Finance Associate

Job Description

• Assist with all aspects of fund accounting, reporting, valuation, and operations. 
• Assist in preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly internal reporting to senior management. 
• Assist with year-end audits and tax preparation, including compilation of financial statements and footnotes, recalculating, and reviewing prepared tax documents, and ensuring all aspects are completed within preset timelines. 
• Assist in review of month-end external performance reporting & net asset value calculations. 
• Monthly & quarterly fund closings including partner income allocations, fee calculations, portfolio reconciliations, dividend reconciliations and interaction with outside administrator to reconcile books. 
• Work with outsourced operations teams to process portfolio activity across all funds. 
• Work closely with Portfolio Managers on credit-related events.  
• Perform ad-hoc projects and requests 
• Assist in preparation of regulatory filings. 
• Participate in and contribute to initiatives related to process improvement. 

Qualifications  

• 3+ years of finance & accounting experience in the investment management / fund industry.  
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic record. 
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills. 
• Fundamental understanding of fund structures (open and closed-ended), partnership allocations, waterfalls and associated operational mechanics, experience with credit instruments such as bonds, bank loans and revolvers is critical to the role. 
• Experience working with Advent Geneva or similar accounting systems is preferred.