• Location: Stamford-Greenwich CT
• Type: Perm
• Job #23179

Company Overview:
A leading financial technology firm with over $200 billion in global client assets is seeking a VP/SVP for their Hedge Fund Finance Management team. This role involves managing an accounting team and servicing hedge fund of fund, direct, and access fund vehicles.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with underlying fund managers, fund administrators, and distributors.
• Design and implement processes and procedures for servicing the funds.
• Partner closely with the management team to enhance and automate key processes.
• Work closely with Investor Relations, Product, Legal and Compliance, Technology, Sales, and Marketing teams to support fund operations.
• Participate in new fund structuring, setup, and onboarding.
• Monitor fund compliance with the partnership operating agreement terms.
• Provide oversight of fund administrators and other service providers.
• Monitor cash positions and liquidity of investments, reconciliations, and manage cash reserves.
• Run accounts payable and expense allocation processes.
• Define, update, and maintain operating policies and procedures.
• Liaise with funds’ custodian and funds’ bank, as well as other counterparties as needed.
• Work with counsel and Chief Compliance Officer to ensure general compliance with fund docs as well as regulatory filings and requirements such as SEC and FINRA.
• Fulfill ad-hoc tasks as required by the team and different parts of the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 9+ years of fund accounting, fund administration, or finance operations experience with a focus on alternative investment funds.
• Advanced degree and/or credentials, such as CPA designation is a plus.
• Advanced accounting skills and experience within an audit framework is preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.