Description:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Associate in Accounting to join our team at Fundcraft! This is an exciting opportunity for someone eager to develop their skills and gain valuable experience while collaborating across departments. You will play a crucial role in enhancing our client delivery and making a meaningful impact on our organization’s success.
Work Modality: Hybrid
Location: Girona, Spain
Seniority Level: Junior
Reporting to the: Fund Accounting Manager
About the Team:
Our team thrives in a collaborative environment where every member contributes to impactful solutions that drive client success. We value open communication, adaptability, and a proactive mindset, which enable us to deliver excellence in fund operations. By leveraging fundcraft's platform, we streamline and optimize client processes, working seamlessly together to ensure efficient and reliable product delivery.
About the Role:
As an Associate in Accounting, you will play a key role in handling a variety of accounting tasks, from managing accounts payable and assisting in fund accounting reconciliations to contributing to financial statement preparation and ensuring compliance with regulatory filings. You will also engage in various financial projects and be entrusted with day-to-day bookkeeping responsibilities. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our product delivery team and work closely with senior accountants and other departments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage regular accounting tasks, including prepaids and accruals.
* Prepare fund accounting reconciliations, ensuring alignment between records and actual transactions.
* Monitor and manage bank account balances, ensuring sufficient liquidity for operations.
* Prepare fund-related wire transfers (e.g., investments, invoices) using Multiline banking systems.
* Maintain and update the intercompany loan matrix, including interest calculations.
* Reconcile intercompany trade and loan balances, ensuring accuracy and consistency across entities.
* Assist in the preparation of financial statements under the guidance of the Senior Associate, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
* Handle the bookkeeping for AP, ensuring accurate records of payments and liabilities.
* Prepare fund-related wire transfers (e.g., investments, invoices) using Multiline banking systems.
* Oversee general administrative tasks such as eCDF, e-RCS filings, VAT, and CIT submissions, with support from the tax specialist when needed.
* Conduct cash analysis reports to provide insights into fund liquidity and cash flow trends.
* Contribute to various financial projects, providing support as required to meet company goals.
* Take on additional duties as delegated by your superior to support the evolving needs of the company.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Audit/Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent
* Minimum 3 years of experience as an accountant, demonstrating solid knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
* Strong communication in English both written and spoken.
Skills & Expected Behaviours:
* Self-driven with the ability to take initiative, offering proactive solutions and ideas in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong ability to prioritize tasks effectively, manage multiple responsibilities, and meet deadlines without compromising quality.
* Eager to learn and develop an understanding of alternative investment funds and their specific accounting practices, such as Net Asset Value (NAV) calculation.
* Enthusiastic about leveraging technology and open to adopting new tools and systems to enhance your day-to-day accounting tasks.
Why Join Us:
* Join a culture that celebrates creativity and welcomes innovative, disruptive ideas, empowering you to make a real impact.
* Immerse yourself in a fast-paced, diverse workplace where you'll have the chance to collaborate and learn from specialists across various fields, fostering personal and professional growth.
* Embrace automation and seamless tech integration in your workflows, while our platform boosts operations through tech leverage, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve and updated with new technologies.
* Enjoy an attractive compensation package that recognizes your contributions and dedication to our shared success, rewarding you fairly for your hard work.
* Work in a comfortable, ergonomic environment within our spacious, modern offices located conveniently in the heart of Girona, just minutes away from the train station where you can enjoy daily fresh fruit and coffee!
* Monthly afterworks organised by the company to unwind and strengthen team connections.
* Enjoy flexible entry hours that help you balance your personal life with your work commitments.
About the Company:
Join the exciting journey at fundcraft, where we're revolutionising the fund industry providing digital-native fund operations. Our mission is clear: be our client's digital native partner, providing simple, transparent and integrated fund operations ensuring alternative investment managers to focus on their core business.
As a fully CSSF-licensed AIFM and central administrator, fundcraft is uniquely positioned to meet the diverse fund operations needs of private equity, venture capital, and funds of funds.
Be part of our dedicated team of financial experts, lawyers, product managers, tech developers, and corporate professionals who are committed to disrupting the financial industry with our unique product and innovative tech-led approach. We're proud to stand out from competition and be the first product based company to offer such a comprehensive solution.
Founded in 2020, fundcraft has grown rapidly, already employing over 90 professionals across two countries, Spain and Luxembourg. If you're passionate about driving change and making a difference in the financial world, join us and be part of our success story.