Senior Consultant, Fund Accounting

Location: Melbourne or Sydney, Australia; the role is part of the Australia Fund Accounting team and involves working with the Melbourne office and external clients.

Company

hirify.global provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to institutional and private clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Oversee unit pricing and unit registry functions for Australian fund accounting clients, including final sign-off and first-point client contact.
• Coordinate with fund accounting teams across Australia, Bangalore, and Manila, as well as external clients.
• Manage hard close and month-end processes while ensuring timely, accurate, compliant deliverables.
• Support and lead fund accounting process, control, documentation, and workflow improvements.
• Participate in new-client implementations, existing-client restructures, and transitions.
• Lead smaller projects and provide guidance, process knowledge, and onboarding support to less experienced colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a related role or function.
• In-depth conceptual and practical knowledge within fund accounting, with basic knowledge of related disciplines.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze accounting data, cash activity, investment records, reconciliations, reports, and information from multiple sources.
• Ability to improve processes, services, workflows, controls, and operational effectiveness.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong organization and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and other relevant functional systems.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with a history of financial strength and stability.
• Internal mobility is encouraged, with accessible senior leaders.
• Inclusive workplace focused on supporting clients and communities.
• Opportunities to contribute time and talent to community philanthropy.
• Reasonable workplace adjustments are available for individuals with health conditions and disabilities.