Assistant Fund Controller

Job Title:

Assistant Controller

Job Description:

• Responsible for financial reporting process, including but not limited to monthly performance estimates, close packages/NAV, allocations, waterfalls and fund returns
• Oversight of the Fund Administrator responsible for the preparation of the investor reporting process including quarterly investor statements, annual audits and due diligence requests, capital calls and distributions
• Assist in cash management forecasts and budgets along with debt facility oversight to establish capital available for investment.
• Maintain expense register and ledger for expense budgeting, attribution, and forecasting.
• Oversight and compliance of fund credit facilities by accurately comprehending and interpreting the agreement, while maintaining a thorough knowledge of the assets in the portfolio
• Perform data analysis on large asset portfolios including data reconciliation and calculation of portfolio compliance tests such as portfolio quality and concentration ratios
• Review management fee calculations
• Reply to investor queries around fund performance, NAVs, taxes, and other areas.
• Assist audit and tax professionals in year end audit and tax reporting
• Various ad-hoc requests from senior management, portfolio managers, and investor relations
• Assist with SEC or other regulatory compliance as required

Company Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong understanding of accounting theory and fund accounting and financial reporting
• 4 - 8 years accounting/finance experience; CPA a plus, but not required
• Experience with credit related products, including loan settlement and trade reconciliations is a plus
• Intermediate /advanced Excel skills
• Experience designing and implementing new policies and procedures
• Highly detail oriented and organized in work
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.