Accountant - Excel Partners

Accountant

Job Description:

Our client, a global hedge fund with multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide, seeks to add a Vendor Accountant to their finance team. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, they seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent.

The Vendor Accounting Operations team is responsible for processing, accounting, taxation and payments of invoices, travel and expense reimbursements and related payments for the management companies, related family office entities, and funds, in addition to the calculation and filing of indirect taxes across multiple global jurisdictions. As a part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally and build leadership skills to assume increased responsibilities in the department over time.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• 4+ years of finance and accounting experience.
  
• Strong Excel skills with knowledge of VLOOKUPs, sum ifs, and pivot tables.
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Skillful problem-solving, resourcefulness, and attention to detail.
  Manage the vendor payments process and proactively resolve issues before they escalate.
  
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems, procedures, and policies.
  
• Assist in the monthly closing process by performing balance sheet reconciliations, identification and explanation of variances, and preparation of journal entries.
  
• Assist with the T&E process, audits, payments, and questions.
  
• Prepare global filing obligations within required deadlines and in compliance with specific jurisdiction rules, regulations, and reporting requirements (e.g., Forms US 1099, 1042, HK IR56M, and UK IR35).
  
• Prepare cash flow projections and partner with FP&A and Corporate Accounting on managing cash flow actual data vs. forecasts.
  

  Requirements:

• 4+ years of finance and accounting experience.
  
• Strong Excel skills with knowledge of VLOOKUPs, sum ifs, and pivot tables.
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Skillful problem-solving, resourcefulness, and attention to detail.