Fund Accountant
Be responsible for the day-to-day accounting for investment portfolios.
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- What's it like to be a Fund Accountant?
- How to become a Fund Accountant
- Latest Fund Accountant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Fund Accountants
- Fund Accountant role reviews
What's it like to be a Fund Accountant?
A Fund Accountant is a finance professional responsible for the day-to-day accounting for investment portfolios within mutual, institutional and hedge funds or commodities, securities or real estate.
Tasks and duties
- Managing the fund’s cash flow, measuring risk, evaluating fund activity and helping with investor requirements.
- Identify risks and inefficiencies, and create and employ new strategies to improve the fund’s value
- Prepare reports on the fund’s status as required (e.g. quarterly and annually).
How to become a Fund Accountant
To work as a Fund Accountant in Australia, a bachelor degree in the financial field is required, and a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) qualification is desirable..
- Complete a bachelor degree in the field of accounting. This could be a Bachelor of Accounting or a Bachelor of Business (majoring in Accounting). These are usually three year courses and are open to anyone who is 17 years of age or older and has completed year 12 with the necessary Universities Admission Index.
- Work for three years gathering professional experience in finance, accounting or business and undertake professional development activities each year. Complete a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting (GradDip CA) or a CPA program.
- Career progression opportunities for fund accountants are numerous and include progressing to a senior role or supervisory position before moving into management.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Fund Accountant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Fund Accounting
Unit Pricing
Financial Statements
Certified Public / Practising Accountant Qualification
Reconciliations
Financial Reporting
Funds Management
Tax Returns
Private Equity
Investment Management
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Latest Fund Accountant reviews
Oct 2024
Find Accountant is the most fund and enjoyable job as you will deal with bigger problems and dealing with the financial mangers only.
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Accounting
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationBanking & Financial Services
The good thingsAs a Fund Accountant it’s all about numbers and understanding the concept.
The fun part of it is you have to do monthly and yearly reporting back to the Finance Manager and knowing that you’re doing ...
The challengesDealing with on going Variance les than a penny.
But it’s all matter of loving it
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Aug 2024
Challenging but enjoyable accounting experience
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Management (Accounting)
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationAccounting
The good thingsAs an accountant, it is enjoyable working out a full set of financials and reporting data.
The challengesThis industry is narrow and it is comparatively harder to find a job other than Fund accountant role
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