HPS Investment Partners is a leading global investment firm that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure that include syndicated leveraged loans and high yield bonds to privately negotiated senior secured debt and mezzanine investments, asset-based leasing and private equity. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $109 billion of assets under management as of December 2023. HPS has approximately 200 investment professionals and over 650 total employees, and has fifteen offices globally.
HPS believes in the importance of giving back to its communities, and in promoting diversity and inclusivity at the firm. We are dedicated to fostering enduring community relationships, and we support our team’s community involvement through volunteer work, board service, and other contributions. In addition, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are central to HPS’s culture and investment processes.
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Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Accounts Payable:
- Receiving and processing invoices. Matching invoices to quotes/budgets.
- Reviewing and reconciling invoice discrepancies.
- Assistance with preparation and production of Cost Share Agreement Invoices.
- Maintain the cash records / bank statements / Invoice tracking files.
- Scheduling payment runs and preparing payments using online banking payment platform.
- Ensuring vendors are paid in a timely and efficient manner.
- Support with any ad-hoc tasks as required by the finance team.
- Point of contact with the bank(s) for the opening/closing of bank accounts of holding companies and for other banking matters.
- Continuing to improve AP processes.
Bookkeeping:
- Liaising with Administrators, auditors, banks and dealing with their queries
- Review of general bookkeeping and reconciliation of the accounts.
- Administration and first review of financial statements.
- Ad hoc assistance to the CoSec team (result allocation, amounts to be added in agreements).
- Assist in preparation of the quarterly board packs.
- Coordinate with the Depositary for providing the relevant support in relation to the performance of the latter’s regulatory mandate.
- Continuing to improve accounting processes.
Tax Compliance:
- Coordination & basic review of the Corporate Income Tax returns of the holding companies.
- Coordination & review of the Value Added Tax returns of the holding companies.
- Coordination of the Fatca/CRS queries.
- Assistance with the US tax requests such as FBAR.
- Preparation and filing of dividend declarations forms.
- Review of the tax assessment / tax statement and organization of the payment of the taxes dues & update of the Tax tracker.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or economics is required.
- 0 to 3 years’ working experience in a similar position preferably in Luxembourg in a fiduciary or trust environment.
- Ideally the candidate would have already gained some experience in tax compliance matters (VAT and CIT) and have some knowledge of Lux GAAP.
- Accuracy and a high degree of attention to detail is essential.
- Competent in Microsoft Office suite of products, especially proficiency in Excel, and must demonstrate a professional attitude and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- The office language is English and strong English skills are required and the ability to speak and read French and/or German being a plus.
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HPS Investment Partners is an equal opportunity employer. HPS does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, national origin, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, ancestry, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by legislation.
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