Fund Accountant – Alternative Investments

Requirements:

• Experience in Fund Accounting (German Real Estate Funds, Luxemburg Alternative Investment Funds)
• Experience in the Real Estate Industry or Private Equity field
• Alternatively, the candidate will bring experience company accountant with knowledge in international accounting GAAP´s (IFRS, US GAAP, Luxemburg GAAP, Investment Law)
• English & German language skills (at least B1 level)

We offer:

Responsibilities:

• Independent and responsible processing of all business transactions and their accounting within the framework of fund accounting for Alternative Investment Funds
• Coordination and control of the accounting service providers and general partners of all national and international investments, including the collection of the necessary data and information as well as their proper preparation and further processing
• Settlement of payment transactions
• Unit price calculation and associated fund price reconciliation
• Taking over reconciliation work with the custodians
• Preparation of annual financial statements and input to the preparation of related reports
• Close cooperation with external partners such as asset managers, general partners and investors 
• Direct contact person for internal and external auditors, such as auditors and tax consulting firms
• Close cooperation with internal departments, e.g. reporting, taxes/annual reports, portfolio management
• Collaboration to create service level agreements
• Project work (e.g. participation in the set up and takeover of funds)
• Active participation in the design and optimization of internal processes
• Participation in the professional and technical further development of the assigned tasks; (Suggestions for improvement, concepts, support during testing and implementation in production)
• Assistance with the implementation of new processes
• Support of colleagues in case of bottlenecks