Associate Director - Fund Accounting
Morgan McKinley Dublin
Our client is global financial services firm with offices based in Dublin City Centre. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Associate Director to join on a permanent basis. This role requires strong technical expertise in fund accounting and a solid understanding of the operational landscape, challenges, and evolving demands of the asset management industry.
The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening internal processes, supporting strategic initiatives, and enhancing operational performance across the finance and fund administration environment.
Main Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of internal finance and fund accounting strategy.
- Enhance fund administration processes, including NAV production, controls, reconciliations and data quality.
- Oversee a range of fund structures and support system setup, configuration and operational effectiveness.
- Lead internal projects, process improvements and operational change initiatives.
- Analyse current operating environments and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex fund accounting issues, valuations and calculations.
- Manage internal teams and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure delivery of priorities.
- Develop improved management information, reporting tools and KPI frameworks to support performance oversight.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in fund accounting or fund administration, ideally within a large financial services organisation.
- Strong knowledge of the financial services and asset management industry, particularly fund administration and operational processes.
- Professional qualification in accounting or a related discipline (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent).
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality reports and presentations.
- Leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and guide junior team members.
- Proactive, self-driven and capable of managing multiple priorities while working collaboratively across departments.
Package:
- Attractive base salary of circa €90-100k+
- Perfomance based bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Support for ongoing professional development
- Flexible working arrangements
- All professional subs and CPD
For mor information please contact Simon Morris in Morgan McKinley on
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