Senior Fund Accountant

Tekshapers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekshapers in New York, NY is seeking a seasoned fund accounting professional to supervise a team delivering accounting, administration and regulatory reporting for investment funds and advisers. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, assess changing strategies and guide issue resolution to support growth in investments.

The role requires 2–4 years in alternatives, strong communication, and familiarity with MS Office; knowledge of Advent or Confluence is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–4 years in the alternative investments industry (funds, administrators, or Big Four/Midsize audits).

Responsibilities

• Oversees accounting, administration and regulatory reporting for investment funds.
• Reviews financial statements and coordinates audit and tax documentation.
• Leads a team of administrators and escalates issues to enhance client service.
• Ensures accuracy of complex expense and incentive fee calculations.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advent applications

Confluence financial reporting

Job description

Location : New York / New Jersey / Chicago, IL / Boston, MA

Type : Long Term Contract

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.

Job Description

Works on a team of administrators (with some supervisory duties similar to a low senior accountant in public accounting) 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
• - Two to Four years of experience in alternative investments industry 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
• - Basic knowledge of Advent applications preferred
• - Knowledge of the Confluence financial reporting platform 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