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Manager, Financial Statement and Regulatory Reporting
Location: Malvern, PA
Job Type: Permanent
Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office
About the Role
As a Manager of Financial Statement and Regulatory Reporting, you will lead a team dedicated to delivering accurate, timely, and compliant reporting for alternative investment funds. This role combines technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, ensuring high-quality financial statements and regulatory filings while driving process improvements and leveraging technology solutions. You’ll play a key part in maintaining strong client relationships, mentoring staff, and staying ahead of evolving industry regulations.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, monitor, and review the reporting staff's daily and periodic completed assignments.
- Compile and advise on monthly, quarterly, and annual regulatory reports such as Form PF, Form SLT, and others.
- Contribute to strong relationships through interactions with internal parties, clients, and audit firm personnel.
- Train staff on established regulations and updated rules, establish department and individual goals, prepare performance evaluations, and direct individual and group staff meetings.
- Manage career development for all Regulatory Reporting Accountants through group and individual training.
- Write and/or review various reports related to engagements.
- Prepare ad hoc reports for clients upon request.
- Troubleshoot fund accounting and client issues.
- Attend meetings and trainings to enhance knowledge and pass it down to Regulatory Reporting Accountants.
- Support reporting and fund accounting-related duties during peak periods as defined by the Senior Manager.
- Contribute to identifying, researching, and communicating recent authoritative pronouncements to offices and clients.
- Understand engagement economics as it relates to managing budgets for individual engagements and projects.
- Recognize and communicate potential opportunities for new clients as well as value-added service enhancements for existing clients.
Required Skills
- Legal Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Experience: 4–6 years in an Accounting Firm, Hedge Fund, Private Equity Administrator, Audit, or other financial institution with financial products.
- Minimum 3 years in a supervisory role managing investment fund accountants and/or auditors.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of Regulatory Compliance requirements.
- Previous experience in financial statement or regulatory review and/or preparation.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
- Advanced knowledge of complex derivatives.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
- Skills: Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Ability to travel as necessary.
Preferred
- Professional designation such as CPA, CFA, CA, or equivalent.
- Prior experience with alternative investment fund structures or similar environments.