Fund Accountant

ACT Consulting has an immediate need for a Fund Accountant with our direct client. Please take a moment to review the job description. If this is something you are interested in, please send a copy of your resume to keithact-info.com or contact us at 860-919-5420 for additional details. ACT Consulting is a U.S. owned and operated staffing company providing our clients with candidates on a national basis for contract, contract to hire, and direct hire engagements. Our clients are comprised mostly of Fortune 1000 companies, primarily in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Professional, Accounting and Finance. Location: Park Ave, New York, NY Duration: Direct Hire Title: Fund Accountant Pay Rate: Commensurate with experience Job Description Fund Accountant The Fund Accounting and Administration Department generally assists in the accurate daily completion of numerous accounting and administration functions under a strict Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 internal control environment. The Fund Accountant or Senior Fund Accountant will work in a small team environment and will as necessary assist the Company in the oversight and management of any external service providers retained. Fund Accounting and Administration team members are responsible for all of the day-to-day accounting-related activities required to prepare NAV packages, monthly and quarterly workpapers and/or investor reports, prepare capital call notices and capital statements, distribution notices, and other client deliverables. Responsibilities also include, but are not limited to: Research, as assigned, certain private securities in Fund portfolios for the purpose of ensuring proper accounting treatment (such as the nature of payments, distributions, original issue discounts, and valuations) and compliance with SEC, tax, and prospectus restrictions and limitations, as required. Prepare timely and accurate net asset values, yields, distributions, and other fund accounting output for review by other Fund Accountants. Reconcile various accounts and review reconciliations prepared by others. Record accurately, and in accordance with Company policies and procedures, such accounting records as securities positions, corporate actions, income and debt journals and journal entries as needed. Complete daily checklists that provide a detailed review of Fund general ledgers and the accounting entries that make up all transactions recorded. Complete cash reconciliations that reconcile Fund or SMA bank statements to the cash balances on their respective general ledgers. Review of other Fund Accountant's checklists and cash reconciliations after the completion of those assigned to you. Submit borrowing and repayment notices to Fund lenders as appropriate in managing Fund or SMA liquidity. Perform monthly/quarterly cash waterfalls, borrowing bases & compliance certificates, provide any required underlying investment information to lenders. Perform analytical review of monthly, quarterly and annual net investment income and capital gains for distributions to shareholders. Preparation of fund expense budgets and asset-based fee calculations for your assigned Funds. Review of other Fund Accountant's expense budgets and asset-based fee calculations. Prepare various sections of public filings on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, review of other sections not prepared by you. Review draft press releases and draft prepared remarks/transcripts for earnings conference calls for accounting and statement accuracy. Review monthly and quarterly valuation materials, as appropriate, prepared by independent third-party valuation experts as well as by portfolio managers of the registered investment adviser. Prepare reporting and related accounting materials quarterly for the public company Boards of Directors or private fund's Board of Managers. Review the Board materials prepared by other Fund Accountants for the public company Boards of Directors or private fund's Board of Managers. Review daily Net Asset Value calculations performed by external service provider(s), as appropriate, against broader market fluctuations and other key areas of daily fund operations to ensure accuracy and compliance with procedures. Prepare NAV and Net Investment Income ( "NII") roll-forwards reconciling any change in NAV or NII. Provide oversight and management of external accounting agents and administrators, if any, on the Funds or SMA's assigned to you. Assist and interact with the external auditors in support of completing quarterly reviews and annual audits. Maintain paper and electronic files that are organized and efficient to access. Qualifications: Bachelor of Science or Business Administration degree in accounting or finance is preferred. A minimum of 1-5 years of fund accounting or administration experience is required. The individual should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent organizational abilities and should be very detail oriented. The individual should possess strong analytical and technical accounting skills and be able to work independently and in small groups. The individual should expect and respect maker-checker internal controls as part of their daily regimen. The individual must work closely with the other Fund Accountants, and each cover the daily work of their peers during approved time off. Regulated investment company tax experience is a plus; Private fund with onshore-offshore structure experience a big plus; Knowledge of Microsoft Office products is required. Must be authorized to work lawfully in the US.