The Hedge Fund Associate will perform the functions outlined below:
Delivering Quality Service
Prepare and maintain the accounting data for a portfolio of client engagements
- Ensure all client deliverables are prepared accurately and with a high level of quality
- Strive to perform high quality work and reduce the need for revisions.
- Perform a selfreview of every NAV closing before submitting to supervisor for review
- Strive to provide overall client satisfaction
- Respond to all client queries promptly. When unsure of answers seek guidance from a supervisor and make sure
- that client queries are solved in a satisfactory manner
Accountability
Preparation of historical fund data G/L entry analysis of client accounts and performance of account reconciliations
- Reconcile cash account to statements identifying and resolving all differences
- Reconcile positions/securities to broker statements
- Research and resolve any differences between the accounting and broker reports
- Price the portfolios in accordance with Firm and Fund pricing policies
- Ensure consistency of all reports included in NAV pack and resolve all differences
- Prepare accounting entries and book to ledger
- Perform monthend close processes/financial statement preparation and ensure completion of all control checks per SOC checklist
- Prepare fund expense and accrual reconciliations
- Prepare investor allocations and ensure fee/allocations are booked accurately
Review all key legal fund offering documents and identify possible accounting or administrative implementation issues
- Develop a thorough technical knowledge of each fund overseen to ensure high quality client service
Assist Senior Fund Accountants and Account Managers with yearend audit liaison
- Prepare Year End supporting schedules for external auditors and assist with preparation of draft financial
- statements
- Ensure high touch communication with all audit/tax contacts and verify accuracy of all internally prepared support
- provided to auditors before it is submitted
Drive and Resilience
- Alert supervisors when downtime is expected and volunteer to assist in a new project or internal initiatives
- Keep an accurate time log and record all time spent on client engagements
- Have a willingness to work extra hours as necessary to meet client expectations and deadlines. Contribute to a
- team environment and provide support to supervisor
Technical Expertise
Develop a learning plan to gain an indepth understanding of Fund Accounting and Investment Management industries
- Understand our clients and their strategies; Analyze your assigned funds performance on a monthly basis
- and follow the markets
- Gain knowledge (through on the job training and research) of various securities including equities bonds
- swaps options FX mortgages financing and futures
- Develop knowledge of accounting standards relevant to Investment Management
- Obtain or maintain a license or professional credential
- Monitor continuing education requirements and develop a learning plan to improve industry knowledge
Problem Solving
- Alert supervisors when unexpected issues come up
- Communicate new challenges faced and proactively work with supervisors in developing solutions to overcome
- engagement issues
- Proactively suggest improvements or refine the current process to continually raise the level of quality service and
- deliverables
- Take part in engagement planning procedures provide regular status updates to supervisors and handle regular
- debrief meetings internally and with clients when necessary
Professionalism
- Help build and maintain the firm s ethical culture through all of your actions. Demonstrate integrity and professionalism
- in all interactions with clients and other members of the firm
- Proactively seek out opportunities for team building within the office. Develop and sustain relationships internally and externally that help build career longevity
Requirements
- Educational background in Finance Accounting or related field of study
- 13 years of work experience; proper accounting experience and exposure to the alternative investment industry
College degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study 3-6 years of work experience; Investment Management Accounting experience Microsoft Office: Word and Excel are a must - required Experience in Geneva and Black Mountain Systems is preferred