VP – Retail Alternatives Fund Accounting
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VP overseeing fund accounting for retail alternatives, including interval funds, tender offer funds, and BDCs. Leading strategy, compliance, operations, and personnel management.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic oversight and guidance to the Fund Accounting Department supporting retail alternative products, including interval funds, tender offer funds, and BDCs
- Oversee the launch of new funds, fund mergers, fund conversions, and advisor/sub-advisor changes
- Occasionally perform daily review processes when Senior Associates and Managers are out of the office
- Oversee accounting activities supporting retail alternatives fund accounting
- Oversee training and development of key concepts related to retail alternative funds
- Support continuous improvement initiatives in the operating model
- Provide leadership and consulting support to executives and management on people management, goal setting, policy development, and strategic implementation
- Participate in development and execution of the annual Strategic Plan and communicate it to the department
- Participate in daily, monthly, and quarterly meetings with executive management regarding department issues
- Conceptualize and implement initiatives supporting business objectives
- Ensure adequate department resources for timely and complete reporting to clients and NASDAQ
- Work with the SVP and Executive team on long-range goals, strategies, plans, policies, and system upgrades
- Identify efficiency improvements and recommend fund allocations and process changes
- Review compliance with regulatory restrictions and recommend accounting procedure changes
- Coordinate departmental disaster recovery efforts
- Support independent SOC1 audits through research, documentation, responses, and coordination
- Review operational controls for adequacy, compliance, and data integrity
- Manage associates, including hiring, training, development, delegation, performance appraisals, salary recommendations, coaching, counseling, and corrective actions
- Conduct regular one-on-one and team meetings
- Establish team and individual goals and hold associates accountable
- Communicate company information and changes to associates
- Mentor associates through instruction, coaching, on-the-job experiences, and advising
- Manage client requests and coordinate calls for new fund setups
- Communicate with fund administration, transfer agency, and custodians regarding fund accounting activities
- Perform other duties as required and assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience in a related field
- 3-5 years of management and leadership experience
- Equivalent education and experience will be considered
- Knowledge of FIS InvestOne
- Knowledge of Spectra and OLE
- Knowledge of accounting and finance principles
- Knowledge of complex securities such as derivatives, private equity, private credit, and syndicated loans
- Knowledge of complex fund structures with Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) and Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC)
- Knowledge of financial industry terminology
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
- Strategic thinking, analytical, organizational, multitasking, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to plan, delegate, motivate, develop systems and procedures, troubleshoot issues, communicate clearly, and manage priorities
- Ability to occasionally work beyond the normal workday or work week as business needs arise
- Ability to sit and stand regularly and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required
Benefits:
- Occasional travel (approximately 10% or less) may be required
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable associates to perform the essential functions
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