Associate Private Equity Fund Accountant

Job title: Associate Private Equity Fund Accountant

Company: Langham Hall


Job description: Company description:Langham Hall is a market-leading fund administrator, originally established in the UK in 2006. We now employ over 800 employees globally with offices in Europe, the US and Asia. Our strategy is to tailor our services to each client, seeking to add value through our deep understanding of their business in alternative investments across the private equity and real estate sectors. As the fund industry has grown rapidly in recent years and continues to do so, we are now looking to expand our team of 130 experts in Asia.Find more about us by visiting our website: www.langhamhall.comAssociate Private Equity Fund AccountantTo support our continued growth, Langham Hall associate roles offer excellent candidates the opportunity to learn and train in a structured environment, gain a wide range of work experience and progress their careers quickly. You will receive study support towards your preferred accountancy qualification (e.g. HKICPA, ACCA, CPA), mentoring and the opportunity to work in a friendly, collaborative, social, stable and supportive environment.Training and Qualification support:

• Provide training and support through our Asia – Personal Development Programme. Covers both technical and non-technical skills development.
• Offer exam support including paid exam leave, exam fee support and practical experience mentoring.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the preparation of financial statements and other accounting reports for our clients.
• Compiling and analysis of financial information underlying the financial statements, including the treatment of business transactions.
• Liaison with the client’s working team members in both Mandarin and English to request accounting information and discuss accounting issues.
• Recording transactions in our financial accounting system, including bookkeeping for purchase and sales invoices, bank reconciliations, and analysis of fund transactions.
• Administration work including preparing fund correspondence and notices, and ensuring that our permanent files are adequately maintained for new and existing clients.
• Supporting the client during the year-end audit, including the preparation of audit schedules and liaison with auditors.
• Calculation of deal and fund level IRRs and other performance metrics.
• Dealing with year-end audit including preparation of relevant files and resolving issues.
• Monitoring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Collect appropriate data and preparing government reports and tax returns.

Requirements:

• A positive attitude, a sense of satisfaction from doing your best, and self-discipline are all essential.
• Accounting qualification from a recognized professional accounting body.
• Excellent written and spoken Mandarin and English communication skills.
• Experience in using accounting packages for bookkeeping and report production.
• Microsoft Excel and Word experience, including the ability to produce neatly presented work.
• Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and other relevant accounting standards, where possible gained within a funds environment.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals and performance measurement reports at asset and fund level.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and especially clients.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence.

Application procedure:Please send your application to [email redacted, apply via Company website] with the following information: * Your cover letter and full curriculum vitae

• Details of your full academic record, including exams taken and grades achieved from high school to university (transcripts are not required at this stage)
• Work experience
• Available start date
• Current and expected salary

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Location: Central, Hong Kong

Job date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:49:40 GMT

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