The Voleon Group

Fund Accountant

The Voleon Group$80K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in hedge fund, public accounting for asset management, or fund administration
  • Solid understanding of financial reporting for investment management funds
  • Experience with enterprise-level accounting software
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Preferred experience in automating manual processes
  • Exposure to or interest in learning Python or SQL
  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain accurate financial reporting, including monthly and annual statements and tax compliance
  • Ensure alignment with policies and internal controls through close collaboration with service providers
  • Develop and track reconciliations across internal records and external parties
  • Manage the internal accounting system and generate trading and AUM reports
  • Confirm settlement activity across various trading strategies

Benefits

  • Participation in the 'Friends of Voleon' Candidate Referral Program for potential cash bonuses
  • Supportive collaboration with talented colleagues in various teams
  • Opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and infrastructure growth
Full Job Description
As a Fund Accountant, you will report directly to the Fund Finance Director. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across the company to help manage fund accounting, post-trade operations, reporting, and various projects. You will also collaborate closely with other operations teams and technical teams across the company to support growth projects and scale Voleon's infrastructure. This role is a means to make a difference: together with the Finance team, you will be a core member of running our daily operations and creating infrastructure.

Responsibilities
  • Maintain accuracy and provide key reporting, including the monthly and annual financial statements, tax compliance responsibilities, and treasury management related to our investment funds (across multiple asset classes and geographies)
  • Work closely with our service providers to ensure policies and internal control standards are being followed
  • Develop and monitor daily and monthly reconciliations between internal records, prime brokers, counterparties, banks, and the fund administrator
  • Maintain the internal accounting system, produce daily and monthly trading profit and loss reports and AUM reports, and confirm settlement activity across trading strategies


Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience in hedge fund, public accounting for asset management, or fund administrator
  • Thorough understanding of financial reporting and its application to investment management funds
  • Experience working with enterprise-level accounting software
  • Advanced abilities in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience automating manual processes (preferred)
  • Exposure to or interest in gaining experience with Python or SQL (preferred)
  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting
  • Authorization to work in the United States


"Friends of Voleon" Candidate Referral Program

If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.

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About The Voleon Group

The Voleon Group is a quantitative investment management firm that uses advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to identify and exploit market inefficiencies. The company was founded in 2007 by Michael Kharitonov and Jon McAuliffe and is based in San Francisco, California. Voleon's investment strategies are based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, and the company has a team of over 200 researchers and engineers working to develop and improve its algorithms. Voleon manages several funds, including a long/short equity fund and a futures fund, and has a strong track record of performance. The company is known for its rigorous approach to research and its commitment to transparency and ethical behavior.
Learn more about The Voleon Group
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2007

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