Fund Accountant / Administrator

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Fund AccountantWe're hiring!Aon are currently recruiting a Fund Accountant to join our team in Epsom. The Fund Accountant will be primarily responsible for developing and managing relationships with external service providers, including underlying managers and custodians and fund administrators.About AonAon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.R&IThe UK pensions landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. Economic challenges, legislative change, an ageing population and asset volatility pose a wide variety of risks and challenges to pension schemes. Trustees and scheme sponsors are faced with a range of decisions on difficult topics from managing risk to improving member engagement, setting an investment strategy to managing DC plans.Aon Retirement Solutions' market-leading capabilities and award-winning expertise make us the perfect partner to help clients through their pension challenges. We can provide integrated and comprehensive solutions across actuarial, plan administration, investment and insurance disciplines, enabling us to serve our clients' unique needs every step of the way.About the RoleYour impact as a Fund Accountant: Develop and manage relationships with external service providers, including underlying managers and custodians and fund administrators; Calculation of the valuations of the funds and portfolios managed by AIL; Reconciliations to the official books and records; Oversight of client and fund transaction analysis; Assist with regulatory reporting; Assist with Audit queries; Participate in departmental initiatives; Actively resolve ad-hoc requests.Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.About youYour knowledge and expertise: Good team working skills; Working directly with various internal and external stakeholders (custodians, fund accountants, sub-managers, for example); Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to translate analysis into client-friendly material; Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and maintain working relationships with both internal and external clients.Salary and BenefitsThis role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.Our Colleague ExperienceEvery day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do. To learn more about our colleague experience, visit Aon Colleague Experience.We're happy to talk flexible working. If you need to flex your working pattern, Aon offers flexible and agile working policies and we're happy to discuss options with you upon application#UK_IND