Fund Accountant - 163879

Pay rate: $24.07 - $29.57 / Hour
Overtime required 2hr a week


Advantages
●Gain experience working for a leading and globally recognized organization
●Hybrid remote work
●Start date is ASAP
●Competitive pay rate
●Long term contract


Responsibilities
As a Fund Accountant your duties will include, but are not limited to:
●Ensuring all required data for producing the NAV are available and quality ensured
(corporate action, pricing) and prepare the Net Asset Value (NAV) for the funds
assigned
●Reconciling unit holder capital stock, cash, and security holdings and investigate and
clear all outstanding issues in a timely manner
●Analyzing & reconciling the general ledger to sub-ledger and resolve outstanding issues
in a timely manner
●Calculating performance fees (if applicable) and investigate, document, and escalate
issues/events
●Preparing the calculation of year-end distributions of income, capital gains and related
tax issues
●Delivering quality customer service through timely and accurate report delivery
●Maintaining any client on-site reports in an organized manner and ensure all daily
valuations reports are accounted for and stored for audit purposes
●Minimizing NAV discrepancies and ensure timely corrective action
●Liaising with external custodians/3rd parties for the accurate and timely computation of
the funds NAV
●Adhering to all regulatory requirements and accounting standards
●Maintaining strong working knowledge of the various accounting policies for different
fund types.


Qualifications
●Post-secondary degree in related field (Accounting or Finance related)
● Securities industry knowledge
● Accounting experience - working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS
● Strong analytical skills
● Strong Microsoft Office Skills: Excel, Word
● Excellent analytical skills
● Accuracy
● Detail-oriented
● Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & under tight deadlines

Desirable
● Completion of Canadian Securities Course (CSC) or Mutual Funds Course (IFIC)
● Working towards an accounting (or related) qualification desirable but not
compulsory
● Previous analytical exposure is desirable
● Knowledge of MPower & pControl an asset
● VBA skills
● Good technical knowledge on calculating Net Asset Value, preparing financial
statements


Summary
Interested in the Fund Accountant role in Toronto? Apply online today!
Candidates moving towards the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.


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