Private Assets Senior Accountant

Open positions at Universal Investment

Our company is growing steadily - for that reason we are searching for motivated, performance oriented and entrepreneurial-minded employees, who are ready to actively create the success of our company together with us. Vacancies Luxembourg

• Spontaneous Application Universal-Investment is the largest independent investment company in the German-speaking world and market leader in Master KVGs and private label funds. With its administration, insourcing and risk management services, the company focuses on the administration and structuring of funds, securities and alternative asset classes and offers complex risk management solutions. Universal-Investment Luxembourg S.A., as a subsidiary of Universal Investment Gesellschaft mbH, is the leader among the licensed Luxembourg AIFM management companies (or AIFM ManCos) in terms of assets under management and ranks second in the field of so-called "Third Party ManCos". We owe our great success above all to the high level of commitment and enormous dedication of our employees., As an investment company with a successful name and considerable growth potential, we have a lot to offer: a performance-related income including social benefits as well as a modern workplace. Personal development opportunities are directly influenced by your commitment and success.

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Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider or agree to pay any recruitment fee for unsolicited CV's. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to Hiring Managers. In you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email career@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

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• Head of Consolidation & IFRS Reporting Grow with us! We are currently looking for a colleague to join our Private Asset Services IFRS/Consolidation department.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Ensure the preparation, monitoring, supervision, and finalization of Private Equity & Real Estate financial reports both under LUX GAAP and under IFRS (annual reports and periodic reports)

• Ensure compliance with the schedule to produce financial reports, including follow-up with auditors, clients, and banks

• Carry out regulatory and normative monitoring of IFRS standards to ensure that our services match market requirements

• Active participation in preparation of financial statements & notes to investors

• Lead and motivate the team ensuring that the team's daily operations run smoothly and meet regulatory requirements

• Train members of the Private Equity & Real Estate team on IFRS reporting requirements and taking ownership of the continuous development and enhancing of process efficiency

• Ensure active collaboration with other departments requesting IFRS Reporting expertise

• Provide management support on accounting and financial reporting aspects and on the TA activity of Private Equity & Real Estate funds with complex investment structures., ^Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider unsolicited CV's or agree to pay any recruitment fee for them. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to our Hiring Managers. If you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email careers_pl@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

• IT Application Manager - EAI / Senior Analyst and Developer Grow with us! We are currently looking for a colleague to be integrated into our IT Applications & Integration department, which is responsible for the support, maintenance and project work surrounding external business software packages, including their integration into our larger Information System. In your role, you will participate in the implementation of new business solutions and of automated flows between external counterparties and/or core business applications using and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tool.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Creating usable, efficient Java code, acquire the necessary functional and technical knowledge to support the business applications for which you are in charge;

• Monitoring production and applications stability. Ensure the proper performance of applications when supporting daily operations and executing technical processes;

• Be part of IT support activities with a proactive approach to client servicing and to timely problem solving. Constantly coordinate and follow-up on support tickets and developments with the software supplier;

• Developing and building micro-service based architecture. Implement the developments requested by business projects or technical evolutions. Define unit tests, organize and participate in integration tests. Ensure that developments are released to production in compliance with EFA's change management procedures;

• Manage updates and new releases, working hand-in-hand with the software supplier and with the IT infrastructure teams. Identify and recommend technical solutions to respond to new requirements following a proactive, open and innovative approach. Be in charge of corrective and evolutionary maintenance;

• Lead internal meetings with your team members and project stakeholders.

• Participate in IT on-call duty according to the constraints of the applications in your domain, ^Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider unsolicited CV's or agree to pay any recruitment fee for them. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to our Hiring Managers. If you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email careers_pl@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

• IT Application Manager - IT Service Owner for Investor Servicing Grow with us! We are currently looking for a colleague to be integrated into our IT Applications & Integration department, which is responsible for the support, maintenance and project work surrounding external business software packages, including their integration into our larger Information System. In your role, you will be in charge as a Service Owner of the management of all core IT applications supporting the Investor Servicing area, including Transfer Agency and AML/KYC activities. You will also ensure the full integration of these applications into the overall Information System.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Acquire the necessary functional and technical knowledge to support the business applications for which you are in charge;

• Ensure the proper performance of applications when supporting daily operations and executing technical processes;

• Be part of IT support activities with a proactive approach to client servicing and to timely problem solving. Constantly coordinate and follow-up on support tickets and developments with the software supplier;

• Participate in IT on-call duty according to the constraints of the applications in your domain;

• Manage updates and new releases, working hand-in-hand with the software supplier and with the IT infrastructure teams. Identify and recommend technical solutions to respond to new requirements following a proactive, open and innovative approach. Be in charge of corrective and evolutionary maintenance;

• Implement the developments requested by business projects or technical evolutions. Define unit tests, organize and participate in integration tests. Ensure that developments are released to production in compliance with EFA's change management procedures;

• Lead internal meetings with your team members and project stakeholders., ^Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider unsolicited CV's or agree to pay any recruitment fee for them. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to our Hiring Managers. If you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email careers_pl@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

• Private Assets Senior Accountant Grow with us! We are currently looking for a colleague to join our Team.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Execute the day-to-day accounting operations for private equity funds in order to maintain financial and non-financial records

• Supervise, coach and develop more junior team members on operational topics

• Preparation of various calculations e.g. expenses, waterfalls and others

• Preparation of NAV calculations and NAV reporting package, tax reporting and regulatory reporting when required

• Investigating discrepancies and ensuring strong internal controls

• Reconciliation of cash, portfolio and other balances

• Preparation of audit files and support external audit requirements

• Primary contact for clients on operational topics and NAV sign-off

• Interaction with internal departments within Private Assets Services and other internal stakeholders

• Other project related responsibilities, including process development and improvements, ^Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider unsolicited CV's or agree to pay any recruitment fee for them. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to our Hiring Managers. If you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email careers_pl@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

• Private Assets Accountant Grow with us! We are currently looking for a colleague to join our Team.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Preparation of various calculations e.g. expenses, waterfalls and others

• Preparation of NAV calculations and NAV reporting package, tax reporting and regulatory reporting when required

• Investigating discrepancies and ensuring strong internal controls

• Reconciliation of cash, portfolio and other balances

• Preparation of audit files and support external audit requirements

• Primary contact for clients on operational topics and NAV sign-off

• Interaction with internal departments within Private Assets Services and other internal stakeholders

• Other project related responsibilities, including process development and improvements

Ihr Profil

We are always looking for motivated, performance-oriented and entrepreneurial employees with focus on the investment fund market who will work with us to further shape the success of Universal Investment..,

• University degree in Accounting or Finance

• 5 to 7 years of experience in a similar position (consolidation environment) as well as experience with accounting in foreign currencies

• Excellent knowledge of IFRS and experience with consolidation software is essential

• Experience in working with Alternative Investment Funds

• Excellent time and self-management skills, ability to prioritize

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Highly organised, strong interpersonal skills and self-motivated

• Strong leadership and coaching skills

• Fluent in English. German and French are assets,

• BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science and at least 3 years' experience in a similar role;

• You have strong foundation in Object Oriented Programming and Design Patterns and understanding and practical skills in relational database technologies

• You have competencies in the management of interfaces in SWIFT and/or FIX formats;

• You are familiar with the Oracle PL-SQL language, Java development in order to be able to implement communication interface between the core systems;

• You are fluent in English;

• You enjoy IT software package implementation and are keen to participate actively in the realisation of projects;

• You are a strongly solution-oriented;

• You enjoy contact with users and have a good understanding of their work;

• You have previous experiences or knowledge of the fund industry, would be an asset but not required. (Temenos Multifonds Global Investors, Metrosoft Fundsphere Compliance, Pythagoras, iHub and Qlik; knowledge nice to have),

• You enjoy IT software package implementation and are keen to participate actively in the realisation of projects;

• You are a strongly solution-oriented;

• You enjoy contact with users and have a good understanding of their work;

• You have previous experiences or knowledge of the fund industry, transfer agent and AML/KYC.

• You have an experience with the core IT applications, such as Temenos Multifonds Global Investors, Metrosoft Fundsphere Compliance, Pythagoras, iHub and Qlik;

• You are familiar with the Oracle PL-SQL language, Java development in order to be able to implement communication interface between the core systems;

• You have a master's degree in computer science and at least 3 years' experience in a similar role;

• You are fluent in English;

• You enjoy teamwork whilst being able to work independently.,

• Previous professional experience in the alternative fund industry with experience in private equity or real estate

• University degree in Finance, Economics, or equivalent would be an asset

• Very good English language skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Very good time management and analytical skills,

• Previous professional experience in the fund industry with experience in NAV process. Experience in private equity or real estate funds would be desirable.

• University degree in Finance, Economics, or equivalent would be an asset

• Very good English language skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Very good time management and analytical skills

Kontakt

Please send your application and certificate of enrolment: career-lux@universal-investment.com, Send your CV to careers_pl@universal-investment.com., Send your CV to careers_pl@universal-investment.com. The recruiting entity here is UI efa S.A. ^Click here to check our data protection notice. ^Disclaimer for Recruitment Agencies: Universal Investment does not accept any CV's received from recruitment agencies with whom terms and conditions have not been agreed and will not consider unsolicited CV's or agree to pay any recruitment fee for them. This is applicable also for any CV that is submitted directly to our Hiring Managers. If you are interested in becoming one of our preferred recruitment suppliers in the future, please email careers_pl@universal-investment.com, and we will be glad to keep your details under consideration once our PSL is revised.

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