Associate Manager - Private Markets UAE

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the worlds largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Company Overview

SS&C provides software and software-enabled services for the global financial services industry. Through a combination of organic innovation and strategic acquisitions, we have assembled a comprehensive selection of technology and service capabilities, backed by industry-leading expertise. Since 1995, SS&C has acquired over 50 businesses with products, services and/or technologies in existing or complementary vertical markets. Acquisitions include GlobeOp, Advent Software, Citi Alternative Investor Services, Wells Fargo Global Fund Services, DST Systems, Eze Software and Intralinks.

SS&C has more than 24,000 employees worldwide. Our head office is located in Windsor, Connecticut with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Australia. SS&C provides the global financial services industry with a broad range of highly specialized software, software enabled-services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions for operational excellence.

SS&C is the leading independent provider of cloud-based fund administration services and software for the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, fund of funds, private markets funds and managed accounts.

About The Role

Within this role you will be responsible for providing the accounting and reporting function for our growing private markets client base. Working for a private markets fund manager would be an advantage. The successful candidate will be expected to have solid written and verbal communications skills, a proven ability to multi-task, and outstanding organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

Deliverables Management:

• Assist to manage the client deliverables and coordinate with different internal departments in multiple jurisdictions to ensure deadlines are met.
• Oversee the maintenance of client general ledgers and other records.
• Prepare and review NAV calculation, audited and unaudited financial statements, partner capital statements, management fee calculation, drawdowns, distributions and the underlying work papers.
• Respond to client ad-hoc enquiries and requests.
• Preparing other ad-hoc reporting where required.
• Provide input to client service plans, calendars and timelines
  
  

Client Engagement Management:

• Act as one of the daily points of contact for clients, ensure to communicate promptly and professionally with clients and develop ongoing relationship
• Prepare appropriate material and responses for client meetings and other requests.
• Coordinate, support and facilitate the external audit process and other third party reporting’s.
  
  

Development Value:

• Opportunity to broaden exposure by working on investment accounting, fund administration, client servicing and investor servicing.
• Opportunity to work with a global team to develop private markets and associated services in EMEA.
• Ability to implement new processes and technology to support new business initiatives, improve control and increase operating efficiency.
• Develop and demonstrate the ability to work under pressure in a high growth environment, implement high quality processes with strong focus on process development.
• Coordinate private markets services across internal functions including Cash, Corporate Secretarial, Legal and AML.
• Opportunity to work alongside some of the largest global investment managers.
• Networking and communicating across Private Markets and associated internal and external businesses; interacting with Risk & Controls, Legal, Implementations and Sales.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

Knowledge/Experience:

• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, general ledgers, financial statements
• Knowledge of private markets, net asset value calculations, capital activities, etc.
• Team player with the ability to lead – this will be very important as cross-team interaction is critical to the smooth running of the group.
• Experience of fund administration preferred
• Experience of Private Markets fund preferred
  
  

Skills:

• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Excellent follow-up, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills including oral and written communication skills.
• Strong client service focus, including the ability to effectively respond to client needs.
• Advanced computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new systems and procedures.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, CA or similar) – nearly or fully qualified.
• Experience in accounting (preferably including private markets accounting or partnership accounting).
• University degree (B.A., B.Sc., B.B.S.) in Accounting or Business (preferably majoring in Accountancy or another Financial-related program).
  
  

Competencies:

• Results: Meet internal and external demands and deadlines demonstrating ability to operate on initiative in a controlled environment.
• Communication: Disseminate relevant information to all key stakeholders.
• Foresight: Ability to analyse a situation (and its potential solution) and think through all steps to its conclusion.
• Motivation: A positive attitude and a drive to ‘get the job done’.
• Knowledge of US GAAP/UK GAAP and IFRS
  
  

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

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