Senior Corporate Accountant; Hedge Fund

Overview

Our client is a growing Alternative Investment Firm currently seeking to add a talented Senior Corporate Accountant for their growing Accounting and Finance Team reporting to Head of Group

Ideal candidate must be confident with both the Corporate Accounting and general Finance responsibilities; including but not limited to the following:

• Perform financial statement preparation, cash and position reconciliations, entering income/expense accruals, preparing capital allocation schedules, and sending investor correspondence regarding account balances
• Calculate and book income and expense accruals
• Responsible for accounts payables processes and ensures that all disbursements are compliant with firm policies.
• Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable and accounts payable sub ledgers
• Review and process wires requests for capital call and distributions
• Assist in preparing monthly journal entries/cash accurals and wire transfers
• Collaborate with CFO/Controller on preparation of firm reporting and intracompany reconciliation process
• Supports the Director of Finance/Controller on key projects, analysis, and ad hoc requests.
• Prepares intercompany/affiliate invoices and ensure receivables stay current
• Support the annual external audit of financial statements, including preparation of audit schedules and responses to auditor questions and requests
• Collaborate with Tax Dept on preparation/distribution annual partnership tax return files, 1099s and K-1s.
• Perform daily general ledger functions such as cash and trading account reconciliation
• Work with our tax department to provide information required in connection with various tax return filings

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years of (Accounting/Audit) industry experience
• CPA or CPA in progress highly preferred
• Outstanding communication skills, proven ability to effectively work with all levels of Management
• Technical skills;
  Advanced Excel/prior Accounting (GL) technical skills strongly preferred
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dead-line driven dynamic environment