Accounting & Operations Associate

The role

The successful candidate will work closely with the CFO, Controller, Head of Operations, trading team, fund administrator, FCMs and other service providers. The role is designed for someone early in their career who wants to develop a strong understanding of how a hedge fund operates from front to back, including operational trade lifecycle, reconciliations, P&L, NAV, treasury, and financial reporting.

Fund Accounting & Reporting

• Assist with the month-end close and reconciliation process with the fund administrator
• Perform daily P&L reconciliations between internal systems and the fund administrator
• Assist with preparation and review of investor and month-end NAV estimates
• Review fund-level balance sheet and income statement activity
• Assist with non-trading accruals and fund expense reporting
• Support investor and fund-level allocations and reporting
• Support the annual fund financial statement and audit process
• Assist with review of tax workpapers and K-1s for fund and management company entities

Operations & Trade Support

• Perform daily cash, position, trade and P&L reconciliations across internal systems, FCMs and fund administrators
• Learn and support the firm’s trade capture and trade management processes
• Assist the trading team with position reconciliations and ad hoc P&L and risk reporting
• Monitor and help resolve trade, position and cash breaks
• Develop a strong understanding of the operational lifecycle of futures and other commodity related instruments
• Work with internal and external counterparties to research and resolve operational issues

Treasury & Business Operations

• Assist the CFO and Controller with treasury and cash management
• Support management company and fund expense processing
• Assist with vendor management and annual 1099 preparation
• Respond to ad hoc requests related to treasury & business operations reporting

Process Improvement & Technology

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting, reconciliation and operational processes
• Help automate recurring reporting and reconciliation tasks
• Support the adoption and integration of new technology and data tools across the firm
• Develop an understanding of the firm's internal systems and reporting infrastructure and look for ways to improve accuracy and efficiency

What you bring

Required

• The ideal candidate will have 2–5 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, audit, fund administration, hedge fund operations, investment banking operations or a related financial services role.
• Strong academic background
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to understand and reconcile financial data across multiple systems
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, tight-knit team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Knowledge of commodities or hedge funds
• Experience with financial data analysis

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The package

• Base salary: $125K-$150K
• Annual bonus

The firm

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Growing Commodity Focused Asset Management Firm