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Sr. Fund Accountant

$95k - $110k

Robert Half

Job Description

Job Description

The salary range for this position is $95,000-$110,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to View email address on us.fitly.work

Feeling stuck or straight up bored at your current job? Let’s fix that. A high-End Investment firm is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant. Perks include including above market pay-rates, top-tier health benefits, plenty of work from home flexibility, and other unique perks that their top competitors can’t to provide.

Job Description:

• Gain a thorough understanding of the Fund Accounting Department’s function within the organization, the department’s policies, procedures and best practices, and the reporting standards expected from the department for quarterly and annual financial reporting.

• Record all assigned Fund cash activity on a daily basis.

• Maintain accrual basis general ledger accounts for numerous Funds with a concentration on new, non-stabilized Funds.

• Reconcile the Fund’s bank statements on a monthly basis investigating and resolving all reconciling items monthly.

• Completion of quarterly cash flow statements and quarterly reconciliation of inter-company accounts within the given deadlines.

• Prepare thorough work papers and financial statements consistent with the department standards for quarterly reporting and annual, year-end audit reporting within the given deadlines.

• Gain a thorough understanding of the year-end audit process and ensure that all assigned responsibilities are being effectively and efficiently executed.

• Work closely with Fund Management to gain an understanding of each Fund’s investment model and impact that Fund activity has on investor returns.

• Responsible for preparing the Fund-level supporting tax return information for the outside auditors for new and non-stabilized Funds. Reconcile the variances in internal database between projected and actual tax losses and tax credit information consistent with the department standards for year-end reporting within given deadlines.

• Gain a thorough understanding of the year-end tax process and ensure that all assigned responsibilities are being effectively and efficiently executed.

• Maintain accurate, thorough, and up-to-date files including project promissory notes, cash flow distribution support, equity adjuster letters, etc.

• Provide Fund Management with quarterly updated Fund activity for input into the Funds sources and uses model; verify predetermined fields in the Fund model for accuracy.

• Assist the Fund Accounting Managers in training, mentoring and motivating Staff Accountants.

Job Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

2. Minimum of 2 years of experience in accounting; real estate experience preferred

3. CPA designation preferred

4. Ability to take ownership, manage, monitor and report on assigned tasks

5. Some knowledge of automated accounting systems and procedures

6. Prior tax return preparation knowledge preferred

7. Must be proficient with Microsoft word and Excel software programs

8. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and outside business professionals

9. Ability to produce accurate and timely information within defined deadlines

10. Possess excellent communication skills and the desire to learn, take on new projects, multi-task several projects at one time and advance current skills

11. Ability to work in a evolving team oriented environment

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at View email address on us.fitly.work.

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Vacancy posted 23 days ago
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