We are Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.

At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

Our Benefits

Please follow this link for information on our generous benefits package

The role

The candidate should have a strong technical background in fund accounting (specifically ETFs) within the financial services industry and understand the challenges and trends, which affect this sector. This role will suit an ambitious, motivated person who is willing and interested in getting involved with helping the team grow. It involves working closely with FAAS teams and other senior personnel within Grant Thornton as well as providing work of the highest quality to assist our clients for our various engagements.

2. Key responsibilities

Providing our clients with expertise in fund accounting on various projects and engagements. This includes, but is not exclusive to, being able to seamlessly supplement fund accounting teams in producing NAVs, supporting clients in system migration efforts and taking on new funds within our clients’ environment;
Assisting with production and reviews of NAV calculations and related processes as the client engagement requires;
Improving clients’ NAV production and other fund administration-related processes through reduction in timelines, or increasing the robustness of controls depending on requirements, i.e. going above and beyond client needs;
Responsible for conducting Basket Services on behalf of assigned clients including :
- Portfolio Composition File (PCF) preparation,
- ETF Creation and Redemption order processing
- Cash and in-kind settlement arrangements,
- Unit settlement arrangements,
- Authorized Participant (AP) inquiries,
- Continuous Net Settlement,
- Rebalancing processing,
- Collateral processing and
- PnL calculations.

Introducing new or improved management information through the use of new BI tools or the introduction and monitoring of appropriate KPI's;
Reconciliation of Prime Broker, Custodian or other Counterparty data to clients’ fund administration systems with detailed analysis and break resolution;
Supporting and mentoring junior staff members to assist in enhancing our technical and soft skills within the team;
Developing materials for clients’ benefit relating to engagements (process documents, project-related materials, reconciliation templates, etc);
Acting as an SME in areas of prior experience to enhance our client delivery.

3. Key requirements

This is a technical role and a deep understanding of the fund accounting and general fund administration functions within the asset management sector would be expected.

Strong experience in the asset management space, particularly in fund administration;
Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve under pressure, often under tight time deliverable constraints;
Ability to adapt quickly to various working environments our clients operate within;
Strong experience in fund accounting, with the ability to converse with clients and our clients’ clients on a technical level;
Experience in a variety of fund types / structures such as mutual funds, UCITs, ICAVs, Private equity, REITs, SPVs, Hedge Funds an advantage;
Experience in a variety of fund administration systems an advantage, ideally including the ability to understand and execute fund setups and have a grasp of the technology landscape therein;
End-to-end NAV calculation experience and intimate understanding around each component of the process in deriving a NAV;
Financial Reporting knowledge and experience would be beneficial;
Experience in reconciliations (design and implementation);
Ability to analyse client operational environments and offer process improvement and automation solutions;
Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve under pressure and adapt quickly to engagements within clients’ operating environments;
In depth understanding in complex calculations inherent in fund administration, eg: performance fee calculations, waterfall calculations, distribution calculations, etc is an advantage;
A passion for client service.

4. Experience, skills and attributes

Deep knowledge of the financial services / asset management industry either directly or through practice;

Appropriate professional qualification, which may be based in accounting or another appropriate discipline;
Specific experience of having been part of large-scale projects in a multinational environment;
3 - 5 years relevant experience in fund accounting, with time spent within a consulting firm or a top-tier fund administrator / asset manager;
Self-motivated and ability to work within and lead junior staff;
Ability to work towards a deadline within a project framework;
Strong communicator, highly articulate with good report writing and excel skills;
Mature and confident person with excellent interpersonal skills, particularly communication skills with the ability to mentor junior staff and impart technical knowledge;
A self-starter with an ability to work on their own initiative, but knowing when to seek assistance and work collaboratively;
Energy, enthusiasm and passion for a new challenge.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Reward and benefits

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

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Fund Accountant ETF Manager - Advisory FAAS

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