What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fund Accountant position at Viking Global Investors?
LOCATION: 600 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT
JOB FUNCTION
The Fund Accountant will report to the Fund Controller. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Calculate fund incentive fees, investor balances and liquidity, investor redemption wires, monthly fund management fees.
- Handle various reconciliation processes.
- Compute monthly performance estimates.
- Review, allocate and process fund expense payments.
- Prepare monthly NAV package. In doing so, will analyze differences and liaise with the fund administrator to resolve.
- Prepare/review monthly internal and external reporting.
- Review monthly investor statements.
- Help meet various regulatory requirements and filings.
- Coordinate with fund administrator and external auditors to produce audited financial statements.
- Play an important role in efficiency initiatives, including IT projects, workflow optimization and vendor management.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have:
- At least two years of public/private accounting experience.
- An undergraduate degree with a strong GPA.
- CPA preferred.
- Proficient knowledge of Excel.
- Strong intellect: ability to master a complex fund structure and logic.
The ideal candidate possesses the following traits:
- Quality focus: strong attention to detail, work ethic and motivation to continually improve.
- Efficiency mindset: desire to achieve high quality outcomes in an efficient manner.
- Accountability: strong ownership of responsibilities and deadlines.
- Team-orientation: ability to work collaboratively within Fund Accounting, with other departments and vendor contacts.
- Open-minded: willingness to work on a variety of projects, flexible and focused on process improvement
- Intellectual curiosity: drive to learn, grow and contribute to various initiatives.
Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to recruiting@vikingglobal.com.
