Summary
Seeking a Senior Fund Accountant!
Company Information:
Our client is a leader in alternative investing!
Job Description:
- Accurately prepare and record accounting entries in accordance with firm policy and US GAAP.
- Responsible for the timely and accurate review of the monthly books and records prepared by fund administrators as well as internal reporting of both estimated and final fund PnL & returns
- Review the completeness and accuracy of monthly economic allocations, management fee / waterfall calculations and investor statements.
- Responsible for calculations of investor capital calls and distributions, as well as accurate tracking of unfunded commitments, and recallable distributions for each investor.
- Prepare internal and external deliverables including investor requests, internal data requests, regulatory reporting requests and, from time to time, ad hoc projections of fund/investor data.
- Review payments/reimbursements for fund expenses and management fees and clear the ensuing cash breaks
- Communicate regularly with third party administrators.
- Responsible for the review of quarterly unaudited and annual audited financial statements as well as annual footnote disclosures and financial highlights.
- Interaction with Operations, Investor Relations, Legal, Tax, Financial Reporting and Technology to resolve process and accounting issues.
- Managing and modifying accounting/financial systems, procedures, and processes, as necessary.
Requirements / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 1-3 years of public or private accounting experience.
- CPA preferred.
- Experience with a wide assortment of financial products, including fixed income securities, equities, repos, and financial derivatives.
- Experience with private equity and hedge funds, as well as other complex fund structures.
- Team player and detail oriented.
- Must work well in a very dynamic and deadline driven culture.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word) required. Alteryx and Power Bi experience a big plus.
- Experience with consolidated and combined presentation of financial statements
- Strong understanding of information systems, relationship tables, and the role data plays in efficient processes. Data warehouse experience is a plus.
