Accountant | Chicago, IL / RemoteLeading investment management firm seeks Accountant to be part of collaborative team that touches several aspects of mutual fund/exchange traded fund/collective investment trust administration.Responsibilities:Prepare/review funds' portfolio of investments including detailed derivatives schedulesCoordinate annual investments confirmation process with external auditor for funds' auditsPrepare schedules supporting funds' financial statementsReview funds' investment valuation source inputs for proper investments leveling classificationsSupport investments valuation process for unpriced securities through independent research/collaboration with funds' subadvisorsProduce reports/analysis for multiple trusts' boards of trusteesPrepare/monitor stale and manually priced investments to be reviewed by firm's Funds Valuation CommitteeManage requests to funds' service provider/subadvisors for use in funds' reportingReview daily funds' total net assets; investigate/resolve discrepanciesLeverage technology to automate/enhance efficiency of recurring processes where applicableAdditional responsibilities as requiredRequirements:Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred; financial reporting or related experienceCPA or CPA candidate preferredExperience with Confluence Unity application, Bloomberg, SharePoint and Tableau preferredHigh attention to detail/quality of deliverables; strong analytical/organizational skills; strong oral/written communication; self-starter; ability to learn new concepts/systems/processes; deadline-oriented; ability to work both independently and part as of team
