Accountant (Senior)

Title: Accountant (Senior)

Location: Hackensack NJ, Edison NJ, Wall St NY

Duration: 12 month Contract-to-Hire

Total opening

s3-5 Years ------3 open position

s8 Years----- 5 open position

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Position Overview

: Title: Accountant (Senio

r)Location 1: 433 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076

01Location 2: 922 Waterford Dr, Edison, NJ 088

17Location 3: 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 100

05This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per wee

k.
Job Descripti

on:Supervises a team of administrators who are responsible for providing accounting, administration, financial reporting and regulatory reporting services to investment companies (including, but not limited to, hedge funds, private equity funds, CLOs etc.) and advisers. Serves as trusted advisor to clients by continually assessing changing business and strategies, as well as providing expertise, tools and information to focus on growing investments. Acts as the escalation point for all clients assigned to the team and directs issue resolution and process changes to support client needs. Proactively identifies risk-related issues through review of qualitative and quantitative data, anticipates obstacles and then implements mitigating solutions. Reviews the accounting and financial statement information provided for audit and tax reviews, documentation and set-up of the accounting principles for unusual investment types, and set-up/processing of complex expense and incentive fee calculations and reconciliation ite

ms.
Basic Qualificat

ions• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent experie

nce.• Five to Seven years of experience in alternative investments industry either at a fund, an administrator or at Big Four / Midsize public accounting firm doing fund aud

its.
Preferred Skills/Exper

ience• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office prod

ucts.• Thorough knowledge of Advent applications prefe

rred.• Thorough knowledge of the Confluence financial reporting platform prefe

rred.• Thorough knowledge and understanding of portfolio accounting and the investment management indu

stry.• Excellent verbal and written communication sk

ills.• Proven team-oriented, leadership and organizational sk

ills.• CPA prefe