Job description:

About the Team & Role:

The Expense and Accounting Team is responsible for a variety of areas focused on Treasury, Expense and Accounts Receivable Accounting.  This includes financial statements for the in house bank entities and firm transaction accounting support. The team coordinates and prepares financial statements including footnotes in accordance with US GAAP and related audit and regulatory filings. The team also works on special projects with other teams and plays a key role in the communication flow of information between other groups.

 

The Financial Reporting Lead will manage the coordination of deliverables supporting multiple audits (stand alone annual, SOX for Internal Audit, quarterly reporting for public entity, etc.).

 

Candidates should have 6+ years of industry experience and exhibit strong technical, analytical and leadership skills as well as exceptional communication skills. Candidates should be energetic, self-motivated, team-oriented individuals with fresh ideas and innovative solutions who thrive on challenge in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

 

Job Description and Responsibilities:

• Motivate team members to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
• Prepare and review of annual/quarterly financial statements and footnote disclosures in accordance with US GAAP
• Maintain strong colleague relationships and build key relationships with external auditors and other internal client teams
• Review of process memos and preparation of regular status reports
• Preparation of technical memos for transactions
• Identify opportunities to simplify tasks and generate process efficiencies
• Ad hoc activities and special projects

 

Qualifications:

• Big 4 audit background, with a minimum of three years in audit and experience managing team members
• Leadership experience in organizing, planning and executing projects from conceptualization through implementation across multiple internal and external reporting and organizational lines, with an emphasis on relationship management and communication at all levels
• Strategic thinking and process re-engineering experience
• Highly proficient in Excel
• Proven ability to perform under pressure and to adjust plans to meet changing needs and requirements
• Ability to summarize issues, develop recommendations and make decisions
• Ability to multitask and prioritize diverse tasks
• Strong attention to detail, demonstrated integrity and professionalism
• Ability to apply judgment & contest and challenge items in financial statements
• Excellent communication, managerial and interpersonal skills
• Ability to stay knowledgeable about, research and reach well-reasoned conclusions on technical accounting issues
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative
• Team player – energetic and enthusiastic
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC disclosures, Treasury products (debt, fixed income, equities, derivatives), and related reporting requirements
• Asset management industry experience preferred
• CPA / CFA / CA strongly preferred