Fund Accountant

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors. 

Join our Finance team in London as a Fund Accountant, supporting separately managed accounts and contributing to oversight, reporting, and financial control processes.

Your Future Role Within QRT:

• Act as a key point of contact for external managers, overseeing profit and loss and pricing reconciliations, and working closely with Operations and Citco to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Agree separately managed account management (SMA) and performance fees across multiple mandates
• Produce internal separately managed account reporting
• Ensure the accuracy of administrator-produced manager-level reporting
• Support net asset value oversight across all fund entities by reviewing calculations, maintaining parallel investor allocations, and verifying fee calculations
• Assist in the review of financial statements and investor reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant reporting standards
• Provide support to the audit process, including interaction with external auditors and fund administrators
• Contribute to additional areas such as withholding tax statements, share class hedging, and other ad hoc financial tasks as required

Your Present Skillset:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with a strong academic record, alongside progress towards or intention to pursue a professional accounting qualification (for example ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• A minimum of one year of experience in fund accounting within a financial services environment, including exposure to management and performance fee calculations
• Experience working in an environment where accuracy and attention to detail are essential
• Strong Excel skills, including the use of Pivot Tables, lookup functions, and formula-driven analysis
• High level of attention to detail, with the ability to review, reconcile, and analyse complex financial data accurately
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with both internal stakeholders and external parties

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.