Fund Accounting Oversight Manager

About the role

Aviva Investors is looking for an experienced Fund Accounting Manager to join its fund accounting function, supporting a diverse portfolio of private market funds across real estate, infrastructure and carbon strategies. Reporting to the Head of Fund Accounting & Valuation, the role sits in the Fund Accounting and Valuations team and maintains a robust NAV review and control framework, working with Fund Controllers, investment teams and other stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Review, validate and sign off standalone and consolidated NAVs monthly and quarterly, and maintain the NAV review framework with strong controls and governance.
• Manage and produce initial and ongoing due diligence for fund accounting and fund controller providers, including the due diligence plan, visits, sessions and final reports, and report to the Supplier Oversight Committee.
• Oversee fund administrators and other delegates, monitoring service quality, performance and compliance.
• Carry out specialised accounting and reporting such as journal entries, reconciliations and reporting in line with GAAP/IFRS, laws and regulations.
• Review complex accounting treatments, transactions and investment structures with Fund Controllers, and prepare and present fund accounting and NAV reporting to boards and governance committees.
• Support financial statement production and external audits, and identify and escalate NAV discrepancies, operational risks and control issues.
• Support regulatory, operational and technology changes, including efficiency improvements through automation.

Required profile

• Strong experience in fund accounting, fund control or NAV oversight within asset or investment management.
• Good understanding of risk, controls and fund governance.
• Experience across private markets, real assets or illiquid investment strategies.
• Experience overseeing fund administrators, delegates or outsourced service providers.
• A relevant accounting or professional qualification is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong technical accounting knowledge of complex fund structures and transactions.
• Stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge and escalate issues appropriately.

What we offer

• Salary band of EUR 78,000 to EUR 95,000, depending on knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity.
• Pension plan, health insurance and life insurance.
• Discretionary bonus, 29 days holiday per year, Sympass card and meal vouchers.
• Flexible working, including work from home and part-time or job share arrangements.