Fund Accountant

Full Job Description

• SEI is seeking a Fund Accountant for our Family Office Services team, whose primary goal is to provide exceptional accounting and administration servicing for emerging fund managers and private wealth management firms.
• As a Fund Accountant, you will act as an intermediary between the funds and their investment managers and serve as the official record keeper for the funds.
• This position may be eligible to be performed in a hybrid fashion.

What You Will Do:

• Pricing and maintaining timely records for hedge and private equity holdings using various external pricing resources.
• Perform timely reconciliations regarding Net Asset Values and provide accounting reports.
• You are responsible for communicating the transactions associated with the fund(s) and working closely with internal and external clients to provide accurate and thorough accounting packages.
• Perform portfolio accounting for diverse asset classes and complete partnership accounting for a wide variety of legal structures.
• Your accounting expertise will prove essential for interpreting client requests and making decisions regarding suitable solutions to fulfill the clients’ needs.
• As the record keeper for the fund, be involved in the coordination and support of various year-end audit engagements in accordance with GAAP accounting standards.
• Perform due-diligence to ensure clients are in compliance with government laws and regulations.
• Correspond with external investment managers regarding day-to-day fund inquiries including fee payments, cash position breaks, and reconciliations.
• Client engagement and a dedication to quality service is a must for success.
• Be the client expert, preparing financial statements with investment performance returns, participating in the preparation of audit and tax data requests, and troubleshooting to solve complex accounting issues.
• We are counting on you to continually manage the client relationship, and make adjustments at their request.

What We Need From You:

• BA / BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent work experience.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as you will primarily support your clients through email and/or phone calls.

What We Would Like From You:

• Proven customer service skills to provide daily support to internal and external clients.
• Internship experience
• Emphasis on organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• The self-motivation and drive to monitor multiple client deliverables without sacrificing excellence or quality.
• CPA /CAIA certification (or working toward).
• Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.
• Please see our website for more information, https://www.seic.com/

Pay: $61.9K – $78.4K a year