Scarlett Worthington

Company Secretary Our client, an indpendant fund administrator, are seeking a experiended company secretary to join their business following the current company secrrtary going on maternity leave. Possibility of exstension. Roles & Responsibilities Prepare corporate services documentationOn board new client business in compliance with Harmonic Ireland’s on boarding policies and procedures.Organise board and shareholder meetings, liaise with clients’ shareholders and assist relevant committees and Boards.Attend client meetings and take and record formal minutesPerform all regulatory filings in compliance with relevant deadlines.Assist management in ensuring adherence by Harmonic Ireland’s Boards with proper corporate governance principles.Essential Skills & Experience 4-5 years experience within a company secretary/corporate role Must hold company secretarial experience within Luxembourg, London, Dublin or the USMust have experience within a fund administration company or an AIFMAbilty to read French reports

Company Secretary Roles & Responsibilities Prepare corporate services documentationOn board new client business in compliance with Harmonic Ireland’s on boarding policies and procedures.Organise board and shareholder meetings, liaise with clients’ shareholders and assist relevant committees and Boards.Attend client meetings and take and record formal minutesPerform all regulatory filings in compliance with relevant deadlines.Assist management in ensuring adherence by Harmonic Ireland’s Boards with proper corporate governance principles.Essential Skills & Experience 4-5 years experience within a company secretary/corporate role Must hold company secretarial experience within Luxembourg, London, Dublin or the USMust have experience within a fund administration company or an AIFMAbility to read French reports

Fund Accountant Our client, a boutique alternative independant fund administrator, are seeking a strong fund accountant to join their growing team.Roles & ResponsibilitiesLead bookkeeping transactions and maintenance of accounting records for multiple client entities (private equity, real estate and private debt)Perform detailed review of cash bookkeeping and monthly/quarterly accrualsPrepare reconciliations of management accounts with prompt research and correction of any variancesProcess unreconciled items identified between bank records and core systemsLiaise professionally with third parties, including auditors and lawyersEssential Skills & Experience Previous experience in alternative investment fund accounting in Luxembourg Strong knowledge of alternative investment funds (ideally private equity, real estate or private debt)Knowledge of LUX GAAP You must be currently working and have authorisation to work in Luxembourg to apply for this role.

Senior Accountant - Private Equity Our client, mid-sized private equity firm are looking to bring in an experienced accounting professional to strengthen their local team in Luxembourg. All accounting within this business is done entirely in-house.Roles & Responsibilities Handle the day-to-day accounting of some entities of the group and is in support for the group accounting consolidationPrepare the tax and legal reports (monthly VAT, annual VAT, Net Wealth Tax, Company tax, annual accounts, ...)Contributes to the accounting of the investment transactionsPrepare the daily cash monitoring and managementPrepare and ensure the follow-up of financial and other external auditsAssist at the valuation process and controls of the fund of fund activitiesTake care of document management and archiving of finance supporting documentsPortfolio managementEssential Skills & ExperienceMinimum of 5 years experience within private equity accounting in Luxembourg or Belgium Experience across private equity or venture capital fund accounting Fluent in French and EnglishYou will need experience across these 6 components to be considered: accounting, reporting, cash management, tax, controlling and portfolio management

Accounting Manager Our client, mid-sized private equity firm are looking to bring in an experienced accounting professional to strengthen their local team in Luxembourg. All accounting within this business is done entirely in-house.Roles & Responsibilities Handle the day-to-day accounting of some entities of the group and is in support for the group accounting consolidationPrepare the tax and legal reports (monthly VAT, annual VAT, Net Wealth Tax, Company tax, annual accounts, ...)Contributes to the accounting of the investment transactionsPrepare the daily cash monitoring and managementPrepare and ensure the follow-up of financial and other external auditsAssist at the valuation process and controls of the fund of fund activitiesTake care of document management and archiving of finance supporting documentsPortfolio managementEssential Skills & ExperienceMinimum of 5 years experience within private equity accounting in Luxembourg or Belgium Experience across private equity or venture capital fund accounting Fluent in French and EnglishYou will need experience across these 6 components to be considered: accounting, reporting, cash management, tax, controlling and portfolio management

Asset Management - AssociateJoin a leading real estate company in their local Asset Management team.Key ResponsibilitiesImplement strategies to optimise operational performance of the assetEvaluate and improve processes to ensure best practice in property and facility management are maintainedLead and manage year end performance review of property and facility managerPrepare quarterly reports (both written and financial), annual business plans, and financial budgetsSupporting internally and externally-prepared asset valuationsLead research and work closely with other teams (Investment, Development, Finance, and Legal)Work with external agents / advisors to complete final leasesEssential Skills & ExperienceMinimum of 3 years experience in the German real estate market in asset management or a similar positionCommercial real estate exposure, ideally across officeFluency in German and English

Depositary Services OfficerOur client, a leading global bank, are expanding their independent depositary function and are seeking depositary officers.If you have depositary experience and you want to be part of a growing team with a friendly and supportive atmosphere, this is a great opportunity for you.  Your main role would be to support the oversight activities of the fund management companies, including our third party administration providers. Your responsibilities will range across client/stakeholder management as well as management of portfolio funds.  Roles & Responsibilities As a Depositary Services Officer, you’ll be overseeing third party administration and investment managers processes and procedures to ensure management company compliance. You’ll also be reviewing service level agreements and contractual requirements for our service providers for the various fund ranges, while also working with our Legal teamAlong with this, you’ll be:Performing cash flow monitoring and record keeping of the Fund’s assets.Carrying out fund accounting oversight, including oversight of NAVs, capital activity, and fair value pricing decisions.Making sure evidential standards and record management requirements are in place, including implementing and managing the documentation retention process for regulatory documents, contracts, internal procedures, communications, reviews and projects for funds.Reviewing the delivery of regulatory changes at third party providers and making sure processes used by third part administrators are appropriate. Essential Skills & ExperienceMinimum of 6 months experience within depositary in Luxembourg in-depth understanding of alternative investment funds, Luxembourg regulations, particularly AIFMDCustody experience can be additional plus

Financial ControllerOur client, a commercial real estate firm, are seeking a financial controller to work closely with the CFO. This role offers a great opportunity to join a dynamic business at a pivotal time of its gorwth. Roles & Responsibilities Preparation of the IFRS consolidated and individual financial statements (HGB) for the quarterly and annual financial statements.Implementation and preparation of consolidation processes.Support in the further development of accounting and valuation guidelines and create management reportingPreparation of IFRS accounting and ac as the contact person for questions about reporting.Manage the completeness of the Group reporting of the subsidiaries (reporting)Creation of processes and methods as well as participation in accounting projects  Your profile: Relevant financial degree At least 3 years experience working in real estate or with real estate assets in Germany Fluency in German and English