Contract Senior Fund Accountant ( 6months +)
Job Details:
- Reconcile cash, quantity and cost in portfolio management system to custody system
- Review rate of return numbers
- Process specialized transactions, inputting data in to an in-house system, looking for discrepancies as well as investigations and reconciliations
- Provide a high level of customer service by interacting with personnel from various institutions to correct transaction/ trading activity related issues concerning settlement of transactions
- Perform other administrative functions as required
- Calculates daily, weekly and monthly net asset value (NAV) for appropriate funds
- Prepares monthly cash flow investment activity reports and year-end balances for cash, bonds, equities and other invested assets
- Reviews bank statements /cash flows; recording bond amortization and interest accrual adjustments, corporate debt accruals and investment expense accruals
- Monitors and reports on compliance with investment guidelines and statutory regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Liaises with investment managers, prime brokers and custodians in relation to trading activity as required for transaction processing and NAV preparation
- Maintains the Fund Accounting System records for investment transactions, verifying system-generated entries and posting manual entries as necessary
- Analyze acquisitions to ensure conformance with strategic goals or regulatory requirements
- Implement fund investment policies and strategies
- May identify group and individual target investors for a specific fund
Knowledge and Experience
- Proven knowledge of FMC Pacer software/ Pacer Portfolio/ Trust Accounting Software
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or similar
- 5+ years financial services experience or knowledge in a related field is preferable
- Reconciliations experience
- FMC (Persys), Broadridge skills is a nice to have
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced user proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, spreadsheet/financial accounting skills, and any other related accounting software
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Only those eligible to work in Canada may apply.