Job Opportunity

Financial Reporting

Chicago, IL

Job Summary

Drive execution for agreed upon internal and external operating models and quality control of financial reporting deliverables. A minimum of 10+ years’ experience with Investment Management and/or Financial Services; Hedge Fund specific a plus.

Details

Major Duties:

* Act as a subject-matter expert on financial reporting items and act as a point of escalation to ensure accuracy and responsiveness.
* Drive execution for agreed upon internal and external operating models and quality control of financial reporting deliverables
* Drive execution of operating model improvements including major technology initiatives focused on increasing the scalability of our financial reporting processes and providing solutions to client mandates
* Drive and execute interim audit and SOC-1 testing and certification
* Drive the annual year-end audit process, including planning and coordination with key clients and external auditors as well as internal team members, review and delivery of financial statements and footnotes, including both GAAP and IFRS standards
* Act as key liason for audit and accounting firms.
* Research technical accounting policy questions for complex client transactions or related to new accounting pronouncements and monitor changes to U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
* Support business teams as applicable and responsibilities include (but not limited too):
* Interact with clients and other Hedge Fund Services teams to obtain understanding of funds’ activities.
* Review financial statements for funds.
* Work directly with external auditors to ensure accuracy of each fund’s annual financial statements.

Experience Required:

* A minimum of 10+ years’ experience with Investment Management and/or Financial Services; Hedge Fund specific a plus
* Experience preparing and reviewing GAAP audited financial statements. IFRS a plus
* CPA designation a plus
* Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Accounting, Master’s degree a plus
* Big 4 public accounting experience or consulting experience a plus

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• Min Experience: 10 years