Assistant Controller

Company: Creative Financial Staffing
Location: Greenwich
Posted on: September 15, 2023

Job Description:

Assistant Controller
CFS is partnering with a Global Financial Services organization located in Fairfield County. They focus on a broad range of credit and hard asset classes, including corporate loans and bons, liquidations, real estate and aviation.
Why this Company

• Global organization
  
• Direct exposure to C- level executives
  
• Dynamic environment
  
• Mid-size team with a family feel
  
• Competitive compensation/ benefits
  
• Supported by a large PE firm
  Role & Attributes
  
  • Demonstrate ability to function independently in a highly complex and fast-paced environment
    
  • Perform\Review daily trades, position, cash and P&L reconciliations between the Firm, Prime Brokers and Administrator
    
  • Perform\Review trade, cash bookings within internal accounting systems
    
  • Coordinate with the Firm's Prime Brokers, Executing Brokers and Administrator to rectify and resolve trade discrepancies
    
  • Collaborate with counterparties to ensure timely settlement of trades
    
  • Assist the controller with position valuation process on a daily basis as well as during month-end net asset value calculation
    
  • Assist in preparation of daily, weekly and monthly internal reporting to senior management
    
  • Assist with year-end audits and tax preparation, including compilation of financial statements and footnotes, recalculating and reviewing prepared tax documents, and ensuring all aspects are completed within preset timelines
    
  • Assist in review of month-end external performance reporting & net asset value calculations
    
  • Monthly fund closings including partner income allocations, fee calculations, portfolio reconciliations, dividend reconciliations and interaction with outside administrator to reconcile books.
    
  • Work with internal investor relations and compliance groups processing various investor activity and ad-hoc requests
    
  • Work closely with all groups of our firm, including our trading desk, finance and compliance teams
    
  • Collaborate with other Firm team members in developing new firm initiatives to optimize efficiency and grow the business
    
    Candidate Qualifications
    
    • Bachelor's degree
      
    • CPA preferred
      
    • 2-6+ years of public/private experience
      
    • Team player, Self-starter, collaborator, driven, eager to learn, ability to thrive in a dynamic and demanding environment
      
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