Fund Accountant

Our client in the investment capital industry is looking for a Fund Accountant for a 6-month contract position, which could become a permanent full-time job.

Reporting to the Manager, Fund Accounting, here are the key job responsibilities:

• Perform daily accounting entries for assigned funds.

• Assist in implementing controls to safeguard assets by managing and applying financial policies, processes and procedures.

• Support schedules for offering memorandum and prospectus as well as collaborate on financial analysis and marketing support related to the funds and/or institutional clients.

• Prepare monthly management reporting package.

• Prepare appropriate distributions to unit holders.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly fund processes, including distribution calculations for unit holders, management fee calculations, oversight of fund expenses and other monthly management reporting items.

• Identify any issues or irregularities with accounting records or funding activities and correct same.

• Prepare and review monthly net asset value calculations for the funds.

• Perform cash reconciliation and forecasting for the funds.

• Prepare valuation & entity/fund performance calculations in accordance with disclosed policies, including discounted cash flow and internal rate of return calculations, for final review by the auditors.

The ideal candidate is a designated accountant (CPA or equivalent) with 3-5+ years of progressive accounting experience and ideally 2+ years of experience of fund accounting within the investment capital industry.

You also have the following skills and experience as follows:

• Finance or real estate experience and able to deal with a high volume of transactions

• Fund accounting experience as well as knowledge and experience reporting under IFRS and understanding of US GAAP & taxable income calculations.

• Superior analytical and problem solving skills.

• Fund accounting experience would be ideal, but not essential.

• Full cycle accounting experience would be ideal

• Resourceful and able to come up with solutions

• Ability to work quickly, accurately and with attention to detail.

• Deadline-driven and resourceful

• Critical thinker with excellent organizational skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities and a high-volume workload in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

If you are a qualified and experienced Fund Accountant with exposure to fund accounting in the investment capital/mutual fund industry. Also, if you have solid public practice experience, my client would be interested in meeting you. So, please submit your resume to Robert Half Management Resources today. Contact us and include a subject line stating "Fund Accountant". Please quote job order number 05060-0013351465 in all correspondence.

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