Associate - Fund Accountant - Hedge Funds (NKP Goregaon, Mumbai)

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 world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Let's Talk About Fund Accounting at SS&C

At SS&C, fund accounting is at the heart of what we do. We're one of the world's leading fund administrators, and we combine powerful technology with a team of experienced accounting professionals to deliver fast, accurate data and services to our clients—from big-name funds to brand-new startups.

Our platform Geneva is known across the industry as the gold standard for fund accounting and reporting. It helps us handle all kinds of portfolios—multi-asset, multi-currency, and complex structures—with full transparency and real-time insights into profit & loss, exposures, and daily NAV (Net Asset Value) calculations.

In short: we make sure our clients always have the financial data they need, when they need it.

With an exceptional team of fund accounting experts, SS&C brings the industry's leading technology and delivers service for any new structure, asset class or regulation, giving you the speed and agility to capitalize on new opportunities. The team services high-volume, global fund managers with support for complex, multi-asset class and multi-currency strategies. This role is hybrid and based out in our Goregaon, NKP Office, Mumbai, India. Office hours: 13:30 to 23:00 hours IST (Flexible working hours, Overtime eligible)

Role Title - Alternatives Fund Accountant

Role Profile Summary –

• Responsible for the accounting and valuation for complex investments, which may include complex derivatives, fixed income, and international financial products.
• Individual contributor for reviewing P&l, Balance Sheet and NAV for Investment funds, particularly Hedge funds.
• Good understanding of Corporate actions and how to account them on books
• Demonstrates specialized expertise to evaluate wide-ranging & complex issues and develop creative solutions.
• Entry level professional assisting on projects or performing tasks of a moderate level of difficulty that require independent judgement.
• Demonstrates acquired knowledge and skills to resolve or recommend solutions for a wide range of tasks or issues.
• Requires limited supervision and only general instructions on new tasks.
• Education: Minimally requires a Bachelor's degree in Investment Accounting, Investment Management or allied fields related to Investment funds. Semi-qualified Chartered Accountants, Semi-qualified Cost & Management accountants, ACCA Affiliates, CFA Level 1 qualified, CAIA Level 1 qualified, and candidates with NISM's PG programme in Securities Markets – preferable.

Your primary responsibilities –

• Daily review of the estimated P&l for portfolio of investment funds. Includes but not limited to Equities, Fixed Income securities – Bonds, Mortgages and Asset backed securities, Futures, Options, Swaps, CFDs, Options, Warrants, Caps and Floors, Ascots
• Record accounting journal transactions, as required on a daily basis. This includes but not limited to processing adhoc trades, accruals, cash flows etc.
• Record complex Corporate actions on daily basis
• Independently compute complex investment advisor fees – management and performance fees
• Review and investigate portfolio advisor queries related to P&l and NAV
• Finalize within the agreed deadlines, the accounting and valuation of NAV for hedge funds, at each month.
• Timely review of investor statements before they are released to investors for accuracy
• Routinely co-ordinate and communicate efficiently with other internal departments such as Operations, Valuations, fund controllers as well as with external parties such as brokers, trade advisors
• Review filings to regulatory authorities Produce financial statements and disclosures as per US GAAPs
• Assist 3rd party auditors on any queries related to Audit in a timely manner

This challenging role is suitable, if you possess and demonstrate –

• Solid integrity and passion for investment accounting
• Sound knowledge of investment industry, including accounting and valuation for investment funds, particularly hedge funds
• Well rounded organization skills and the ability to juggle between multiple activities – simultaneously
• Strong in Microsoft Excel, including working on complex formulas.
• Hands-on know-how on VBA, Power Query, Power BI will be added advantage. Strong understanding of what we do
• Attention to detail
• Playing for the team, above self
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Creative thinking, deliver out of the box ideas and solutions

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.

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.