1 month ago

Private Asset Specialist

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Job Summary

Provide technical accounting oversight of UK private asset books across multiple fund ranges (ACS, PAIFs, segregated mandates, insurance funds, SPV structures). Support Fund Services with accounting interpretation, operating model design, and robust controls; collaborate with clients and external parties; drive continuous improvement in risk, pricing, and regulatory changes.

Location: Edinburgh

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Provide expertise to accounting requirements across the asset class and fund jurisdictions ensuring that any interpretation of requirements is understood and implemented robustly, whilst assisting with new technology repercussions of integrating these asset classes within operational mode
•Be proactive in managing change and working on standalone basis to investigate complex accounting standards across domiciles whilst being involved in contributing to the design of the operating model and ensuring that robust controls are embedded within structures / books at onboard and play oversight role once in BAU
•Develop and maintain a good working relationship with client contacts and third parties such as audit firms and external technology providers
•Continually re-assess the operational risks inherent in the business, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructurings, and the impact of new technology
•Maintain an awareness of topical market issues, and in particular changes to pricing and accounting/tax requirements and keep up to date with trade journals and technical announcements and identify where changes to current practices may be required

Key Requirements

•Fully qualified Accountant with thorough expertise in technical accounting and in-depth knowledge of financial statements.
•Experience dealing directly with external clients and third parties with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships.
•Experience in Fund Administration and/or Private Assets in infrastructure equity or real estate would be advantageous.
•Highly organized with the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally and plan and organise workload to meet deadlines.
•A good client facing approach with strong business sense and awareness of key issues/risks within the Fund Administration area would be ideal.

Experience:Fund administrationPrivate assetsInfrastructure equityReal estate

Skills:English

Languages:English

Company Brief

HSBC

Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.

Industry: Banking

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1865

Glassdoor: 3.6

Website LinkedIn

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HSBC

1 month ago

Private Asset Specialist

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 38 minutes agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Edinburgh

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Provide expertise to accounting requirements across the asset class and fund jurisdictions ensuring that any interpretation of requirements is understood and implemented robustly, whilst assisting with new technology repercussions of integrating these asset classes within operational mode
•Be proactive in managing change and working on standalone basis to investigate complex accounting standards across domiciles whilst being involved in contributing to the design of the operating model and ensuring that robust controls are embedded within structures / books at onboard and play oversight role once in BAU
•Develop and maintain a good working relationship with client contacts and third parties such as audit firms and external technology providers
•Continually re-assess the operational risks inherent in the business, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructurings, and the impact of new technology
•Maintain an awareness of topical market issues, and in particular changes to pricing and accounting/tax requirements and keep up to date with trade journals and technical announcements and identify where changes to current practices may be required

Key Requirements

•Fully qualified Accountant with thorough expertise in technical accounting and in-depth knowledge of financial statements.
•Experience dealing directly with external clients and third parties with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships.
•Experience in Fund Administration and/or Private Assets in infrastructure equity or real estate would be advantageous.
•Highly organized with the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally and plan and organise workload to meet deadlines.
•A good client facing approach with strong business sense and awareness of key issues/risks within the Fund Administration area would be ideal.

Experience:Fund administrationPrivate assetsInfrastructure equityReal estate

Skills:English

Languages:English

Company Brief

HSBC

Industry: Banking

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1865

Glassdoor: 3.6

Website LinkedIn