Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Accountant | Chicago, IL / Remote

Leading investment management firm seeks Accountant to be part of collaborative team that touches several aspects of mutual fund/exchange traded fund/collective investment trust administration.

Responsibilities:

Prepare/review funds' portfolio of investments including detailed derivatives schedules

Coordinate annual investments confirmation process with external auditor for funds' audits

Prepare schedules supporting funds' financial statements

Review funds' investment valuation source inputs for proper investments leveling classifications

Support investments valuation process for unpriced securities through independent research/collaboration with funds' subadvisors

Produce reports/analysis for multiple trusts' boards of trustees

Prepare/monitor stale and manually priced investments to be reviewed by firm's Funds Valuation Committee

Manage requests to funds' service provider/subadvisors for use in funds' reporting

Review daily funds' total net assets; investigate/resolve discrepancies

Leverage technology to automate/enhance efficiency of recurring processes where applicable

Additional responsibilities as required

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred; financial reporting or related experience

CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Experience with Confluence Unity application, Bloomberg, SharePoint and Tableau preferred

High attention to detail/quality of deliverables; strong analytical/organizational skills; strong oral/written communication; self-starter; ability to learn new concepts/systems/processes; deadline-oriented; ability to work both independently and part as of team