What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fund Accountant position at Insight Global?
Job Title: Accountant (Fund)
Length: 12 month contract to hire
Pay Rate: $50-75HR
Start: ASAP
Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite)
Insight Global is seeking a hedge fund accountant for one of its largest investment banking clients in Dallas, TX. You will be responsible for managing the firm’s liquidity, capital and risk, and providing the overall financial control and reporting functions. You will ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution.
Day-To-Day Responsibilities:
• Perform full-cycle, entity-level accounting in accordance with US GAAP, including:
○ review and analyze asset-level activity and financial statements
○ prepare and post accounting entries and monthly activity uploads
○ execute monthly close procedures and exception analyses
○ prepare and analyze US GAAP financial statements and review packages
• Understand inputs, outputs and data flows for Investment Accounting and Firm systems such as Yardi, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and others
• Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements through coordination with other departments such as financial and regulatory reporting controllers, fund accounting, corporate treasury/operations, and external auditors.
• Prepare and contribute to annual audited financial statements under US GAAP, coordinating audit requests with external auditors
• Facilitate quarterly consolidated reporting of the firm with regular interaction with Financial Reporting Controllers.
• Facilitate quarterly close and reporting for investment funds as well as the accompanying management, regulatory and client reporting that varies by fund
Must haves:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• 5 years of experience: Public Accounting preferable.
Salary : $50 - $75
