Finance Manager, Investment Accounting

Finance Manager, Investment Accounting

Location: New York, NY (midtown)

Compensation: $300-$350k total comp

Overview

Newly created role! Highly compensated, highly visible position ideal for a financial services professional with 8 to 15 years of investment accounting experience – either directly for a fund, with the Big 4 and financial services clients, or a combination of both.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and reporting responsibilities for complex trading strategies.
• Provide expert operational oversight of an expansive investment portfolio.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Provide valuable insight into the current financial environment, including performing analytics on risk, to evaluate potential effect on valuations
• Lead process improvements geared towards efficient workflows, leveraging AI and other tools for streamlining.
• Ensure a compliance with GAAP and IFRS
• Collaborate across key verticals, including PM, Trading and other teams to provide accounting expertise which will facilitate sound decisions.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors
• Assist with special projects as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance or similar
• 8 to 15 years of investment accounting experience – either directly for a fund, with the Big 4 and financial services clients, or a combination of both
• Experience with a variety of financial products
• Solid understanding of accounting principles as it relates to hedge funds
• Experience with commodities and / or fixed income-related investments preferred
• CPA preferred
• Proven ability to improve processes and workflows.
• Advanced Excel and Tableau or Power BI a plus

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