Senior Net Asset Value Specialist

🏗 We're Hiring: Senior Net Asset Value Specialist

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are a construction-focused organization committed to financial transparency, disciplined financial management, effective risk control, and operational excellence. Our multidisciplinary teams collaborate across Finance, Treasury, Commercial, Procurement, Legal, Risk Management, and Executive Leadership to maintain accurate financial records and support sound business decisions.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Net Asset Value (NAV) Specialist to oversee net asset value calculations, financial reconciliations, valuation reviews, and reporting processes for investment portfolios and relevant financial assets. The successful candidate will ensure the accuracy and timeliness of NAV reporting, investigate discrepancies, maintain robust controls, and support financial reporting and audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Calculate, review, and validate net asset values for investment portfolios, funds, and relevant financial holdings.
• Reconcile investment positions, cash balances, income, expenses, liabilities, and accrued fees.
• Verify security prices, market values, foreign exchange rates, and valuation inputs used in NAV calculations.
• Review transaction records, corporate actions, dividend income, interest accruals, and settlement activities.
• Investigate NAV discrepancies, pricing differences, accounting breaks, and unexplained movements.
• Coordinate with Finance, Treasury, custodians, fund administrators, and other service providers to resolve exceptions.
• Review management fees, performance fees, operating expenses, and other NAV-related adjustments.
• Support daily, monthly, quarterly, and year-end NAV production and reporting schedules.
• Ensure consistent application of approved valuation methodologies and accounting policies.
• Maintain detailed NAV calculation files, reconciliation schedules, supporting evidence, and audit trails.
• Analyze significant changes in portfolio valuations and investigate unusual movements.
• Support financial statement preparation, period-end closing, and investment performance reporting.
• Ensure NAV processes comply with internal controls, applicable accounting standards, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Prepare management reports covering NAV results, outstanding exceptions, reconciliation status, and processing performance.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate calculations and supporting documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve NAV workflows, data quality, reconciliation procedures, and reporting automation.
• Assist with testing and implementation of fund accounting systems and valuation tools.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling investment data, financial records, and sensitive business information.
• Perform other NAV calculation, fund accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in NAV calculation, fund accounting, investment operations, or financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, portfolio valuation, investment transactions, and financial reconciliations.
• Experience with securities pricing, income accruals, expense allocations, and NAV adjustments.
• Familiarity with IFRS or other applicable accounting standards and relevant investment reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and fund accounting or portfolio management systems.
• Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet strict reporting deadlines.
• Effective communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• High standards of integrity, accuracy, confidentiality, and accountability.

Preferred Certifications

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Relevant fund accounting or investment operations certifications

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Accuracy and timeliness of NAV calculations and reporting.
• Completion of reconciliations within established deadlines.
• Number and materiality of NAV errors and adjustments.
• Timeliness of discrepancy investigation and resolution.
• Compliance with valuation policies and financial controls.
• Quality of audit documentation and reporting records.
• Improvements in NAV processing efficiency and automation.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
• Fully remote working arrangements.
• Opportunities to strengthen financial reporting and valuation controls.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams supporting international projects.
• Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
• A supportive environment that values accuracy, integrity, and operational excellence.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit an updated CV and cover letter highlighting their NAV calculation experience, fund accounting expertise, and relevant professional qualifications.

• Join our team and help maintain accurate valuations, reliable financial reporting, and strong operational controls.