Full-timeHybrid

Assistant Manager, Fund Accounting

at IQ-EQ Mauritius

  • Port Louis
  • Salary not disclosed
  • Posted Nov 5, 2026
  • Closing 05/12/2026
CategorySkills
  • Fund Accounting
  • Assistant Manager
  • Accounting Supervisor
  • Finance Supervisor

Job description

THIS ROLE

The primary technical expert responsible for ensuring excellence in complex fund accounting services through expertise and final review authority. This role serves as the ultimate subject matter expert for the team on complex accounting matters, leading technical decisions and process innovations while providing authoritative guidance on sophisticated client portfolios and advanced accounting modules. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • You'll review and sign off on complex financial reports, including NAV calculations, capital calls, distributions, and investor communications, ensuring compliance with client agreements and regulatory requirements
  • You'll oversee team deliverables and workload, coordinating with clients and cluster partners on deadlines, monitoring progress, and ensuring review comments and queries are resolved within agreed timeframes
  • You'll manage complex client issues, transactions, and exceptions, determining appropriate treatments, escalating matters when required, and preparing error reports and compliance cases with corrective and preventive actions
  • You'll review and approve standard operating procedures, while ensuring that new methodologies, accounting standards, regulations, and internal requirements are effectively implemented within the team
  • You'll represent the team in client, cluster, and internal meetings, participate in required training, maintain accurate timesheets, and support other responsibilities in line with business and operational needs.

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU:

  • You have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, are ACCA qualified, with ACA considered an advantage, and bring 6+ years of relevant experience, including at least 4 years in fund accounting
  • You have comprehensive knowledge of accounting standards, statutory requirements, and regulatory frameworks, with expertise in reviewing and signing off complex financial reports using advanced accounting systems
  • You are skilled in developing, reviewing, and approving technical standards, methodologies, and SOPs, while proactively identifying process improvements and staying current with evolving standards and industry practices
  • You have strong experience in managing complex client issues, error reporting, and compliance cases, implementing corrective and preventive actions, ensuring adherence to client agreements, and escalating issues when necessary
  • You demonstrate strong leadership, coaching, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills, enabling you to allocate workloads, develop team members, resolve queries promptly, and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and cluster partners while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.