Our client, a growing $500m global long/short equity hedge fund with 4-year track record looking to hire a controller to work with CFO.  Great opportunity for a CPA with 4-5+ years of public /private experience to join a growing firm with an experienced, friendly and entrepreneurial staff.

Daily Trade Operations and Performance Monitoring

• Manage daily trade allocation, end-of-day trade processing and performance reporting
• Reconcile fund cash and securities positions to custodians and administrators
• Review and resolve all trade breaks
• Manage relationships with service providers and vendors
• Act as primary interface with Broker teams

Weekly

• Review and pay bills: QuickBooks, soft dollar and fund wires
• Research internal differences between the MSFS and Paladyne systems

Monthly

• Work closely with Director of Marketing/Investor Relations and participate in investor operational due diligence meetings and calls
• Review administrator’s monthly estimated and final NAV package
• Manage daily and monthly pricing of fund portfolios
• Interface with MSFS for month-end close processes/financial statement preparation
• Prepare management company accounting and reporting
• Prepare and review management fee calculations and investor allocations
• Work with auditors to review year-end financial accounts
• Prepare and review monthly investor relations support reports
• Review subscription documents for accurate recording in Backstop and investor allocations
• Implement controls and processes with other finance team members to ensure accurate data and consistency across products (i.e. tax filings, withholdings, and reporting)

Requirements

• CPA  with public / private experience strongly preferred
• Minimum 4-5 years related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel a must, Access is a major plus
• Experience in trade settlement, bank reconciliation, handling security reorganizations and corporate actions
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and IFRS reporting guidelines
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of funds, fund structures, fee calculations, trading strategies, financial instruments and fund offering documentation
• Experience working with equities, currency forwards and equity swaps
• Attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Ability to self-start, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial, team-oriented work ethic and personality
• Knowledge of systems, Backstop, Paladyne and MSPA strong preference