Overview:
The Investment Accounting team plays a critical role within the company’s corporate accounting organization and is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of the organization’s investments. As a manager, you will lead the team in performing financial reporting, financial analysis, cash management, auditing and cost control systems for the group. This role leads the group in applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to analyze financial information, reconcile financial statements, prepare general and standard journal entries, assist in budget development, and prepare standard accounting and financial reports for management and investors. This role will evolve as the team continues to proactively meet the needs of a rapidly growing global business. As a key leader within the Corporate Accounting group, this role will collaborate cross-functionally across the organization’s global accounting organization to perform ensure timely and accurate reporting of the organization's investments.
Job Responsibilities:

1. Manages the monthly financial close, including required adjusting entries, reconciliations, and financial analysis of organization's investments. Oversees and approves financial transactions and information in preparation for entry into various financial statements and accounting reports by checking calculations, reviewing basis for figures, balancing and reconciling figures, and making exceptions as necessary.

2. Manages the preparation of organization's investments’ financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in compliance with the applicable GAAP.

3. Oversees management of the day-to-day cash transactions of each investment. This includes but is not limited to daily oversight of bank accounts, entering transactions into Oracle on a timely basis, managing the intercompany bill-backs and accounts payable process, reviewing and approving wire/ACH transactions, and ensuring completion of monthly bank reconciliations.

4. Oversees capital transactions involving or impacting organization’s investments. Manages the preparation and submission of contribution and distribution packets prepared by the team and required notifications and reporting to investors. 

5. Understands the underlying agreements of each venture and relevant organizational charts. Works to become familiar with the specific sections that are relevant to better understand the overall structure, including but not limited to: partnership expenses, fees, commitments, capital calls and distributions, and financial reporting requirements. Works to build relationships with other stakeholders, both internally and externally, to ensure this accounting function is meeting the needs of all parties.

6. For investment acquisitions and dispositions, communicate with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that documentation is in order, initial or closing allocations are agreed, Oracle setup is timely, and opening or closing entries are recorded accurately. 

7. Ensures customer satisfaction by managing the timely completion and distribution of financial reports to clients and key business leaders, assisting in resolving discrepancies and variances in actuals-to budget, and responding to requests, questions, and issues related to the ongoing financial performance of the organization’s investments from internal management, external investors and others. 

8. Contributes to the annual business planning and budgeting process by managing historic and predictive financial data, as well as managing budget and financial models. 

9. Acts as liaison to internal and external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, providing research data and information as requested, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner.

10. Supervises accounting team by interviewing, hiring, orienting, and training team members, and manages their performance in accordance with Company policies, values, and business practices.

11. Establishes annual goals and objectives for the accounting team, establishes workflows for effective and efficient completion of tasks, and implements process and procedural improvements to streamline work, increase productivity, and maintain service and quality excellence.

12. Completes various financial, accounting, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to write and communicate effectively to prepare and explain financial data to business leaders and managers, team members, clients, internal and external auditors, and other business contacts.

• Demonstrated proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and corporate accounting and job cost accounting programs in order to complete required reports. Expert in Excel. Oracle experience preferred.  

• Demonstrated management and supervisory skills sufficient to lead, direct, evaluate, and mentor subordinate team members and/or peers.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. 

• Ability to be a self-starter, think independently, and collaborate with multiple departments. Strong organizational skills are necessary. 

• Employment history that demonstrates the application and usage of an accounting and financial background sufficient to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports in accordance with accounting, finance, budgeting, and cost control principles.

• A combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the application and usage of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• Undergraduate degree is required.

• 6-8 years of relevant accounting experience is required. 

• CPA Designation strongly preferred.