Job Title: Senior Fund Accountant
Business Unit: AI Fund Accounting
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)
Location: Sandyford, Dublin / Parkmore, Galway (Hybrid)
Why work with us?
We are the bank for a changing world and we aim to build positive change together:
- We are a team of colleagues who are enthusiastic about what we do and the impact our work has on our clients. We work in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity
- We offer competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, health and fitness subsidy, work-from-home subsidy, above statutory days of annual leave and numerous other benefits.
- We are strongly committed to wellbeing and work-life balance, including a 50% hybrid work model (where the role allows), paid family leave, fertility and menopause support — available to support all life stage needs.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our culture, and we actively promote equal opportunities through creating or being part of initiatives and programmes:
- Aspire Female Leadership Programme, provides development and exposure to high-potential women in the bank, through targeted workshops, executive coaching and formal mentoring
- Proud members of 100 Women in Finance and among the first signatories of Ireland’s Women in Finance charter
- Joined the #JamaisSansElles (Never Without Her) Charter, committing its executive committee to only join public or media events with panels of three or more speakers, if at least one of those speakers is a woman
- Development and mobility are actively encouraged. BNP Paribas’ culture is built on purposeful talent development and recognition programmes that foster engagement, inclusive leadership and continuous growth. A few of our programmes include:
- Leaders for Tomorrow, a programme that fast-tracks high-potential talent through training, development and cross-functional projects, preparing them for future leadership positions
- Local and Global Mentoring initiatives, that pair employees with senior leaders, providing staff with platforms to gain advice on career growth topics
- Ambassador Awards employee recognition scheme provides rewards to those who have embodied the Bank’s core values
- Local Experts (Champions) Programme, identifying internal subject-matter experts from specific business areas, who excel at their craft
- We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 180,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 550 employees across Dublin and Galway, working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We welcome applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play a key role in promoting diversity and inclusion through initiatives, events and advocacy programmes that foster a sense of belonging for all colleagues. In BNP Paribas Ireland, we have dedicated networks for parents and caregivers, LGBTQA+, staff from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, alongside forums to discuss CSR and gender related topics.
Sustainable Finance
BNP continues to demonstrate the Bank’s steadfast commitment to supporting its clients in their growth ambitions by expanding market reach across assets, delivering excellence in bond markets, and showing the way in sustainable financing.
Role & Objectives
- The Senior Fund Accountant (SFA) role is responsible for the validation and release of hedge fund Net Asset Valuations. The SFA checks the work of Fund Accountants and provides final release to the market or investment manager. The SFA is responsible for ensuring that all checks and controls have been performed on a valuation. The SFA is often the first point of contact for clients regarding valuations.
Key Responsibilities
- Review of fund NAVs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, tasks include:
- Review of fund transactions, eg. Security trading, investor activity, etc.
- Ensuring all income accruals and corporate actions are accounted for and validated
- Review of all foreign exchange contracts
- Review of price movements, including stale / static pricing
- Adherence to client agreed NAV delivery deadlines
- Approval and sending of fund invoices / cash instructions
- NAV impact analysis and justification
- Monitoring all cash and security reconciliation items on a daily basis
- Ensuring all agreed reporting is completed & sent to the client.
- Attendance and participation in team / departmental meetings
- Assist with the completion of month end processes for delivery to clients
- Ensure that client Service Level Agreements are applied across all funds with deliverables met on a timely basis
- Ensure any information required by the Auditors or Trustees is available within the timeframe agreed with your Team Leader
- Assist and train other team members with queries / questions as they arise. Inform the Team Leader where necessary of any issues
- Thorough knowledge of hedge fund security types, including CFD, CDS, IRS, MBS/ABS, Swaptions, Fixed Income, Exchange Traded Instruments, Forwards etc., and their accounting treatment
- Assist with the further development of the fund accounting process and systems to meet future market and client developments
- FA resource for the on boarding of new business, ensuing that FA systems and accounting requirements are in place
- Understanding of fund operating documents, prospectus, pricing policy, agreements
Qualifications & Experience required for this role
- A minimum of 2-3 years Fund Accounting experience incorporating the above key responsibilities
- A third level qualification preferably in a business or accounting related discipline
- A minimum of 1 year NAV review experience
- Good working knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
- A thorough knowledge of Hedge Fund accounting, including interaction with Prime Brokers and Middle Office
- A thorough knowledge of performance fee methodologies (Equalisation, Series, etc)
- Knowledge of the completion of month end processes for delivery to clients
- Thorough knowledge of share class hedging
- Knowledge of data vendors such as Bloomberg, IDC, etc
- Knowledge of accounting systems Multifonds an advantage
- An awareness of the needs of clients and an ability to deliver an excellent client service
- Multi-manager, Multi-currency, Pooling, Fund of Hedge Fund and Structured product experience desirable
- Good time management and interpersonal skills.
- Self motivated.
- Highly computer literate.
- Strong numerical / analytical skills
About BNP Paribas
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are:
- Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation
- Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them
- Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics
- Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered
Our strengths are based on four key areas:
- Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint
- Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams
- Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers
- Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect
Management excellence
BNP continues to foster top-class people management practices within our strong people focused culture. BNP Paribas managers follow the Group’s Management Charter, which emphasises a positive, empowering team culture, encouraging open communication and supporting development and wellbeing.
Compliance Culture
We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Should you require any reasonable accommodation for the interview process, please let us know.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made.
