Associate, Fund Accounting recruitment

We offer these strategies as single-asset-class components as well as complete investment solutions. 

Our wide range of mutual fund and separate account strategies are primarily sold to financial intermediaries across the U.S.

JOB SUMMARY:

Assist with Mutual Fund Treasury activities to include cash management, fund and bank relations and expense reporting/budgeting and analysis.   Duties also include activities related to creating and maintaining various reports to the Board of Trustees, subadvisors, and management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Calculate expense payments, allocate invoices and create expense authorizations, including oversight of entries and expense worksheets.

• Review bank records and reconcile expense payments and accruals.

• Assist with the review of various fund expense invoices from service providers.

• Track and report details of the Funds for quarterly board reporting and annual contract renewal materials

• Prepare and maintains various internal and external Fund reports.

• Research discrepancy issues between Fund Administrators and custodian bank(s).

• Prepare or review Expense Budgets for the Funds, and prepare adjusting entries.

• Prepare monthly expense analyses for affiliated subadvisors.

• Oversee Managers Interfund Lending program

• Monitor large trades; interact with the bank and subadvisors.

• Monitor cash balances, place money market fund trades as needed.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform other administrative tasks and projects as requested.

• File invoices, reports and electronic filings as need.

• Assist in certain year-end tax and shareholder reporting responsibilities as needed

• Support the mutual fund modeling department as needed.

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Detail oriented. 

• Prioritizes, plans and takes initiative.

• Demonstrates problem solving abilities and includes the appropriate people in the decision making process with regards to account exceptions and errors.

• Supports Company values and treats others with respect and consideration.

• Communicates effectively with colleagues and service providers.

• Works productively in a team environment.

• Excels in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and executing responsibilities with minimal errors.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), able to learn and use other programs and systems including Bloomberg.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:    

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, accounting or finance preferred.

• One to three years mutual fund reporting and/or fund administration experience preferred.