Controllers, AWM Fund Accounting Private, Vice President, Dallas Dallas · · Vice President

Controllers, AWM Fund Accounting Private, Vice President, Dallas location_on Dallas, TX, United States

Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Vice President language OFFICE LOCATION(S) Dallas assignment JOB FUNCTION Financial Accounting account_balance DIVISION Controllers

Controllers Divisional Overview:

Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. In the Controllers Department, our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm's business. Controllers also ensure that the firm's activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets. The Fund Accounting Team within the Controllers Group is looking to add a Vice President in Dallas, TX.

We're a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s liquidity, capital and risk, and providing the overall financial control and reporting functions. Whether assessing the creditworthiness of the firm’s counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firm’s success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly accounting and reporting packages, including fund-level net asset values and investor capital statements for private equity investment funds.
• Prepare ad hoc reporting requests, management fee analysis, cash flow analysis, and provide assistance with client audit and financial reporting related requests.
• Prepare and book journal entries relating to daily cash activity, investment activity, currency purchases/exchanges, swap settings, debt payments, fund expenses, and investor contributions and distributions.
• Prepare period-end close transactions including mark-to-market valuation and foreign currency adjustments, accruals, and other transactions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Strong accounting background, including booking journal entries, performing account reconciliation, and performing account analysis.
• Strong Excel skills, effective communication skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize and manage his/her workload such that deadlines are consistently met without exception.
• 7+ years of experience; Public Accounting preferable.
• Experience with debt and equity investments.
• Experience with private equity funds.
• Partnership accounting experience.
• Experience in accounting for foreign currency transactions.
• Managerial experience in a team environment.

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Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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