Senior Accounting Manager/Expert as part of Hybrid Funds

Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands‑on Senior Manager in Fund Accounting to join our Private Equity and Real Estate Solutions (PERES) department. This role sits within our hybrid team supporting structures that combine UCITS‑like features with alternative investment fund characteristics. This is not a pure people‑management role: we are seeking someone who can combine strong technical expertise, close proximity to operations/teams, direct client oversight, and an ability to support junior staff by actively contributing to day‑to‑day production when necessary. The candidate will play a key role in ensuring high‑quality deliverables, maintaining client satisfaction, discussing client requests when required, and guaranteeing compliance with internal processes and contractual frameworks.

Minimum experience

10 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, with exposure to alternative investment fund structures.

Key responsibilities

Operational & technical leadership
- Drive and oversee complex technical topics in fund accounting.
- Provide hands‑on support, problem‑solving, and decision‑making for technical matters.
- Perform detailed reviews of accounting files and NAV calculations (including specific complex calculation such as performance fee, management fee, waterfall, …) before delivery to clients.
- Ensure high‑quality production, timely deliveries, and strict adherence to internal processes.
- Participate in client calls, ensuring clear communication, process improvements, and efficient follow‑up with technical explanations when needed.
- Monitor KPIs to ensure operational objectives are met and continuously improved.
- Communicate process/procedure changes and ensure proper adoption across the team.
- Contribute to operational improvements and innovation across the team.
- Participate in internal transformation and efficiency projects.
Client relationship & escalation level
- Act as an escalation point for clients and intermediaries.
- Foster strong, trust‑based relationships with clients.
- Lead client satisfaction and proactively anticipate client needs.
- Uphold a high level of professionalism and clarity in all interactions.
Team support & coaching
- Work closely with operational teams on a daily basis.
- Support and mentor junior team members, especially during technical reviews.
- Build a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Motivate team members and provide guidance and direct support when challenges arise.
- Contribute to the development of skills and expertise within the team.
- Engage the team in continuous improvement initiatives.

Required skills & competencies

Technical skills

Full mastery of the NAV calculation process, including deep knowledge of:
- Investor‑side (liability) operations
- Depositary‑side (asset) operations
- Expertise in standard and non‑standard waterfall models and NAV per share calculations.
- Strong understanding of standard and bespoke management fee models and variable fee calculations.
- Ability to interpret and analyze legal documentation related to fund structures.
- Solid understanding of alternative investment structures and their accounting implications.
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
- Excellent numerical proficiency and attention to detail.
Highly organized, rigorous, and detail‑oriented.
Ability to manage priorities with flexibility and composure.
Strong autonomy while being an effective team player.
Excellent interpersonal skills with both clients and internal stakeholders.
Sense of responsibility, initiative, and the ability to anticipate and react effectively.
Comfortable working in fast‑paced environments with evolving constraints.
Hands‑on mindset: willing and able to assist operationally when needed, including with very junior team members.
Strong command of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Required knowledge of GP3/GPC (NeoXam).
Full professional proficiency in French and English is mandatory.

Soft skills

Highly organized, rigorous, and detail‑oriented.
Ability to manage priorities with flexibility and composure.
Strong autonomy while being an effective team player.
Excellent interpersonal skills with both clients and internal stakeholders.
Sense of responsibility, initiative, and the ability to anticipate and react effectively.
Comfortable working in fast‑paced environments with evolving constraints.
Hands‑on mindset: willing and able to assist operationally when needed, including with very junior team members.

Tools

Strong command of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Required knowledge of GP3/GPC (NeoXam).

Languages

Full professional proficiency in French and English is mandatory.

To conclude - We are looking for:

A leader who is both strategically minded and operationally engaged.
A professional who combines technical excellence, people proximity, ownership, and client leadership.
Someone who is equally comfortable reviewing complex files as they can coach juniors, handling escalations, and speaking directly with clients.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us at or by phone at .

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BlackRidge Group