Head of Accounting and Reporting - Timber and Agriculture

The AVP, Private Markets Operations - Head of Timber and Agriculture Accounting & Reporting is responsible for the global leadership and oversight of the operations, accounting, and reporting for multiple Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture Funds and Separately Managed Accounts & Co-Investment Structures. The AVP will create and deliver exceptional customer service and operations in line with the organization's mission, critical values and behaviors.

Position Responsibilities:

Responsible for oversight of high-performing global operations and accounting teams with responsibilities spanning the following:

• Fund accounting, Financial Reporting, Client Reporting, Investor Services

• Middle office and accounting, and reporting functions for third-party clients

• Oversee daily, monthly, and quarterly deliverables for Middle Office, Vehicle administration & Client Reporting

• Oversight of financial statements and related audits

• Oversight of administrators & custodians– including fund/class Nav’s, investor allocations, investor management fees, capital and P&L allocations and rebalancing, reporting packages, SLAs, vendor oversight and controls

• Oversight of third-party fund auditors

• Lead Multiple Committees for Timber and Agriculture, including Valuation Committees, Audit Committees, Fee & Expense Committees, and participate in multiple committees for MIM

• Participate where needed in Internal and some external board meetings as necessary

• Oversight of operations of Global Private Markets Funds/Vehicles for respective asset classes – inclusive of majority-owned subsidiaries; Support of minority owned operations

• Oversight of European Infrastructure AIF Operations – inclusive of depository, administration

• Manage subscription & redemption process, capital events’ calculation, processing & oversight, intercompany debt calculation and tracking, shareholder loan and issuance tracking, and coinvest product management.

• Oversight of Client statements, including ILPA reporting, Partners’ Capital Statements, and Rollforwards

• Management of fund-level cash forecasting used to determine capital requirements

• Manage and mentor staff to develop to their potential – ensure cross-training

• Act as day-to-day contact to support Finance, Compliance, and Front Office, Portfolio Management, and provide value-added services

• Ensure that MIMPM Ops is involved in the new client gating process and reviews/provides input into IMA vetting process and new investor side letters

• Support fundraising activities, including investor ops due diligence, ops RFP responses and responses for consultant questionnaires.

• Support of General Partner operations, Investment manager & fund regulatory reporting

• Provide data /reporting to support Front office, finance, compliance and leadership requests

• Coordinate client reporting compilation and sign-offs between finance, front office, ops, and administration

• Provide support to Sales and RFP teams

• Design team to achieve collaboration, communication flow, and decision making at the correct level

• Leverage expertise and resources of GWAM functions and shared services throughout the investment division

• Add value to corporation through operational expertise

• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization

• Execution of high complexity fund launches/conversion, including designing appropriate operating models that areto suite unique structure and product requirements.

• Responsible for Risk management and the control structure of the team

• Responsible for team execution on projects and initiatives

• Application owner for applications /software used by the team for Timber and Agriculture and related deliverables

• Operationalizing leverage facilities at new providers

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Accounting

• CPA

• 10+ years of progressive experience at an alternative investment manager leading investment operations teams specialized in accounting for private assets

• Progressive experience in Operations, Accounting and Reporting for Timber, Agriculture or Real Asset Management and Leadership

• Proven leadership and management

• Ability to work effectively within a matrixed, geographically dispersed team and leverage knowledge across the organization

• Ability to effectively communicate to varying audiences ranging from executives to front line employees and Institutional Investors

• Proven leadership and management skills in achieving departmental, project and individual objectives, and in developing staff.

• Ability to challenge the status quo, assess business risk and make appropriate decisions. 

• Ability to thrive, adapt and lead in a fast paced, and ever-changing environment

• Results oriented - ability to balance multiple priorities and projects.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in diverse environments and cultures, across a number of office locations.

• Excellent people manager capability and experience facilitating and promoting high team engagement

• Excellent knowledge of Information systems audit methodologies, control frameworks, risk management practices and regulatory requirements.

• Excellent customer focus and commitment to quality

• Superior leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to motivate, coach and mentor

• Highly developed influencing and negotiating skills

• Outstanding ability to break down complex cases, recommend and implement a solution

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills needed to effectively build relationships and communicate with executives, internal stakeholders, and customers

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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