Senior Hedge Fund Accountant


Company:: The Bachrach Group, Ltd
Location:: New York City, NY
Job Type:: Full Time
Category:: Sales & Trading


Posted:: 1/11/2013

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Job Description

The Bachrach Group is your source for leading edge Executive Recruiting and Consulting Services. Our reputation is built on over 30 years of success providing a broad range of services and solutions.

Since 1974, The Bachrach Group's philosophy has ensured excellence in providing services to our corporate clients and to our candidates. When first formed, The Bachrach Group specialized in the accounting and financial fields. Over the years we have successfully diversified and today we specialize in staffing solutions in the following areas: Accounting & Finance, Technology, Administration & Office Support, and Real Estate & Construction.

Assistant Controller/Senior Fund Accountant

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation of the global corporate general ledgers, management reports and audit process

• Ensure accuracy, integrity, timeliness, and consistency of all transactions recorded into the general ledger system for all global entities

• Manage month-end close process

• Manage preparation and analysis of monthly financial package

• Develop and manage complex financial models

• Develop and monitor management company internal controls

• Liaise with internal resources and external auditors to complete global corporate audits

• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.

• Must Have excellent working knowledge of complex Hedge investment instruments (i.e. Equity Swaps, Fixed Income Derivatives, Bank Debt, FX, CDS) caluculating NAV, P&L and daily trade/cash recs

• Processing requests for marketing packages while ensuring all compliance procedures are followed; Monitoring and maintaining the supply of marketing packages.

• Document management of investor subscriptions, redemptions and transfers as well as manager subscriptions, redemptions, forms and statements.

• Coordinating with Hedge Fund managers and internal Tax Department to facilitate and track tax reporting information such as K-1s, tax estimates and financials.

• Processing investor transfer requests while coordinating with Internal Legal Counsel and following through on proper completion and approval of investor transfers

• Other responsibilities to include: tracking special distributions from managers, Corporate Action processing, maintaining fund databases, and assisting with various fund mailings.

Qualifications required:

Min. 3+ years of related experience (Public Accounting - Auditing Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund Administrator, or other suitable Accounting Experience) with a strong understanding of alternative investments, financial statement prep.
Prior working knowledge of Accounting software packages like Advent Geneva, VPM, Aexeo, Excel and Quickbooks
Excellent communications skills; articulate, persuasive, tactful and extremely detail oriented. Candidate must have experience dealing with firms' clients, custodians and prime brokers.
4 year degree from College or University in Accounting or Finance(mandatory)