traditional career paths – fund/ trust accountant

Overview A Fund/Trust Accountant is primarily responsible for all aspects of day-to-day accounting for one or more assigned Unit trusts, hedge funds, institutional funds and or private client/institutional trust structures.
Example of responsibilities
  • Prepare timely and accurate Net Assets Values, yields, distributions, and other fund accounting output for subsequent review
  • Record accurately, and in accordance with policies and procedures, such accounting records as securities positions, corporate actions related, and journal entries
  • Reconcile various accounts, or reviewing reconciliations prepared by others, and promptly researching and correcting any variances
  • Assist, as assigned, in preparing audit schedules, compliance reports, tax returns, financial statements, or other reports
  • Write reports periodically to management on Fund activities and other related issues
  • Research, as assigned, certain securities in Fund portfolios for the purpose of ensuring proper accounting treatment (such as the nature of distributions, original issue discounts, and international valuations) and compliance with regulations, tax, and prospectus restrictions and limitations
  • Preparing, reconciling and distributing reports to/from marketing, separate custodians and investment management
Experience/ qualifications required
  • Qualified/ part qualified CA depending on company and role
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