Junior Financial Reporting Oversight Manager

In this role you will be responsible for oversight of Financial Reporting for Funds domiciled in Luxembourg, which includes SICAVs, LDI & RAIF. You will also be responsible for investor tax oversight, including inter alia, Austrian, German, Swiss and UK tax reporting. You will work with our external partners, including auditors, administrators and typesetters to ensure that accurate and timely completion and filing of financial statements in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. You will also be required to work closely with internal partners, including Fund Accounting Oversight, Change, Tax, Legal, Performance, Compliance and Product.

How you'll spend your time:

• Review of financial statements, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, laws and regulations.
• Effective management of financial reporting timetables, including timely escalation of any concerns.
• Provide timely and accurate responses to audit queries and audit findings, ensuring all audit findings are closed out before the next reporting cycle.
• Manage each reporting cycle with auditors, administrators as well as internal sign off and approval process by the Fund Board.
• Working closely with outsourced partners, including fund administrators and auditors.
• Collaborating with colleagues at the Management Company (in-house).
• Ensure issues are resolved and efficiencies are implemented in a timely manner.
• Raise risk events in a timely manner and ensure solutions are implemented to avoid reoccurrence.
• Review of annual audit fee budgets, audit findings report, and Letters of Representation.
• Attending and presenting financial statements at Board meetings.
• Ensuring a high-quality service is provided by the various outsourced suppliers.
• Develop and maintain open and effective relationships both internally and externally.
• Operate, maintain and enhance financial reporting oversight framework.
• Work closely with external tax advisors to ensure all investor tax reporting is completed in a timely manner.
• Work with internal teams and outsourced suppliers, where applicable, to evaluate and successfully implement changes driven by the business and regulations.
• Applying a best practice approach where applicable.
• You may also be required to assist with Funds domiciled in other jurisdictions.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Qualified accountant.
• Extensive knowledge of Lux GAAP.
• Strong Lux SICAV product knowledge is essential.
• Knowledge of Investor Tax.
• Good communication skills.

It would be great if you also had:

• LDI and RAIF product knowledge would be desirable.
• Experience of working in an outsourced environment.
• Knowledge of derivatives.
• Fund accounting experience.

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,500 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 650 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.