Brevan Howard

Fund Accounting and Product Control Analyst

Brevan Howard  •  Bengaluru, IN (Hybrid)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Main Duties/Responsibilities of the Role

This is a newly created, mid-level role that bridges fund accounting and product control. The successful candidate will support the accurate production of daily and month-end NAVs and fund financial data, while also contributing to the firm's T0/T1 P&L production and valuation control process across a range of products. The role requires a solid grounding in fund accounting principles combined with genuine product knowledge — an understanding of how different instrument types behave, price, and settle — and offers strong development potential for someone looking to build a career spanning both fund finance and product control.

The candidate will work closely with fund administrators, the Product Control & Valuations team, portfolio managers, Risk, Operations, and Technology, acting as a key link between the fund accounting and P&L/valuation functions.

Fund Accounting & NAV Support

  • Support the end-to-end NAV production process, including daily and month-end NAV review, checks, and sign-off across assigned fund structures.
  • Assist in the preparation and review of month-end valuation packets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with fund documentation.
  • Perform shadow accounting and reconciliation against third-party fund administrator records; investigate and help resolve breaks in a timely manner.
  • Support investor capital activity reviews, bank reconciliations, and investor statement tie-outs.
  • Help ensure NAV-related processes are carried out in line with fund documents, accounting standards, and internal policies.

P&L Production & Valuation Control

  • Support the timely and accurate production of T+0 and T+1 P&L, and assist in explaining P&L movements to senior stakeholders.
  • Perform verification and checks of pricing inputs and models — e.g., pricing sources, curve models — including reviewing counterparty valuations.
  • Assist with daily and monthly valuation reviews across the firm's portfolio, covering a range of products including fixed income, credit, equities, FX, and commodities.
  • Review reconciliation reports and help provide explanations for stale prices, outsized moves, mark overrides, cash breaks, and reconciliation differences versus the administrator.
  • Support the implementation of valuation policy and contribute to system and process improvement initiatives with the Trading COO and Technology teams.

Stakeholder Management & Controls

  • Act as a day-to-day point of contact between fund accounting, product control, portfolio managers, Risk, Operations, and fund administrators to resolve NAV- and P&L-related queries.
  • Assist with the coordination of external audit requests and support regulatory and compliance reporting obligations (e.g., AIFMD, Form PF) where relevant to fund data.
  • Contribute to the design and maintenance of accounting and valuation controls, flagging control gaps or process improvement opportunities.
  • Support ad hoc reporting and data requests from investor relations and senior management.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Work Experience/Background

Essential

Desirable

  • 3–6 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, fund finance, or product control within an asset management, hedge fund, or fund administration environment.
  • Experience within a hedge fund or alternative asset manager, ideally with exposure to global macro or multi-strategy funds.
  • Working knowledge of a broad range of financial products (e.g., fixed income, FX, equities, listed and OTC derivatives, or commodities).
  • Direct experience with commodities or listed derivatives cleared at a PB, FCM, or other cleared exchange.
  • Experience with NAV processes and/or liaising with third-party fund administrators.
  • Exposure to closed-ended or hybrid fund structures.
  • Experience with reconciliations, price testing, or month-end control processes.
  • Familiarity with corporate actions, tax, or security/reference master data for listed products.
  • Solid understanding of market behaviour and ability to relate market events to P&L or valuation movements.
  • Prior exposure to Bangalore or another offshore finance centre operation.

Technical/Business Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of fund accounting principles, NAV mechanics, and financial reporting in an investment management context.
  • Familiarity with shadow accounting systems or fund accounting/order management platforms.
  • Genuine product knowledge across asset classes — understanding how instruments are priced, valued, and settled.
  • Experience with valuation or operational accounting for illiquid or alternative assets.
  • Highly process-oriented with a strong controls mindset and close attention to detail.
  • Exposure to AIFMD, Form PF, FATCA/CRS, or other alternative fund regulatory reporting.
  • Effective communicator, comfortable liaising with traders, portfolio managers, and fund administrators.
  • Experience with automation or process improvement initiatives in fund finance or product control.
  • Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; comfortable working with large data sets.
  • Highly motivated self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a results-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

  • Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
  • Progress towards or completion of a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA) or CFA.
Brevan Howard

About Brevan Howard

Founded in 2002, Brevan Howard is a leading global alternative investment management platform, specialising in global macro. We manage assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments.

We have over 1,050 team members and more than 145 portfolio managers with global offices including London, New York, Geneva, Jersey, Hong Kong, Austin, Abu Dhabi-ADGM, Bengaluru and Singapore.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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