Fund Accountant at Creative Financial Staffing

Fund Accountant Job Description

CFS is partnering with a local Investment Management organization who is looking for their next Fund Accountant. This organization is focused on the origination and acquisition of

short-dated private mortgages. An SEC registered investment advisor, this company manages a portfolio of

funds and separately managed vehicles with committed capital of over $650 million.

The Fund Accountant role will be reporting to the Managing Director of Accounting & Fund

Operations. The Fund Accountant will work closely with the investment team, loan servicing team, and third-party service providers to ensure accuracy and timeliness of fund accounting, financial reporting and all aspects of back-office support.

Why this company:

• Great work life balance!
• They are a very close team with a family feel, celebrating everyone’s life accomplishments and milestones.
• Extremely well-established organization.
• Growing year over year.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for daily bookkeeping of the loan servicing entity and other business entities handled in-house.
• Manage the firm’s administrator on the production of monthly financial reporting deliverables and
• NAV calculations.
• Collaborate across teams with the investment, servicing and asset management teams to ensure
• comprehensive accounting for assigned Funds.
• Calculate and review quarterly income distributions, redemptions and monthly management fees.
• Support the annual Fund audits and tax preparation by providing supporting documentation as
• Preparation of deal funding wires.
• Management of cash and short-term borrowings.
• Involvement in investor onboarding processing and handling of subscription documents.
• Assume back-up responsibilities for other accounting functions such as A/P.
• Flexibility to take on additional duties when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, CPA is a plus
• 2-5 years of fund accounting experience within the financial services industry with exposure to open
• and closed-ended fund structures. Exposure to interval funds and/or 1940 Act structures is a plus.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Deliverable focused and detail-oriented
• Must be able to take initiative and work independently, efficiently and possess excellent organization
• and prioritization skills.
• Commensurate with experience
• 401k
• Paid vacation
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance