Fund Reporting Analyst

Huntsrecruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm is seeking a Fund Analyst based in Edinburgh. In this role, you will handle critical financial responsibilities including managing GAC for SICAV I, II, and III, processing invoices, and performing bank reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have strong numerical skills and attention to detail. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including 40 days’ leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Annual leave

Company pension

Discounted gym membership

Employee discount

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a relevant analytical or administration role.
• Excellent attention to detail is essential.
• Ability to handle workload and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage the GAC for SICAV I, II, and III.
• Perform bank reconciliations to ensure accurate records.
• Process invoices and manage accruals for expenses.
• Update share class allocation rules regularly.
• Craft and review reports for Product and Finance teams.

Skills

Proven experience in a general administration/analytical role

Outstanding attention to detail

Ability to work independently and manage workload

Strong numerical skills

Job description

Benefits

• Annual leave


• Company pension


• Discounted gym membership


• Employee discount


• Private medical insurance

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future‑fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the department

The Finance team at abrdn is committed to managing our resources effectively to provide excellent service. The GAC team is crucial in balancing charges for our SICAV Funds, ensuring fairness and efficiency for clients and the organization.

About the role

As a Fund Analyst, you will be crucial in managing the GAC for SICAV I, II, and III. You’ll strictly review NAV and GAC allocations, ensuring flawless fund/share class splits.

• Performing bank reconciliations


• Processing invoices


• Managing accruals for each expense


• Updating share class allocation rules


• Crafting and reviewing reports for Product and Finance teams

About the candidate requirements

We are seeking an ambitious individual with:

• Proven experience in a general administration/analytical role


• Outstanding attention to detail


• Ability to work independently and manage workload


• Strong numerical skills

Your successful implementation of these tasks will help abrdn compete globally and maintain our reputation for excellence.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At abrdn we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face‑to‑face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture

, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.