Fund Accountant

The Fund Accountant role at FNZ is dedicated to managing and maintaining accurate financial records for a range of superannuation funds administered by the company. Working closely within the Fund Services team, this position ensures that records are kept in line with the financial and regulatory requirements expected by trustees, clients, and Financial Services Regulators. Primary responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day record keeping, processing accounts payable, managing expenses, and providing detailed reporting on fund budgets and operations to trustees. The role also involves supporting the annual audit process and contributing to statutory financial reporting.

The Fund Accounting team supports variety of clients, including managed investment schemes and retail and industry superannuation funds, by handling accounting, taxation, and investment records that enable clear oversight and facilitate external reporting. In addition to statutory and regulatory tasks, this role involves preparing APRA quarterly and annual D2A & SDT reports and ensuring timely tax reporting, such as IAS, BAS, and income tax returns. The Fund Accountant role works collaboratively with both internal teams and external clients to address operational matters effectively.

The responsibilities will include:  

• Record keeping – including reconciling records with external providers

• Accounts payable – including ensuring the accuracy of invoices received

• Expense and reserve management – including management reports on budgets and operations

• Statutory financial reporting – including assisting in the annual audit

• APRA regulatory reporting – both annual and quarterly D2A & SDT reports

• Tax reporting – including IAS, BAS, and income tax returns 

• Stakeholder management – including communicating with our internal and external clients on operational matters

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate? 

• Primary requirements

• Min 1-3 years of proven experience as a Fund Accountant

• Experience in preparing APRA quarterly and annual returns

• Experience in preparing Statutory Financial Reports

Relevant technical experience (helpful but not essential)

• Knowledge of financial products and securities

• Knowledge of tax in superannuation

• Experience in superannuation wrap funds

• Exposure to successor fund transfers

• SQL and database management skills

What is in it for you?

• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.

• Remuneration and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority.

• We provide significant financial rewards for high performing individuals.

• Global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand or China.

If this role has caught your attention – apply now! Applications are due to close on Sunday 3rd November 2024.

*Please note that we will begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.

For more information, please reach out to us! 

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.