Staff Accountant, Fund Services

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ABOUT TMF GROUP

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. We provide legal, financial and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 120 offices

TMF Group is looking to add a Staff Accountant to the remote fund accounting team in Halifax and be responsible for day–to-day accounting operations for varying industries, including the preparation of financial reports for Alternative Investment Vehicles (primarily Venture Capital, Private Equity, Fund of Funds, Real Estate.) and perform the following activities:

Key responsibilities:

• Daily recording of cash activity
• Cash management – completion/review of transfer of funds and wire initiation workbooks
• Review intercompany activity
• Review accounts payable invoices and transactions for client approval
• Review monthly bank reconciliations
• Review invoices for capital calls
• Prepare journal entries and reconciliations for monthly/quarterly general ledger close
• Prepare financial statements
• Provide necessary information to auditor for completion of annual audit
• Prepare capital call calculations and capital call letters
• Prepare distribution calculations and distribution letters
• Prepare management fee calculations
• Respond to limited partner inquiries, including confirmations
• Provide exceptional client service experience, including timely responses to client requests
• Prepare external client communications
• Continuous mastery of job duties and responsibilities and exhibit qualities to be promoted to Senior Accountant
• Support for team members as needed

Key requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting/Finance or related business discipline
• Excellent at creative problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills along with sharp attention to detail, as well as strong time and work management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The commitment to independently complete tasks to reach the clients’ goals, which at times may require hours above the standard work week.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat

What's in it for you?

Pathways for career development

• Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work.
• We provide internal career opportunities, so you can take your career further within TMF.
• Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy.

Making an impact

• You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients.
• Through our corporate social responsibility program, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work.

A supportive environment

• Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace.
• Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best.

Applications close: 31 Aug 2024 Atlantic Daylight Time