Permanent Contract

Accounting Team Manager - Private Equity and Real Estate Solutions US Clients M/F

Modified on 25/10/2024

  • Montreal, Quebec - Canada
  • Finance / Accounting
  • 2024-93558

Job description

Mission:
At CACEIS (Canada) Asset Servicing Limited, you will join our Private Equity and Real Estate Solutions (PERES) department in charge of offering a complete range of services to Private Equity, Real Estate and Securitization funds, adapted to each investment strategy.

As a Team Manager, your role will be to ensure the optimal functioning of the Fund Accounting and Transfer Agency activities; to lead and supervise the team as well as to contribute to the development of the department.

More specifically, your main mission will be the following:


Activity management

  • Know and implement the priorities defined by the management/department manager;
  • Define operational priorities, set objectives and deadlines for the team and organize work accordingly;
  • Ensure the proper completion of tasks (quality and deadlines) and the achievement of objectives via KPIs;
  • Provide support and technical expertise to the team in accounting and consolidation;
  • Ensure the continuity of services by anticipating the necessary resources;
  • Ensure the adequacy between the volume of tasks to be performed and the resources assigned;
  • Report to your superiors, report alerts/blocking points;
  • Communicate on the evolution of processes/procedures and ensure the proper application;
  • Be the escalation point with clients and monitor client and investor relationships globally;
  • Management and steering of teams.

Management

  • Establish positive and constructive relationships with team members and other teams/departments;
  • To create team spirit, motivate employees and support them in case of difficulty;
  • Train employees and develop their skills;
  • Define the objectives of each employee and evaluate their results;
  • Involve the team in reflections and decisions;
  • Participate in the selection process for new recruits.
  • You will also be required to participate in non-recurring and cross-functional projects.

    • Starting date
    • 01/12/2024
    • Position with management
    • Yes
    • Minimum level of study
    • Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
    • Training / Specialization
    • Higher education in Auditing-Accounting or Finance.
      • 3-5 years experience in the field of Fund accounting and, preferably, in Private Equity/Real Estate funds.
      • Proven experience in people management; team coaching & development and mentoring
    • Minimum experience level
    • 3-5 years
    • Compétences recherchées
      • Ability to manage priorities and have a certain flexibility and ease in dealing with constraints;
      • Analytical and synthesis skills;
      • Advanced interpersonal skills, both in relation to other departments and with customers or external stakeholders;
      • Leadership and initiative skills;
      • Ability to anticipate, foresee, react in all situation
      • Organized, rigorous and attentive to detail;
      • Proficiency in the Office Pack and in particular Excel.
      • Knowledge of one or more accounting software(s) including BOB50/GPC/YARDI.
      • Knowledge of consolidation software, ideally Mona (Sigma)
    • IT tools
      • Knowledge of investment funds, securities and Real Estate activities;
      • Technical accounting and tax knowledge (accounting standards, accounting techniques, consolidation methods and techniques, corporate tax developments, VAT, IFRS & US Gaap);
      • Very good mastery of accounting techniques;
      • Legal and financial knowledge (legal forms, legal obligations, capital increase processes, different financial instruments, different valuation methods, etc.);
      • Taste for numbers.
    • Languages
    • English/French
  • CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole and Santander dedicated to asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private equity and real estate funds, brokers and corporate clients. Through offices across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary and fund administration, fund distribution support, middle office outsourcing, issuer services and transfer agent. With 7,000 employees and a large client base, CACEIS is a European leader in asset servicing and one of the major players worldwide. By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.

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Accounting Team Manager - Private Equity and Real Estate Solutions US Clients M/F

Published the 25/10/2024

Permanent Contract
  • Montreal, Quebec - Canada
  • Finance / Accounting
  • 2024-93558

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