Senior Associate

About UsHC Global Fund Services, LLC ("HC Global") is a privately owned fund administrator serving fund managers and investment advisors in the alternative investments industry.Job DescriptionAs Senior Associate, you will be responsible for such duties and responsibilities that arenormally associated with your position, which include, but are not limited to the activitiesEnumerated BelowMiddle Office and Back Office Functions:Reviews the daily reconciliation and daily reporting work of the Associate Accountants on a timely basis and gives appropriate review notes and comments to facilitateimprovement on their work;Reviews the monthly and quarterly reporting prepared by the Associate Accountants.Provides guidance and checks on their progress to ensure that expected results are delivered timely, and addresses any issues encountered in their day-to-day transactions;Ensures that all procedures in the fund administration process are completed and complied with by the Associate Accountant;Assists the Director and/or Associate Directors in managing the day-to-day operations by responding to questions or communications to/from Director and/or Associate Directors to the team;Prepares the time budget for each engagement that will assist the Director and/or Associate Director in evaluating profitability of the engagement;Assists the Director/Associate Directors in coordinating with year-end work with auditors and with tax personnel for the tax preparation of the funds;Conducts training among peers during non-busy period. This training can be for general accounting topics, financial statements accounting updates, or strategy specific such as funds, private equity or venture capital, and or portfolio accounting software training.Training also includes orientation to new Associate Accountant on each new engagement;Evaluates performance of Associate Accountants in every engagement on a timely basis and provides feedback to improve their performance; In instances where an engagement has no Associate Accountant assigned or if the Associate Accountant is unavailable, the Senior Associate may be required to perform the work of the Associate Accountant as necessary;Reviews the timesheet prepared by Associate Accountants;Develops client contacts, when necessary, and regularly be available and responsive to their business needs.Process & Tech Related FunctionsAssists the Process and Technology ("P&T") Managers in the resolution of issues raised by the Client Service team with regards to software and systems used (Geneva, GWI, H2 apps, Hexaview, etc);Assists the P&T Managers in process automation projects and migration of selected funds to Geneva, GWI, H2 apps, Hexaview, and other systems. Conducts training to different teams with regards to the use of these systems;Assists the P&T Managers in testing customization and improvements to software and systems used. May also take part in evaluating prospective systems to improve our daily work;Provides support to the P&T Managers in monitoring improvements and ensures that the software and systems used are well-maintained and up to date;Coordinates with different teams within the firm on fund admin process improvements and automation requirements.In addition to the above functions, employee may also be expected, from time to time, to assist in other non-operations work, as the need arises, and as determined by the Associate Director or Director supervising them.RequirementsJob Specifications:Graduate of Bachelor's degree in Accountancy;Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), CharteredFinancial Analyst (CFA) or Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA);Must have at least 3 consecutive years of experience as an accounting or finance professionalExperience in Fund Administration, Asset Management Audit or equivalent is an advantage;Must have experience in managing staff;A team player; must be able to work individually and as part of a team;Has a good business understanding of financial concepts and procedures;Analytical and very detail-oriented;Flexibility to expand work hours as necessary and support business needsBenefitsAdditional leaveCompany eventsHealth insuranceLife insuranceOpportunities for promotionSupplemental Pay TypesPerformance bonusSpot bonus8 hour shiftDay shiftcheck(event) ; career-website-detail-template-2 => ,meta)" mousedown="lyte-button => check(event)" final- final-class="lyte-button lyteBackgroundColorBtn lyteSuccess" lyte-rendered="">