Financial Reporting Manager

Tekshapers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekshapers in New York seeks a seasoned professional to supervise a team of administrators responsible for accounting, administration and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers.

The role acts as trusted advisor to clients, assesses changing business strategies, and directs issue resolution and process changes. The team handles regulatory and financial reporting, audit and tax reviews, and complex fee calculations; strong leadership and communication required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field preferred.
• Five to seven years of experience in the alternative investments industry (funds, administrators, or Big Four/Midsize public accounting doing fund audits).
• Experience with portfolio accounting and investment management industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of administrators handling accounting, administration and investor servicing for investment companies and advisers.
• Act as escalation point and direct issue resolution and process changes to support client needs.
• Identify risk-related issues through data review and implement mitigating solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advent

Confluence

Job description

Supervises a team of administrators who are responsible for 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. Acts as the escalation point for all clients assigned to the team and directs issue resolution and process changes to support client needs. Proactively identifies risk-related issues through review of qualitative and quantitative data, anticipates obstacles and then implements mitigating solutions.

Supervises a team of administrators who are responsible for providing accounting, administration, financial reporting and regulatory reporting services to investment companies (including, but not limited to, hedge funds, private equity funds, CLOs etc.) 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. Acts as the escalation point for all clients assigned to the team and directs issue resolution and process changes to support client needs. Proactively identifies risk-related issues through review of qualitative and quantitative data, anticipates obstacles and then implements mitigating solutions. 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, and set-up/processing of complex expense and incentive fee calculations and reconciliation items.

Basic Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent experience
• - Five to Seven years of experience in alternative investments industry either at a fund, an administrator or at Big Four / Midsize public accounting firm doing fund audits.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• - Thorough knowledge of Advent applications preferred
• - Thorough knowledge of the Confluence financial reporting platform preferred - Thorough 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 preferred

Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.