Junior Fund Accountant

ICM Asset Management; Calgary; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ICM Asset Management seeks a Junior Fund Accountant to manage accounting for various investment funds in Calgary. This full-time, permanent position involves preparing financial reports, managing transactions, and collaborating with audit teams. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in accounting and strong communication and organizational skills.

Benefits

Education and growth opportunities

Reimbursement for professional development expenses

Competitive compensation

Employee group benefit plan

RRSP matching

Onsite gym

Participation in social and volunteering events

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Accuracy and attention to detail while working under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly cash availability reports, including performing bank reconciliations.
• Enter transfer and wire payments in online banking system.
• Coordinate with various audit teams and provide support as needed.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Yardi

Job description

Junior Fund Accountant

Full-time, Permanent

Calgary, AB

ICM Asset Management is an alternative asset manager focused on owning, operating and investing in real assets. We offer retail, private client and institutional investors an array of investment opportunities focused on real estate, private equity, private debt and infrastructure strategies. We are seeking a Junior Fund Accountant to be responsible for the accounting duties for several investment funds, with various legal structures including trusts, limited partnerships, and corporations.

This opportunity is based in Calgary, Alberta and will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Fund Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare weekly cash availability reports, including performing bank reconciliations.
• Enter transfer and wire payments in online banking system.
• Code invoices payable with proper entity code and general ledger account code.
• Enter receivables in accounting system, including investor deposits and distributions from investments.
• Post general journal entries in accounting system (i.e. book transfers/wires, deposits from investors, etc.).
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly reports (including trial balance summary, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and accounts payable subledger reconciliation, units outstanding reconciliation, etc.) for fund entities.
• Calculation and payment of trailer fees on a quarterly basis.
• Calculation and payment of commissions on a monthly basis.
• Input and review new investor information (name, address, banking information, etc.) into accounting system.
• Calculation and payment of distributions (DRIP and cash) on a monthly basis.
• Calculation and payment of redemptions on a monthly basis.
• Tracking and reporting on offering costs for all funds currently in the market on a monthly basis.
• Responding to various requests to support Client Service and Finance teams, including investor information changes, issues, etc.
• Update investor data in accounting system as required and reconcile accounting system data with investor platform data.
• Coordinate with various audit teams and provide support as needed on an annual basis, including interim work as required.
• Coordinate with tax teams, including preparation of T3 and T5013 slip data on an annual basis.
• Assist with accounting software system conversion, as necessary.
• Any other tasks that the management team may request of the Junior Fund Accountant.
• Prepare various reports for Manager, as requested.

Your Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Experience with Yardi is considered an asset
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Word, and Excel.
• Accuracy and attention to detail while working under tight deadlines.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with corporate departments and key business partners.
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
• Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures.

ICM Offers:

• The opportunity to join a high growth and dynamic firm
• Education and growth opportunities
• Reimbursement for certain professional development expenses
• Competitive compensation
• Employee group benefit plan
• RRSP matching
• Onsite gym
• Participation in a wide array of company social and volunteering events

About ICM:

Our success hinges on delivering outstanding investor results using innovative strategies and elevate our clients’ experience through collaboration and exceptional service. Our adherence to these principles has allowed ICM to generate exceptional investment returns for our clients and a strong track record of achieving our goals.

Today, we manage more than $2.0 billion of assets across numerous investment vehicles and advisory relationships and have considerable experience in originating, structuring and financing investment transactions and managing risk in alternative assets. Our team has grown substantially and is made up of investment and operating professionals with extensive experience, collectively having acquired and/or managed over $7 billion of assets globally.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter in pdf format to [e-mail] with Junior Fund Accountant in the subject.