated and flexible team player
  • Well versed in Microsoft Office tools

Training

Not only will “on-the-job” training be provided, but Trident offers employees the opportunity to enhance their technical knowledge and experience by providing a financial assistance policy that promotes further studies.

Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Fund Accountant

About the job

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing over 1,000 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. We are seeking talented professionals to join our thriving, award-winning, 125-person-strong Mauritius office. Client focused and service oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

The Role: Fund Accountant – Private Equity

The fund accountant will be required to carry out and manage all accounting duties for a portfolio of clients.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Deal with clients’ enquiries regarding accounting matters
  • Deal with regulators and service providers, including FSC, MRA, ROC, banks, auditors, etc.
  • Handle investors’ reporting
  • Handle financial and management reporting of funds and prepare cash and security reconciliations, including preparation of capital call and equalization workings in line with constitutive documents
  • Prepare interim accounts and statutory financial statements (including for consolidations) under IFRS format, and deal with auditors and related stakeholders for timely closure of audits
  • File accounts with the local authorities per statutory requirements
  • Computation and filing of quarterly and annual tax returns, as well as VAT and TDS returns, including dealing with the MRA on tax assessments and ad hoc tax matters
  • Handle surveys and information requests from authorities, including FSC and MRA
  • Prepare accounting schedule and maintain the accounting files
  • Maintain and keep up to date all general ledgers
  • Handle payment instructions for client entities in line with internal payment validation processes
  • Handle requests from the fund administration team on accounting-related matters
  • Provide timely updates of internal compliance reports and prompt escalation of breaches to the head of the department
  • Accurately record all time spent
  • Ensure customer satisfaction
  • Any other ad hoc accounting functions as may be assigned by the head of the department

Qualifications and Skills

  • Applicants should have, as a minimum, a degree in accounting or be partly ACCA qualified
  • A minimum of two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in the global business and/or financial services sector, or a related field
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Sound accounting knowledge
  • Ability to work within tight reporting deadlines
  • Proactive, motivated and flexible team player
  • Well versed in Microsoft Office tools; experience in fund accounting software will be an advantage

Training

Not only will “on-the-job” training be provided, but Trident offers employees the opportunity to enhance their technical knowledge and experience by providing a financial assistance policy that promotes further studies.

Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Senior Fund Administrator

About the job

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing over 1,000 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. We are seeking talented professionals to join our thriving, award-winning, 125-person-strong Mauritius office. Client focused and service oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

The Role: Senior Fund Administrator – Private Equity

The senior fund administrator will be responsible for managing a portfolio of companies with minimum assistance and carrying out day-to-day administration, including but not limited to, corporate secretarial functions and undertaking periodic risk reviews for regulators.

Duties

  • Be the lead contact for a portfolio of clients
  • Ensure all transactions relating to the clients’ affairs are executed timely and efficiently
  • Assist in set-up of closed-end funds structured as companies or limited partnerships, CIS managers
  • and/or GBL/AC SPVs
  • Conduct closings for closed-end funds and/or admittance of investors, employing customer due diligence
  • Prepare and/or review capital calls and drawdown notices, and conduct the requisite corporate actions for approval
  • Ensure all statutory registers are maintained and are up to date
  • Prepare and/or review written resolutions for the approval of transactions (including investments, restructuring, disposal of investments, etc.)
  • Prepare and/or review board packs, including arranging and attending board meetings
  • Prepare and/or review payment instructions in line with internal bank transfer validation processes
  • Assist the fund accounting team with audits of financial statements and sign off on them
  • Deal with regulators and service providers, including FSC, banks, auditors, etc.
  • Coordinate and resolve all fund-related issues under guidance of the team leader and/or manager as required, including attending to client queries in a timely manner
  • Proactively resolve client matters and escalate as required
  • Coach, supervise and review client work done by assigned fund administrators
  • Provide timely updates of client database system per internal procedures
  • Ensure compliance with anti-money laundering procedures including KYC
  • Accurately record all time spent
  • Review client invoices as part of the billing process
  • Ensure that all statutory fillings under company secretarial duties are made within prescribed deadlines
  • Ensure compliance with internal systems, procedures and processes
  • Maintain proper and complete client files and records
  • Maintain a high standard of customer service at all times
  • Build and maintain good relationship with team members
  • Any other ad hoc administrative functions as may be assigned by the head of the department

Qualifications and Skills

  • Applicants should have, as a minimum, a degree in a relevant field or be ACCA/ICSA qualified
  • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the global business sector
  • Sound knowledge of legal and regulatory framework
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Ability to work under tight reporting deadlines
  • Proactive, motivated and flexible team player
  • Well versed in Microsoft Office tools

Training

Not only will “on-the-job” training be provided, but Trident offers employees the opportunity to enhance their technical knowledge and experience by providing a financial assistance policy that promotes further studies.

Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Private Equity, Associate Team Leader

About the job

Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing 1000 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. We are seeking talented professionals to join our thriving, award-winning, 145-strong Mauritius Office. Client-focused and service-oriented, we only employ individuals who are professionally minded, committed and able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

Associate Team Leader – Fund Accounting (Private Equity)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Associate Team Leader (reporting to the Manager / Head of Department / Director) will be required to manage the Fund Accounting team for our portfolio of clients on the following matters, amongst others:

  • Clients’ enquiries with regards to the accounting matters under a portfolio of clients.
  • Deal with regulators/service providers including FSC, MRA, ROC, banks, auditors, etc.
  • Investors’ reporting.
  • Financial/Management reporting of funds, preparing cash and security reconciliations, including preparation of capital call and equalisation workings in line with Constitutive documents.
  • Interim accounts and statutory financial statements (including consolidation) under IFRS format and dealing with auditors and related stakeholders for timely closure of audits.
  • Filing of accounts with the local authorities as per statutory requirements.
  • Tax Computation and filing of quarterly and annual tax return as well as VAT and TDS return, including dealing with the MRA on tax assessments and ad-hoc tax matters.
  • Surveys and information request from authorities, including FSC and MRA, including review.
  • Accounting schedule and maintenance of the accounting file.
  • General ledgers under the portfolio to be up to date.
  • Payment instructions for client entities in line with internal payment validation process.
  • To ensure requests from Fund Administration team on accounting related matters are attended on a timely basis.
  • Coaching, supervision and review of work under portfolio.
  • Timely update of internal compliance reports and prompt escalation of breaches/gaps to Head of Department.
  • Recording all time spent accurately to facilitate invoicing and internal reporting.
  • Maintain high level of client service to maintain client satisfaction.
  • Any other ad-hoc accounting functions, as may be assigned by the Manager / Head of Department.

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Applicants should have at least a degree in Accounting field or be fully ACCA qualified.
  • At least 7-8 years of experience in the Global Business sector, in particular private equity.
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Good technical knowledge of IFRS
  • Ability to work under tight reporting deadlines.
  • Proactive, motivated, team player and flexible.
  • Well-versed in Microsoft Office tools and experience in Fund Accounting software will be an advantage.

Training:

Not only will “on the job” training be provided, but Trident offers employees the opportunity to enhance their technical knowledge and experience by operating a Financial Assistance Policy that promotes further studies.

Remuneration

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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