The opportunity
A global asset manager is expanding its Melbourne fund operations team to support a growing book of pooled and segregated mandates across multiple asset classes. This is a newly created Senior Funds Accountant position, created as the business invests in its local accounting capability and uplifts its valuation and reporting processes. It is an ideal moment to join a high-performing team where your technical expertise will shape how the function scales.
What you’ll do
- Prepare and review daily, weekly and monthly net asset valuations (NAVs) across a portfolio of registered and wholesale funds.
- Reconcile cash, holdings and capital movements, investigating and resolving breaks before sign-off.
- Oversee the work of an outsourced fund administrator, acting as the technical point of escalation for valuation and pricing queries.
- Coordinate the preparation of statutory financial statements, BAS, distributions and tax components in line with Australian regulatory requirements.
- Partner with portfolio managers, custodians and auditors to ensure accurate, timely reporting and a clean audit cycle.
- Identify and drive process improvements, strengthening controls and supporting automation across the fund accounting lifecycle.
What you’ll bring
- CA or CPA qualification (completed or in the final stages), supported by a degree in accounting, commerce or finance.
- Demonstrated experience as a funds accountant within asset management, custody, fund administration or a comparable financial services environment.
- Strong working knowledge of unit pricing, NAV production and Australian fund structures, including managed investment schemes.
- Sound understanding of AAS/IFRS, distribution calculations and the tax treatment of investment products.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with fund accounting and reconciliation systems.
- A detail-focused, deadline-driven approach paired with the communication skills to engage stakeholders across the business.
Why this role
- Genuine ownership of a key part of the valuation and reporting process, with the autonomy to improve how it runs.
- A collaborative, technically strong team that invests in development and supports professional qualifications.
- Clear scope to grow your career as the local function expands, with exposure to global standards and senior decision-makers.
About the employer
Our client is a global asset manager with a well-established presence across institutional and wholesale markets and a long-term, research-led investment philosophy. The Melbourne team offers the resources and rigour of a global platform alongside the close-knit feel of a growing local office, with hybrid working and competitive superannuation among the benefits on offer. CapGuard is partnering with them exclusively on this appointment.