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Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting

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We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President - Fund Accounting and Administration to join our Fund Accounting Oversight Team. This role is located in Luxembourg.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

  • Perform daily NAV oversight, including review of NAV calculations, validations, exception reports and sign‑off, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and adherence to control standards.
  • Review reconciliations, valuation inputs, pricing exceptions and complex transactions, escalating and resolving issues where required.
  • Monitor and manage fund lifecycle events (Performance fee crystallisations, launches, liquidations, in species), ensuring correct booking, processing and disclosure.
  • Act as a key point of contact for client queries, providing timely, accurate responses and ensuring issues are tracked, resolved and appropriately escalated.
  • Manage and respond to auditor requests and queries, including provision of supporting documentation, explanations of accounting treatments and coordination of audit deliverables.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders (IT, risk, compliance, onboarding, middle office) to support smooth delivery of operational and project objectives

What you will drive:

  • Client Delivery: Ensure the provision of accurate and timely services to all internal and external parties. Monitor daily processes ensuring appropriate levels of review and control.
  • Operational Delivery: Manage deliverables and operations across multiple clients, time-zones and different fund accounting operational processes.
  • Control Environment Oversight: Responsibility for maintaining a robust control environment for the function while managing risk.
  • Operational Governance: Ensure team adherence to established processes, controls, procedures and systems, foster a proactive culture of issue identification and escalation, and resolve complex operational issues escalated by the team.
  • Client and External Party Management: Ensure effective communication and maintain strong relationships with clients and external parties, including auditors and regulators.
  • Client On‑Boarding: Oversee and manage the onboarding of new business into the team.
  • Outsourcing Governance: Assistance in monitoring and maintaining outsourcing governance in accordance with CSSF Circulars

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

  • 7+ years of the relevant fund accounting experience, ideally Big Four background
  • Proven experience overseeing complex fund structures (UCITS, Hedge Funds)
  • Strong knowledge of Luxembourg regulatory requirements, including CSSF Circulars, UCITS
  • Demonstrated expertise in NAV oversight, multi‑currency and multi‑share‑class environments
  • Experience managing performance fees, complex fee structures and valuations
  • Familiarity with leading fund accounting systems and outsourced operating models
  • Strong track record in managing operational risk, controls and governance frameworks
  • Experience handling complex escalations and interacting with auditors, regulators and depositaries
  • Ability to manage deliverables across multiple clients, time zones and operational processes
  • Good working knowledge of Lux GAAP, IFRS reporting guidelines.
  • Knowledge of risk frameworks, KPIs, SLAs and operational control reporting
  • Ability to drive operational efficiency, process improvement and automation initiatives
  • Senior-level communication and leadership skills; ability to provide functional leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with Invest One and Eagle Star accounting platforms
  • Hands‑on experience with process automation, data optimisation or transformation initiatives


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