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Top Tier Financial Services firm looking for a Fund Accountant to join their growing team.  This is an excellent opportunity to manage approximately 1-5 client relationships.  Cooperate with the Firm’s offshore operations and clients to resolve daily trade and accounting breaks.  Prepare | review monthly account closing procedures and ensuring compliance with established accounting procedures and controls.  Ensure all fund expenses are accrued timely and in accordance with GAAP.  Perform monthly master-feeder accounting allocations.
 
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum 5 years prior experience in a client-facing and/or accounting related role
  • Extensive knowledge of hedge fund investor, accounting concepts including:-  Offshore class | series accounting-  Partnership accounting-  Allocation of new issues-  Accounting for complex management and incentive fee terms (hurdle rates)-  Offshore fee deferrals-  Side-pocket accounting
  • Strong knowledge of US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
  • Experience in GAAP financial statement preparation, including strong understanding of hedge fund structures (master-feeder, mini-master, fund-of-funds)
  • Strong team and interpersonal skills
  • Strong communication, accounting, industry and relationship management skills
  • CPA a plus but not required
  • Prior experience with a Hedge Fund preferred
  • Sarbanes-Oxley 404 related experience or experience in SSAE 16 preparation a plus
  • Tax knowledge and experience in tax return preparation a plus
  • Knowledge of IFRS a plus
 
This role will sit HYBRID out of the New York, NY Metro Area office.  Compensation will include base salary up to $170,000 + Bonus.
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