Financial Accountant

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Company: GPFS is the fund administrator of choice for a wide range of clients in the US, UK, and EU. Every day, with every decision and every client interaction, our values serve as guideposts, to improve the quality of our work, and strengthen our employee and client relationships.

As a business that is all about people; culture isn’t an initiative, it’s an innate value that’s critical to every decision we make. At GPFS, people come first.

At GPFS, diversity is a source of strength, both from our people and ideas. GPFS is a collaborative team-oriented organization where we support each other both personally and professionally. Our culture is defined by our behavior, our curiosity and our support of innovative ideas and perspectives.

Our inclusive culture supports and encourages our team members to try new things, share ideas openly and always ask the question why. It brings us together and makes the team stronger by inspiring all to connect, belong and thrive.

Location: Latham, NY

Job Type: Full-time

This role is responsible for providing day-to-day accounting and/or finance tasks relating to the needs of our firm’s clients. Client engagements are full-service and include responsibilities ranging from general ledger maintenance to financial and investor reporting. They may also include the preparation of Capital Calls and Capital Distribution allocation calculations, investor notice templates, mail merge procedures, journal entry recording, and following SOC-1 internal control procedures. Work is conducted in a highly structured team and control environment. Assignments can fall into the quarterly reporting cycle or high paced ad hoc client or investor requests.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform treasury functions including reconciliation of bank accounts, processing of disbursements and preparation of cash reporting.
• Prepare and submit journal entries into cloud-based industry specific accounting software.
• Prepare assigned workpapers for fund products within the quarterly reporting cycle.
• Prepare and review mail merge procedures.
• Preparation of GAAP financial statements.
• Prepare and manage multiple ad-hoc investor inquiries.
• May handle preparation and/or review of capital activity (capital calls, allocations, and distributions).
• May handle preparation and/or review of expense forecasting, management fee calculations, waterfall calculations, preferred return calculations, subsequent closing adjustment and interest calculations.
• May analyze and enact Partnership Agreements and related organizational documents (ex. Investment Advisory Agreements, GP notes, side letters, etc…).
• May analyze cash composition and forecasting of quarterly expenses.
• Maintenance and review of SOC-1 internal control procedures
• Weekly maintenance of an internal client deliverable schedule.
• Driving and leading teams and clients using our expertise and knowledge to provide educated proposals and timelines for deliverables.

Competencies

1. Organized
2. Detail Orientated
3. Self-starter
4. Results Driven
5. Collaborative
6. Ethical
7. Inquisitive

Required Education and Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or another Business-related field
2. Proficiency with software related products such as Microsoft software programs, such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a Business-related field
2. CPA
3. Private fund administration experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

1. Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic team.
2. Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission
3. Willingness to participate in on-the-job training.
4. Flexible and able to multitask; ability to work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
5. Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
6. Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
7. Ability to research and resolve issues with various degrees of complexity.
8. Strong written and verbal communication skills

GPFS Vision

Our purpose is to create enduring relationships with our employees and clients by constantly delivering exceptional opportunities and service.

GPFS Value Statement

Investing in people and culture

Core Values

Camaraderie: Being supportive of one another and celebrating each other’s successes.

Excellence: Consistently delivering exceptional work and going above and beyond

Empowerment: Fostering a deep sense of agency and ownership over one’s choices and actions

Innovation: The drive to think differently and solve problems creatively

Inclusion: Recognizing individual’s unique strengths and perspectives with mutual trust and respect

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