Hedge Fund Accountant

Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting all aspects of ad-hoc reporting
• Performing month-end close processes
• Accurate calculation of fund NAV’s
• Production of investor allocations and calculation of management/ incentive fees.
• Posting accounting entries to ledger
• Working with various products including bonds, swaps, CDOs, ABS, equities, options, FX, repos, and futures
• Working on a global team which is responsible for reconciling cash/securities to outside sources, pricing the fund portfolios, and calculating daily profit and loss.
• Assisting with researching internal differences between the accounting and trade entry systems
• Working with auditors to prepare and present year-end financial accounts
  

Skills and Knowledge Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline
• Experience/knowledge with hedge funds or fund of fund
• 5- 8 years’ experience/knowledge as a hedge fund accountant or auditor of hedge funds
• Exceptional organizational and written/verbal communication skills
• Fund Accounting with exposure to operations (ie products and trade process knowledge)
• Financial statement prep/review experience
• Ideal candidate has experience at 1) audit firm, 2) fund or bank and 3) an administrator
• Strong Excel knowledge (Pivot Table, Sumif, V-lookup)
• Effective communicator - controller level
• Geneva and/or Advent software knowledge a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Individual who takes initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities

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