Senior Private Asset Specialist

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If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

The purpose of the role is to provide technical accounting oversight to UK private asset book. This will cover multiple fund ranges from ACS – Authorised Contractual Scheme, PAIF – Property Authorised Investment Fund, segregated mandates, insurance funds and SPV – Special Purpose Vehicle

In this role you will :

• Provide expertise to accounting requirements across the asset class and fund jurisdictions.
• Ensure that any interpretation of requirements is understood and implemented robustly.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with client contacts and third parties such as audit firms and external technology providers.
• Continually re-assess the operational risks inherent in the business, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructurings, and the impact of new technology.
• Maintain an awareness of topical market issues, and in particular changes to pricing and accounting / tax requirements.
• Keep up to date with trade journals and technical announcements and identify where changes to current practices may be required.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements :

This role is based in Edinburgh

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