PORTFOLIO CONTROLLER – West Los Angeles



PORTFOLIO CONTROLLER – West Los Angeles

 

• Position reports directly to Head of Operations & Chief Technology Officer.

• Brief description of duties are:

q       Perform GAAP compliant audits of funds and separate accounts by reviewing account assets, liabilities, positions, cash and transactions.  Reconcile NAV against administrator, custodian and prime broker records on a month and year end basis. 

q       Reconciling to fund administrator financials strict monthly deadlines.

q       Prepare GAAP compliant month and year end financial statements including Balance Sheet, Statement of Operations, Cashflow statement, Schedule of Investments and Partners Capital. 

q       Prepare GAAP compliant month and year end tax reports as LP allocations and Qualified Dividend Analysis.

q       Track security information to include dividend receivables/payables, identify hybrids, if securities pay interest vs. dividend, dividend payment structure, etc.

q       Execute prescribed control procedures to ensure the account/fund asset’s are accurately stated at month and year end.  Responsible for in-depth analysis of reconciling items, discrepancies/difference issues. 

q       Liaise with custodians and prime brokers to ensure account control is maintained on their books. 

q       Question all transactions which are outside of normal course of business. 

q       Communicate effectively and timely with Head of Operations and CTO.

q       Contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of Operations team by stepping up when needed to work on projects, assist with other departments, etc. Liaise with Portfolio Accountant’s. 

q       Support all trader information requests and client needs in accordance with policies and procedures.

 

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT STANDARDS

 

Account Control is measured using the following factors with an assessment of the Portfolio Controllers effectiveness and consistency in executing policies and procedures with great accuracy.

 

·         Application of all policies and procedures.  Some key policies and procedures include:

q       Procedures preparing monthly financials statements on a timely basis.

q       Procedures preparing year end preliminary reports, audit confirmations, and financial statements on a timely basis.

q       Procedures in preparing qualified dividend reports and tax reporting statements on a timely basis.

q       Communication and teamwork to facilitate overall performance of the Operations Group.

 

 QUALIFICATIONS

 

·         Accounting degree or equivalent is required. 

·         The candidate MUST have a full understanding/working knowledge of debits/credits, basic accounting principles, financial statements, income/expense, PNL, trial balance, sub-ledgers, journal entries, etc.

  

·         At least 3 year of experience in the securities/investments back office operations.  Hedge fund industry experience a plus.

 

·         Working knowledge/experience of all or any combination of the following investment products: convertible securities, equities, options, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, bank debt, fixed income securities, futures, foreign exchange, cash/stock mergers, bond conversions, cost basis adjustments, etc.

 

·         Must be an intelligent, hard working self-motivated individual.  A team player who works well with all personality types.  Experienced in interacting with traders.

 

SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

 

Visual Portfolio Manager (SunGard) a MAJOR PLUS

Advanced skills in MS Excel

Bloomberg

 

Interested candidates please send resume as an attached Word document to wcfinancialjobs@.

 

Please note, when an offer is extended it is pending a background check. This includes: professional references, educational verifications, salary verification, employment dates verification, credit, criminal and drug.

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