Luxembourg Job Openings

The Carlyle Group

Assistant Manager, Finance

November 7, 2024

Basic information

Job Name:

Assistant Manager, Finance

Location:

Luxembourg

Line of Business:

Finance

Job Function:

Investor Services

Date:

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Position Summary

This position is part of the finance team (7 in total) serving in our Luxembourg office supporting the Real asset team. The team is responsible for 5 Sicar companies and over 150 Soparfi holding and Propcos companies. The team provides support to the teams in Europe as well as the fund accounting team in Washington DC. The role mostly consists of day-to-day review of accounting and to provide support and analysis on everything related to day-to-day transactions of various investments moving through the structure. Successful candidates must be able to work with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment and directly report to the Manager.

Responsibilities

Accounting duties & responsibilities (95%)

Review of financial statements prepared by external accounting servicers

Effectively liaise and communicate with the legal team in Luxembourg to share information in relation to operations, as well as ensure the external accounting servicer has the ability to comprehend legal documentation supporting investment transactions

Preparation of distribution templates (including debt instrument redemptions calculations, shares redemption calculations)

Coordinate the preparation and review of the indirect and direct tax returns prepared by external tax advisors

Review invoices before submitting for payment

Recording of daily bookkeeping and processing of payments and deal related cash flows

Assist the manager on specific tasks, including investment structuring and deal closings

Work on monthly reporting to DC and the preparation of statutory financial statements

Preparation of periodic reporting to the Luxembourg central bank and CSSF

Coordinating and dealing with year-end audits under the supervision of the manager

Intercompany account reconciliation

Review the day-to-day operations of companies and answer to controllers’ requests

Be responsible for the quality of the work and documents produced and submitted for management review

Various current and ad-hoc reports/project (5%)

Assist in a wide variety of projects as assigned; and

Other reasonably related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education & Certificates

University degree in Accounting

Professional Experience

Minimum 5 years’ experience
Strong knowledge of Luxembourg accounting and legal environment
Strong organisational skills and detail oriented
Fluent in English, French or German a plus
Knowledge of Lux GAAP is a must
Peoplesoft experience a plus
Sage / Demasy accounting software is a plus

Competencies & Attributes

Use of common sense and hands-on approach in solving problems
Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and produce high quality work even when working within tight deadlines
Ability to meet ad-hoc requests from multiple people
Energetic, passionate and positive can-do attitude a must
Ability to adapt to new environment and subjects and to acquire new skills
Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
Strong sense of responsibility
Ability to work autonomously and with self-confidence

Company Information

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $435 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 606 investment vehicles as of June 30, 2024. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,200 professionals operating in 29 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Carlyle places an emphasis on development, retention and inclusion as supported by our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments - Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Investment Solutions - and has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation.

At Carlyle, we value diversity as a key driver of performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." Our aim is to cultivate a community where insights are continually exchanged and different perspectives are embraced. We recognize that diverse teams perform better and we are dedicated to leveraging diversity as a competitive advantage at Carlyle.

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