Senior Associate - Private Equity and Hedge Fund Accounting (Hybrid/Remote)

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Calculation of management fees and incentive allocation
• Expense tracking and approvals
• Provide operational support for clients
• Fund and management company financial statement preparation/review
• Accounting principles and issues research, as needed
• Assist in evaluating current financial and accounting process for new clients, propose improvements and help coordinate implementation efforts
• Service provider recommendations and vetting
• Lead client execution and act as main point of contact on accounts
• Attend and lead meetings for client engagements
• Arrange, coordinate and participate in weekly, monthly or as needed conference calls with NY office and clients
• Assist in the opening of brokerage and bank accounts
• Review of service provider contracts and fund documents
• Advise clients on various issues as they arise
• Develop and oversee staff in delivery of services
• Work with clients to deliver outsourced CFO and related services to Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
• Participate in special projects
• Develop budgets
• Financial Statement review
• Establish accounting practices
• Accounting principles and issues research
• Create financial models and provide ad-hoc financial analysis
• Review of service provider contracts and formation documents
• Evaluate current financial and accounting processes for clients, propose improvements and help coordinate implementation efforts

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have many, if not all, of the attributes below:

• 3+ years of experience in the alternative Investment Management industry (Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate)
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• CPA 
• Public Accounting background
• Administration experience a plus
• Superior management skills
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Hard-working, self-starter, dedicated, punctual and personable
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite and QuickBooks
• Passionate about working in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment
• In depth understanding of investment management and alternative products
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to solve problems — quickly and competently

Additional information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary: 

$80,000-$100,000

Company description

IQEQ is a preeminent service provider to the alternative asset industry. IQEQ works with managers in multiple capacities ranging from hedge fund, private equity fund, and mutual fund launches; private equity fund administration; advisory firm set-up, regulatory registration and infrastructure design; ongoing regulatory compliance (SEC, CFTC, and 40 Act); financial controls and operational support services; compliance and operational related projects and reviews; and outsourced CFO/controller and administration services to private equity fund investments – portfolio companies, real estate assets and energy assets. Our client base is growing, and our existing clients are engaging the firm across the spectrum of our services offerings.

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