Consultant, Investor Accounting

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services is a global fund administrator, specializing in administering assets of complex hedge and private equity funds. The successful candidate will be an ambitious self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function in a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding environment.

This individual will have a strong technical accounting background and experience working within the financial services industry.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review monthly/quarterly fund investor allocations
• Review fund documents in order to interpret and execute allocation requirements
• Work with hedge fund controllers and CFOs to explain processes and address issues
• Interact with clients and other Hedge Fund Services teams to obtain understanding of funds’ activities and troubleshoot issues
• Work directly with new clients for coordination of system preparations during implementations
• Prepare and review year end financial highlights and share capital disclosures for financial statements
• Collaborate with other team members to build scalable operations to meet the service needs of a large portfolio of clients
• Work closely with allocation vendor and internal technology resources to troubleshoot issues and scope new or desired functionality
• Consistently look to streamline and automate the reporting/analytical process with the use of technology

Requirements:

• Detail-oriented and accurate in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with internal and external parties;
• Proven ability to organize a demanding workload;
• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills;
• Self-motivation and an ability to work with minimum supervision in a demanding and progressive environment meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively within a team environment;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and with accuracy

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills):

• A minimum of 2 years accounting experience
• Experience with hedge funds, private equity funds, investment management and/or financial services strongly preferred
• CPA preferred
• Bachelors degree with emphasis in Accounting
• Big 4 public accounting experience preferred
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills
• Excellent English, grammar, written and oral communication skills

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