About this opportunity
Atlas Search lists this Finance Associate opportunity in fairfield county, ct, Connecticut. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client, an investment firm active in global liquid markets, is seeking a Fund Accountant to support accounting, reporting and operations across its funds. The firm is open to candidates from public accounting (audit or tax) or a family office. Responsibilities
Produce daily and monthly P&L and NAV, and reconcile results with fund administrators and internal records
Reconcile high volumes of trading activity, cash, positions and margin across prime brokers, futures brokers and custodians
Account for a wide range of instruments, including equities, futures, options, swaps and FX
Calculate management and performance fees and maintain investor capital allocations across funds and share classes
Prepare quarterly and annual fund financial statements, and support the annual audit and fund tax filings
Analyze financing, borrow and trading costs, and track expense allocations across entities
Help automate reconciliations and reporting, working closely with operations and technology teams
Support investor reporting, due diligence requests and ad hoc analysis for senior management
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or a related field from a top-tier university (required)
2–5 years of experience in one of the following: audit or tax at a public accounting firm, ideally with hedge fund or asset management clients; or accounting at a family office, fund or investment firm
Strong understanding of US GAAP and investment accounting; partnership accounting or tax experience a plus
Highly analytical and comfortable working with large data sets
Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Python or similar tools is a strong plus
CPA or CPA progress preferred
Detail-oriented and organized, able to meet daily deadlines in a fast-paced setting
Curious problem-solver who enjoys improving processes
Who can apply
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