Description
Description:
- The Fund Accountant is responsible for specialized accounting support of commingled investment portfolios within the business line.
- Leveraging our fund accounting technology, Fund Accountants will complete one or more key aspects of net asset value execution including; transactions, capital stock, expenses, corporate actions, cash, and special handling, as well as break identification and resolution. Fund Accountants ensure daily accounting deliverables are timely and accurate.
Responsibilities:
- Process transactions, Verify information.
- Escalate problem items. Manage daily volume.
- Ensure daily output maintains department/team standards for quality and timeliness.
- Help to ensure team deadlines and/or requirements are being met. Manage daily production reporting. Monitor and assist in the resolution of issues.
- Follow up on open inquiries. Interact with other departments on resolution of issues.
- Break follow up and resolution. Communicate professionally and constructively to effectively resolve issues in order to minimize risk and exposure.
- Communicate with internal departments as necessary. Contribute to Management Reporting (ie: Clarity, PVC's, past dues, cash breaks, R and A analysis)
- Gain an understanding of the big picture of how specific function impacts the firm. Contribute to Division/Firm process improvement activities. Gain efficiencies to improve individual productivity
- Manage multiple tasks and/or projects efficiently despite resource and time constraints
Qualification:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience
- Demonstrated Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to identify, escalate and resolve a problem.
- Ability to communicate professionally through effective verbal and written skills.
- Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively.
- Organizational skills and detail-oriented.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Ability to work US Holidays
- Ability to work overtime as necessary