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Form of workJob Opportunity: Investment Accountant
Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for managing private market investments? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your analytical skills are put to the test? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Finance team as an Investment Accountant.
Key Responsibilities:
As an Investment Accountant, you will be responsible for the meticulous accounting and reporting of all allocated private market investments. Working closely with the Senior Investment Accountants and under the guidance of the Manager, Investment Accounting, your key tasks will include:
- Analysis and Review: Manage an allocation of investment managers, monitor reporting deliverables, review valuation information, and ensure consistency with Fund policies.
- Accounting and Reconciliation: Handle capital call and distribution accounting, reconcile custodian processing, and review private markets reporting system.
- Financial Reporting: Review quarterly and annual financial statements, reconcile fee reconciliations, and liaise with investment managers on accounting or reporting issues.
- Monthly/Annual Reporting: Oversee daily review of Investment Accounting email inbox, record keeping for inter-entity loans, assist in collation of management and performance fees, and participate in month-end accounting processes.
- Compliance and Governance: Prepare various government reports, reconcile general ledger accounts, assist in preparation of GST returns, and ensure compliance with legal documentation for performance fee calculations.
- Skills and Competencies: CA/CPA qualified with a Bachelor's degree in Business or Accounting, proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, experience with custodian accounting systems, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
About You:
You are a driven and dedicated professional with a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of investment accounting principles. Your ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders at all levels sets you apart. With your analytical mindset and proactive approach, you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can contribute to the success of our Finance team and the broader organization.
Life at Future Fund
Our approach to building an inclusive culture is aimed at facilitating impactful, effective and objective decision making. We continue to deepen our understanding of the lived experience of underrepresented groups within our industry.
To continue to expand our knowledge, we actively encourage you to apply to this role and contribute to our collective Purpose. We are better for our differences and support our people in bringing their authentic selves to work. It not only benefits our teams, it means you can focus on what matters most, being you.
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The Future Fund is Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, investing for the benefit of future generations of Australians. The Future Fund Board of Guardians, supported by the Future Fund Management Agency, invests the assets of six public asset funds: the Future Fund, the Medical Research Future Fund, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund, the Future Drought Fund, the Emergency Response Fund and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund. Each fund has an investment mandate that is determined by the Australian Government under legislation. Our role is to generate strong, risk-adjusted returns over the long term.
