Investment Fund Accountant

Vaco; Ontario (CA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vaco is seeking an Investment Fund Accountant to support day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for investment funds, managed accounts, and related entities. The role emphasizes NAV calculations, multi-entity structures, and multi-currency accounting within a private asset management context.

The ideal candidate holds a CPA designation (or is pursuing it) and has exposure to fund/investment accounting, with strong attention to accuracy and controls.

Qualifikationen

• Must have CPA designation (or actively pursuing)
• Exposure to fund accounting or NAV reporting
• Experience with investment accounting or multi-entity structures
• Familiarity with multi-currency accounting environments

Aufgaben

• Assist monthly and quarterly close across funds and entities
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and adjustments
• Maintain general ledger accuracy per applicable accounting standards
• Perform balance sheet, cash, and intercompany reconciliations
• Support financial reporting and management reporting requirements
• Assist NAV calculations and investment activity records
• Maintain investment accounting records and supporting schedules
• Assist cash, position, and NAV reconciliations across funds/accounts
• Assist valuation processes and investor capital statements
• Support audits, tax filings, and regulatory reporting
• Coordinate with fund admins, custodians, banks, and external service providers
• Identify process improvements and reporting efficiencies

Kenntnisse

Fund accounting exposure

Investment accounting exposure

NAV reporting exposure

Multi-currency accounting

Alternative investments experience

Ausbildung

CPA designation

Active CPA candidate

Jobbeschreibung

About the Company

Our client is a private asset management firm. They are looking for an Investment Fund Accountant who will support the firm's day-to-day accounting and financial reporting activities, with a focus on investment funds, managed accounts, and related operating entities.

Why Work Here

• Dynamic, collaborative environment where excellence is the standard and innovation drives success. As a rapidly expanding boutique firm, team members enjoy direct access to senior leadership, accelerated learning opportunities, and the ability to make meaningful contributions from day one.

About the Opportunity

General Accounting & Financial Close

• Assist with monthly and quarterly close processes across funds and operating entities
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and adjustments
• Maintain general ledger accuracy in accordance with applicable accounting standards
• Perform balance sheet, cash, and intercompany reconciliations
• Support financial reporting and management reporting requirements

Fund & Investment Accounting

• Support preparation and review of monthly and quarterly Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations
• Record and reconcile investment activity including trades, income, expenses, capital calls, and distributions
• Maintain accurate investment accounting records and supporting schedules
• Assist with cash, position, and NAV reconciliations across funds and accounts

Valuation & Reporting Suppor

• Assist with valuation processes for public and private investments
• Prepare investor capital account statements and supporting schedules
• Support management and performance fee calculations
• Analyze NAV movements and investigate variances

Audit, Tax & Compliance Support

• Prepare audit working papers and respond to auditor and administrator requests
• Assist with tax filings and information requests in coordination with external advisors
• Support regulatory, compliance, and internal reporting requirements

Operational & Process Support

• Coordinate with fund administrators, custodians, banks, and external service providers
• Maintain accounting documentation, schedules, and control checklists
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting efficiency
• Support ad-hoc analysis and special projects as required

About You

• CPA designation (or actively pursuing)
• Exposure to fund accounting, investment accounting, or NAV reporting
• Experience with alternative investments or multi-entity structures
• Familiarity with multi-currency accounting environments

Salary Range

$90,000 - $95,000/year

How to Apply

When referencing this job, quote #308083.

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring's client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client's requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here ( https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/ ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.