Accounting, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Establish Priorities, Federal Laws and Regulations, Finance Software, Financial Statements, Financial Systems, Fixed Income Investments, Investment Management, Microsoft Excel, Multitasking, Mutual Funds, Pricing, Problem Solving Skills, Profit & Loss Forecasting, Reconciliation, SEC Filings, State Laws and Regulations, Stock Market, Team Player, Treasury
Analyst Accounting Oversight
If you are a high-energy individual with a strong work ethic, outstanding communication skills, and enjoy working in a team atmosphere, we would like to speak with you.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Includes the following, other duties may be assigned as needed:
- Oversight and Valuation
- Perform NAV Oversight and review pricing exceptions and corporate actions to ensure Fund NAVs are accurate
- Monitor and report potential fund issues or violations
- Custody/Accounting reconciliation review
- Treasury
- Monitor segregation and cash/borrowing accounts to ensure adequate coverage is maintained; report issues to management
- Monitor Fund's defaulted, restricted, and illiquid positions
- Calculate Funds' dividend distributions
- Reporting
- Prepare certain Pricing Committee and Board of Trustees reports, including quarterly compensation statements for the Trustees
- Prepare semi and annual financial statements for SEC and shareholder reporting
- Review monthly N-PORT filings to the SEC
- Solvency Reporting
- Prepare Fund expense payments and forecast profitability
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Qualifications
- Interest for investing and an understanding of financial markets
- Knowledge about different asset classes (equity, fixed income) and investment products (mutual funds, ETFs)
- Quantitative orientation; track record of data analysis
- Exposure to financial systems and software packages
- Advanced knowledge of Excel; experience using computer software, including Bloomberg
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor Degree in accounting is preferred but other business degrees will be considered
- Internship in financial organization preferred
- 1+ year of related industry experience preferred; not required
General Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Ability to work independently and take a task to completion
- Understanding how to prioritize projects and when to escalate issues
- Track record of hands-on problem solving
- Ability to analyze data
- History of successful multitasking
- Strong communication skills
- History of successfully working in teams
Language and Communication Skills
- Strong communication skills, sharing important information with other departments
- Candidate needs to work with peers, portfolio managers and third party representatives
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