Senior Accountant

Arrow Search Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An investment firm is seeking a Senior Accountant to assist with various finance and accounting functions, including preparing estimates, month-end close calculations, and year-end audits. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and 4-6 years of relevant experience, along with strong proficiency in Excel. Ideal candidates will also have experience with credit and fixed income. The salary range for this role is $135,000-$160,000.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of related public/private accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates, and month-end close calculations.
• Assist with year-end audits and tax preparation.
• Assist with daily trade, position, cash, and P&L reconciliations.
• Perform daily reconciliation of cash and positions.
• Assist with ad-hoc portfolio data requests for reporting.

Skills

Proficiency in Excel

Experience with credit/fixed income

Experience with bank debt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Advent Geneva

Job description

Overview

Our client is an investment firm specializing in stressed and distressed credit investments in the United States and Europe with over $3 billion in AUM. The Senior Accountant will assist the firm with all aspects of the finance, accounting, and operations functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates, fund and managed month-end close/net asset value calculations, accruals, and fee calculations
• Assist with year-end audits and tax preparation including compiling financial statements and footnotes, recalculating, and reviewing prepared tax documents
• Assist with the review of daily trade, position, cash, and P&L reconciliations
• Assist with P&L and portfolio reporting, cash analysis, and FX hedging
• Perform daily reconciliation of cash and positions
• Affirm trades, resolve breaks vs executing brokers, manage settlement, review swap resets, and review non-trading cash activity
• Assist with end of day trade processing and allocation
• Assist with collateral movements and capital calls with each prime broker and other cash movements
• Assist with ad-hoc portfolio data requests for internal and external reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 4-6 years of related public/private accounting experience
• Experience with credit/fixed income and bank debt
• Advent Geneva experience preferred
• Strong proficiency in Excel required

Salary Range: $135,000-$160,000