Job Title: Fund Accountant Private Equity
Location: London
AMS is the world’s leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Management Services. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) service, partner with Deutsche Bank to support contingent recruitment processes.
On behalf of Deutsche Bank, we are looking for a Fund Accountant Private Equity for a 3 month contract based in the DWS Cannon Street London office on a hybrid working model of 3 days per week in the office and 2 from home, on a PAYE day rate engagement.
Deutsche Bank is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.
‘Together we’re sharing new perspectives and transforming what it means to be a bank.’
Purpose of the role:
The successful candidate will support the finance and operational oversight of strategic multi-asset alternative investment solutions, including new fund launches and ongoing fund controllership for complex products with cross-border stakeholders. The role will have a particular focus on ensuring robust governance, service-provider oversight, financial reporting, investor reporting, liquidity management and control execution across the DWS Alternatives platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the financial and operational oversight of alternative investment funds across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
- Act as a key liaison between investment teams, fund administrators, auditors, tax advisers, depositaries and other external service providers.
- Own the delivery and oversight of fund accounting, financial reporting, investor reporting and regulatory reporting obligations for assigned products.
- Review and challenge key fund deliverables, including NAV calculations, management and performance fee calculations, investor allocations, valuations and other deliverables prepared by external service providers.
- Coordinate annual audits, tax reporting and regulatory submissions, ensuring timely completion and resolution of matters arising.
- Monitor and oversee fund liquidity, investor capital activity and treasury operations to support effective fund operations.
- Ensure compliance with fund documentation, investor requirements, internal policies and applicable regulatory obligations.
- Support fund launches, restructurings, investment onboarding, in-specie asset transfers and other strategic product initiatives.
- Drive process enhancements, control improvements and operating model initiatives across finance and operations activities.
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong understanding of alternative investment fund structures across Private Equity, Private
- Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate and other private market asset classes.
- Knowledge of fund accounting, financial reporting, valuation concepts and investor servicing requirements.
- Experience operating or overseeing complex alternative fund structures, including Luxembourg funds, SPVs, holding structures, fund-of-funds, direct/co-investment exposures or hybrid liquid and private market investment products.
- Practical experience reviewing NAVs, capital accounts, investor allocations, fee waterfalls, management/performance fee calculations and fund expense budgets.
- Experience overseeing fund administrators, transfer agents, depositaries, auditors, tax advisers and legal counsel.
- Strong understanding of fund launch readiness, transition from project phase to BAU operating model.
- Understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks including AIFMD, FATCA, CRS and other applicable reporting obligations.
- Ability to operate independently, translate complex fund structures into clear action plans, and coordinate across investment, risk, compliance, operations and external service providers.
- Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA) with at least 5 years PQE.
- Strong fund controllership experience within alternatives, multi-asset, private markets, fund-of-funds or complex regulated fund structures.
Deutsche Bank’s values define the working environment they strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. They embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. They build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage their people to develop to their full potential.
The Bank promotes good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. They welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs, and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
This client will only accept workers operating via a PAYE engagement model.
AMS’s payroll service is in partnership with Giant, we have worked with them for many years and have good processes in place to ensure you get the best service. If you are successful in your application for this role, your contract will be via Giant. For more information on Giant, please follow this link: https://ams-giant-paye-introduction.
AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.
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Fund Accountant Private Equity employer: Deutsche Bank AG
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