Financial and Regulatory Reporting Director

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New Jersey is seeking a senior Investment Accounting Manager to lead a team delivering accounting, administration and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers.

You will act as a trusted advisor, continually assessing evolving business strategies and providing insight to grow investments while ensuring accurate financial statements for audits and tax reviews. CPA/CFA preferred; strong leadership expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field is required.
• 10+ years of experience in the alternative investments industry.
• Two or more years of supervisory/managerial experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• CPA or CFA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team providing accounting, administration and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers.
• Serve as trusted advisor to clients by continually assessing changing business strategies and growth opportunities.
• Review accounting and financial statement information for audit and tax reviews.
• Document and set up the accounting principles for unusual investment types.
• Processing complex expense and incentive fee calculations and reconciliation.
• Meets with prospective clients, identifies potential service requirements and feedback into proposals.

Skills

Accounting Principles

Financial Statement Review

Expense Calculation

Incentive Fee Reconciliation

Audit Preparation

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Team-Oriented Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field

CPA

CFA

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advent applications

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of a team providing accounting, administration and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers
• Serves as trusted advisor to clients by continually assessing changing business and strategies, as well as providing expertise, tools and information to focus on growing investments
• Reviews the accounting and financial statement information provided for audit and tax reviews
• Documentation and set-up of the accounting principles for unusual investment types
• Processing of complex expense and incentive fee calculations and reconciliation
• Meets with prospective clients, identifies potential service requirements and provides feedback into the proposal process

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent experience
• 10 or more years of experience in alternative investments industry
• Two or more years of supervisory/managerial experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Basic knowledge of Advent applications preferred
• General knowledge and understanding of portfolio accounting and the investment management industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven team-oriented, leadership and organizational skills
• CPA or CFA certification preferred

Hard Skills

• Accounting Principles
• Financial Statement Review
• Expense Calculation
• Incentive Fee Reconciliation
• Audit Preparation

Soft Skills

• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Team-Oriented Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• CPA
• CFA