Accountant

Job Title: Accountant
Location: Hackensack, NJ 07601
Duration: 6-Month Contract (Possible Extension)
Open To: Wall Street, New York, and New Jersey Locations
Preferred Location Hackensack, NJ Location

Job Description

Supervises a team of administrators responsible for providing accounting, administration, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers. Serves as a trusted advisor to clients by continually assessing changing business needs and strategies while providing expertise, tools, and information to support investment growth.

Acts as the escalation point for assigned clients and directs issue resolution and process changes to support client needs. Proactively identifies risk-related issues through the review of qualitative and quantitative data, anticipates obstacles, and implements mitigating solutions.

Reviews accounting and financial statement information provided for audit and tax reviews. Supports documentation and setup of accounting principles for unusual investment types, as well as the setup and processing of complex expense and incentive fee calculations and reconciliation items.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of administrators supporting accounting, administration, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and investor servicing activities.

• Provide accounting and administration services to investment companies and advisers, including hedge funds, private equity funds, CLOs, and other alternative investment vehicles.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary escalation point for assigned clients.

• Assess changing client business needs and strategies and recommend appropriate solutions.

• Direct issue resolution and process changes to meet client requirements.

• Identify and mitigate risk-related issues through qualitative and quantitative analysis.

• Review accounting and financial statement information for audit and tax reviews.

• Support documentation and setup of accounting principles for unusual investment types.

• Support the setup and processing of complex expense and incentive fee calculations.

• Review and resolve reconciliation items.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to team members.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Five to seven years of experience in the alternative investments industry, either at a fund, fund administrator, or Big Four/Midsize public accounting firm performing fund audits.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

• Thorough knowledge of Advent applications preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of the Confluence financial reporting platform preferred.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of portfolio accounting and the investment management industry.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proven team-oriented, leadership, and organizational skills.

• CPA preferred.