Accountant

Hybrid (3 days in office)

Top Skills

• 5 years of experience
• CPA/Audit-related experience a significant plus

Department Profile

The Finance Division reports to the Chief Financial Officer and consists of some 3,000 employees worldwide. Finance protects the franchise by serving as guardian of the Firm's books and records, and by contributing to firm-wide risk management and risk reduction. This division maintains relationships with various industry and government regulators and serves as the conduit of financial information to the outside investment community.

Background on the Position

The role will reside within Investment Management Finance (IM Finance), a department dedicated to providing support to a leading global asset manager across the public and private markets. Members of the IM Finance team can expect to be involved in accounting, finance, and process transformation. The successful candidate will join the Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) Finance Team located in Baltimore.

Primary Responsibilities / Experience

• Daily cash receipt review and identification across multiple business lines and legal entities ensuring that cash is applied accurately to client invoices.
• Ensure the accuracy of cash application, communicate billing and cash-related issues promptly for follow-up with clients.
• Preparation of journal entries and booking to general ledger to properly recognize trade errors, GL reclassifications, interest, withdrawals, Over/Short, and foreign currency impacting cash accounts.
• Proactively seek to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness throughout the billing, cash receipt, and revenue operational and accounting cycle.
• Consult with peers, management, other areas of Finance & Accounting, and the business as needed.
• Ability to manage, manipulate, and interpret large volumes of data.
• Assist with quarterly invoicing distribution process, completing quality control review when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Preferred undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, with 5 years of relevant accounting and finance experience.
• Formal accounting and/or auditing experience greatly preferred.
• Advanced computer skills (notably Excel, specifically the ability to create pivot tables, and VLOOKUP functions) a necessity.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication (verbal and written), organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently on deliverables to achieve accurate results.
• Ability to prioritize conflicting demands and maintain excellent communication regarding deliverables.
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with members of the senior management team and others within the Company.
• Bonaire Revport application experience a plus.