Located in the Presidio of San Francisco and with $3 billion in AUM, our client is a global hedge fund with a focus on emerging markets.
The fund accounting manager will be responsible for the overall NAV accounting functions for the investment funds. This individual will be working closely with the Director of Finance to support middle and back-office functions for the firm and be an integral part of the Operations Team.
Job Description / Responsibilities
- Manage the monthly NAV closes for the funds which include review of the fund administrator’s month-end NAV packages.
- Perform daily reconciliations of cash, trades, and securities against bank/broker statements.
- Identifying discrepancies and liaising with counterparties such as fund admin, brokers, and custodians to resolve any differences.
- Assist with the private investment valuation process and documentation maintenance.
- Manage the Fund audits and assist with Fund tax returns.
- Assist with treasury functions such as cash management and setting up wires.
- Serve as backup for trade operations, as needed.
- Assist with Ad-hoc projects/reports.
- Assist with management company accounting including A/P and QuickBooks financials.
- Improve processes and controls by continually striving to minimize workflow inefficiencies.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years ideally public/private mix or all public accounting experience (preferably Big 4).
- Experience in the Asset Management industry (preferably in a hedge fund).
- A solid foundation of investment fund and GAAP accounting.
- Great analytical skills, strong attention to detail, high ethical standards, and a willingness to
- learn
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects while meeting reporting deadlines.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment as well as working independently.
- Excel Proficient (e.g. formulas/pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
- An interest in hedge funds, public/private markets and/or investments.