Senior Accountant (Asset Management) recruitment
Job Responsibilities:
- Maintain general ledgers for multiple investment partnerships and company related entities, including: reconciliations, drafting and posting of transaction journal entries, expense accruals, monthly and year-end closings.
- Assist with preparation of annual (and quarterly, if applicable) financial statements, tax filings, and other regulatory filings and requirements.
- Assist in managing month end close activities for Funds with outside administrator.
- Assist with accumulating and delivering information and transactions to outside administrator for preparation of monthly fund NAV packages.
- Prepare monthly financial packages and ad-hoc financials for company related entities.
- Prepare monthly journal entries for intercompany fees and expense transactions.
- Monitor all cash flows, including: monthly bank reconciliations, intercompany transfers and compliance (liaise with the bank); outgoing wire initiation/approval and cash receipt supervision.
- Maintain various files and records, ensuring organization and relevance.
- Assist in managing all audit and tax engagement activities with outside professionals.
- Participate in special projects as required and proactively identify and implement improvement initiatives related to accounting processes and internal controls.
Job Requirements:
- Accounting or Finance degree.
- Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant.
- 2-4 years of professional experience in private equity or hedge funds.
- Solid knowledge base of corporate and fund accounting, including understanding of US GAAP and IFRS accounting principles.
- Strong knowledge of Excel on an intermediate to advanced level.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent verbal and written English is a MUST.
- Candidates from Big 4 or securities services will also be considered.
Candidates not contacted within 4 weeks may consider their application for this role unsuccessful. Unless advised otherwise, unsuccessful candidates will be kept on file for future job opportunities. Your application may be forwarded to other international offices for recruitment purposes. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes only and all personal data of applicants will be kept in strict accordance to the Personal Data Privacy Ordinance.
August 25, 2012
• Tags: Accounting & Finance careers in the Hong Kong SAR, Senior Accountant (Asset Management) recruitment • Posted in: Financial