Assistant Manager

Description

Role summary:
Apex is currently seeking a new member for our Client Service Management division. The role focuses on taking responsibilities for a diversified portfolio of alternative investment assets and provide oversight services to a growing portfolio of clients.

Key responsibilities:

- Accounting_
- Understanding complex fund structures and accounting in particular for alternative asset classes like real estate, private equity, private debt investment vehicles;
- Maintaining accounting books and timelines of a portfolio of allocated clients;
- Timely and accurate processing / reconciling of all fund transactions;
- Review & validate financial statements / NAV calculations;
- Guiding junior staff members on preparation of accounts and other tasks;
- Coordinate with clients and auditors on a regular basis;
- Monitor and exercise the ongoing reporting process (e.g. investor, client and regulatory reporting);
- Liquidity Management incl. invoice processing/ coordination, monitoring of capital movements etc.
- Participate in ad hoc projects;
- Identify process improvements and implement changes.
- Client relationship_
- Be the first contact for clients’ and investors’ requests;
- Coordinate the setup of the fund structure as well as the implementation of the relevant contracts, SLA/OM in cooperation with the external lawyers and service providers;
- Coordinate with internal and external providers on the full life cycle of the fund;
- Supervise the internal and external service providers to ensure the timely valuation and accounting production.
- Other Compliance_
- Setup and monitor the AIFs reporting (regulatory and client reporting) / corporate calendar;
- Ensure compliance with tax and legal obligations in relation to the given advice of the Legal and tax service providers;
- Ensure the compliance of the contractual obligations of the fund (prospectus, articles of incorporations, joint venture agreements etc.
- Skills / Experience:

- Degree from a Business school in Accounting and Finance;
- Minimum 3-5 year of experience in the financial / alternative fund industry;
- Good knowledge of alternative fund structures / asset classes (i.e. real estate, private equity, private debt);
- Strong accounting knowledge of Private Equity/ Real Estate/ Private debt funds, Holding Companies, SPVs etc. (Lux GAAP / IFRS / IPEV/ NAV);
- Additional qualification in CFA Program (Quartic training) or ACCA is a plus;
- Experience in consolidation would be an advantage;
- Knowledge of Luxembourg investment laws, in particular the AIFM law;
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel). Efront would be an advantage.
- Fluent in English is mandatory. Any other language would be an advantage.
- As Apex _Group Luxembourg is a financial organisation, all new employees will be required to undergo a criminal record check._