Senior Fund Accounting Change Specialist – Product Change & Valuation SME

Global Asset Manager | London (hybrid, 3 days in office) | Permanent

Most fund accounting roles are about following the process. This one is about being the person who works out what the process should be. Our client, a global active asset manager, is hiring a senior specialist into a small fund accounting team that acts as the firm's subject matter expert on valuation and NAV. When a fund launches, merges, restructures or closes, one person from this team leads for fund accounting. That event is yours: you identify the risks, decide what needs to be considered and bring the solutions.

What you'll do

1. Lead fund accounting input on the product change pipeline across UK OEICs, Luxembourg SICAVs, Irish UCITS, investment trusts and hedge funds: launches, closures, mergers, restructures, in-specie transfers and large client transitions
2. Act as the swing pricing expert for the business, applying the policy and analysing its effectiveness
3. Coordinate the large redemptions working group across front office, compliance and middle office, ensuring fair treatment of redeeming and remaining investors
4. Test and implement performance fee models, and resolve complex NAV issues
5. Assess the impact of regulatory change with Product, Compliance and the third-party administrators

What you'll bring

1. Strong daily dealing funds experience (essential)
2. Real technical depth in NAV production: swing pricing, fair value pricing, performance fees and valuation points
3. Hands-on product change experience as the expert in the room, not the coordinator
4. The confidence to hold your position with senior stakeholders, and the technical substance to explain why
5. A habit of arriving with proposals, not just problems
6. Hedge fund exposure, an accountancy background or an industry qualification (IAQ, IMC, CFA) would all be an advantage.

Why it's worth a conversation

1. Rare breadth: every event is different, and there is a lot of new activity coming
2. Genuine visibility across the business
3. A strong route for someone at a fund administrator or service provider who wants to move to the manager side; the team's leaders made the same move
4. A two-stage interview process
5. Discretionary bonus, hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package