Assistant Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Controller

My client is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) that manages multiple funds and has in excess of $3B in AUM. The various funds invest in quite a diversified portfolio of securities, including public and private equity, private lending, corporate bonds, futures, interest rate, and volatility swaps. This role will report directly to the Controller. 

**MUST HAVE FUND ACCOUNTING OR FSO PUBLIC AUDIT EXPERIENCE**

Responsibilities:

• Prepare daily P&L reconciliations, margin reconciliations and derivative settlements
• Prepare reporting of daily Fund performance (internally and externally) across multiple products
• Assist with trade booking, prepare new security set-up and ensure correct trade allocations
• Perform daily portfolio cash & position reconciliations and resolution of trade settlement issues
• Work closely with the Controller and CFO on the month-end close
• Compute P&L attribution and various portfolio statistics
• Oversee the Funds’ performance reporting to investors on a weekly and monthly basis, including building and maintaining performance schedules with complex fee structures, hurdles and high water marks
• Project oriented work to assist with various operational functions, including counterparty exposure, collateral management, treasury, regulatory and exposure reporting
• Assist with annual Fund audit, financial statement preparation and K1/1065 review

Qualifications:

• CPA preferred but not required 
• MUST HAVE 2+ years of public accounting or fund accounting experience
• Strong product knowledge of the following: equities, futures, derivatives and FX
• Proficiency in Excel required
• Highly motivated, detail oriented individual