Fund Analyst

Fund Analyst at FWO Accounting and Consulting

Job Summary:

As a Fund Analyst, you will be responsible for processing and reconciling entries related to investment partnership activity for family offices, private equity funds, and hedge funds. In this role, you will build expertise about the inner workings of the client’s investment activities, and ensure they are documented correctly in the accounting software. Candidates must have strong attention to detail, the ability to recognize patterns and problem solve, and a sense of ownership for their work product.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• You will utilize basic accounting concepts to perform reconciliations for cash activity, asset valuations, and financial statements while meeting strict client deadlines
• As the front-line preparer for investment activity, you will become the client expert knowing how to interpret each brokerage and alternative investment statement, and knowing what is important to the client
• You will learn accounting and performance metric analysis for all investment types including equities, bonds, derivatives, foreign currency, private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and valuables
• You will support the client with year-end audit and tax preparation requests
• Your ability to learn new software quickly will be paramount to your success in this role
• This role is highly collaborative—You will be working extensively with our internal team as well as with the client and their team to ensure all transactions are understood and processed accordingly

Required Skills / Abilities:

• It is a must that you bring a positive and team-oriented mindset—Our culture is extremely important to us
• Basic competency in technical accounting theory
• Relentless problem-solving mindset and the ability to troubleshoot with incomplete information
• Above average organization and time management skills with the ability to multi-task across multiple clients
• Strong attention to detail
• Logical thinking through order of operations
• Impeccable customer service mindset
• Excellent communication skills conveying complex and analytical data to clients and coworkers
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel—Sumifs, Xlookups/Index Match, date/text functions, and Pivot tables
• Our work is highly confidential--You will undergo a background screening and may be denied employment based upon the results

Education and Experience:

• 4-year degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience
• Working towards CPA preferred but not required
• Internship experience preferred

Travel:

• Less than 10% of the year

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $49,500.00 - $62,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Carmel, IN: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person