Description
Senior Staff Accountant
Company: SS&C Technologies, Inc.
Headquartered in Windsor, CT and with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, SS&C provides the global financial services industry with a broad range of highly specialized software, software enabled-services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions for operational excellence. We deliver mission-critical processing for information management, analysis, trading, accounting, reporting and compliance. Our clients manage, in aggregate, over $16 trillion in assets and choose SS&C as their preferred vendor for our expertise.
Description
SS&C Direct, a division of SS&C Technologies, Inc., is an investment processing service group that provides back office accounting and reporting support to SS&C Institutional clients. SS&C Direct is searching for an experienced senior level investment accountant to work on a major account.
This is an opportunity to work on an account from start to finish. Lots of room for career advancement!!
Primary Responsibilities
· Process Investment Accounting transactions including purchases, sales, posting income, accrued income, amortization, and other transactions.
· Perform cash and holdings reconciliation between Core Accounting Systems and custodian and asset manager records
· Valuation of portfolios on a monthly basis. Generate performance returns. Perform analysis of pricing and performance variances.
·Produce monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements in accordance with GAAP including analytical review, research and resolution of discrepancies.
· Produce general ledger entries for Clients and ensure entries reconcile to supporting reports
· Produce statutory statements on a quarterly basis (i.e. Schedule Ds)
· Primary liaison with Clients
· Assist with completion of special projects, as needed.
Requirements
Must Have Requirements
The qualifications necessary for further consideration include:
· BS in Accounting (MBA or CPA is a plus)
· 4-6 years of overall accounting experience (minimum 2 years of investment accounting experience)
· Strong reconciliation and analytical skills
· Working knowledge of Statutory Accounting (i.e. Schedule Ds)
· Proficient in Microsoft products such as Excel (pivot tables, v-look-ups), Word
Nice to Have Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· GAAP Accounting experience
· Ability to use report writing tools and work with data bases (knowledge of Crystal reporting is a plus)
· Knowledge of Equities and Fixed Income products (with emphasis on Mortgage Backed securities)
· Working knowledge of complex securities (MBS/CMOs, foreign securities, Futures, TIPS, FX Forwards, etc)
· Experience with general ledger
· Experience with investment accounting software (CAMRA™ experience is a plus)
· Knowledge of Performance Measurement and Attribution
· Knowledge of Derivative securities
· Experience processing complex Corporate Actions
· Experience with data providers (Reuters, Bloomberg, SVC, IDC, etc)
In addition, all candidates will need to evidence their initiative, level of analytical reasoning, teamwork and ability to collaborate on projects, adaptability, technical/professional knowledge, customer focus, and strength in verbal and written skills.
A positive, can-do attitude is essential to success along with the ability to grasp new concepts quickly and to flourish in a dynamically changing environment.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDE HEALTH, DENTAL, LIFE INSURANCE, AND A TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PLAN.
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