Assistant Controller

Darien, CT

Job Description

This role will be reporting into our Controller who oversees both Corporate and GP finance and will be responsible for the following:

• Overseeing the departments (2) senior accountants and (1) accounts payable accountant

• Managing the accounting and reporting of the Management Company and its corporate subsidiaries

• Reviewing all workpapers prepared by our departments senior accountants

• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of our quarterly and annual financial statements by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing to ensure compliance with GAAP and management accounting

• Creating and entering general ledger entries for the quarterly close process including preparing workpapers in connection with the quarterly close for assigned financial statement areas

• Managing the annual audits of Company and its corporate subsidiaries, including the preparation of audited financial statements and related footnotes

• Working with the Controller and CFO to develop the organizational budget

• Overseeing the recording of expenses and monitoring spending to ensure compliance with the organizational budget

• Preparing budget reports and estimating future needs

• Reviewing and releasing all outgoing wire transfers pertaining to our bank accounts

• Preparing detailed cash projections

• Managing the daily cash review, recording, and reconciliation process

• Reviewing monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts

• Reviewing the expense allocations to our Fund entities in accordance with the Fund organizational documents as prepared by our Senior Accountant

• Managing the invoicing process to our Fund entities for reimbursable expenses

• Managing the employee expense reporting process in Concur

• Preparing periodic tax filings and property tax declaration forms

• Preparing quarterly sales & use tax calculations

• Participates in projects and Ad-hoc reporting requests

Requirements

• Minimum requirements for the Assistant Controller position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

• Minimum of 7 years of experience working in a finance function

• Strong ability to work under pressure and meet required deadlines

• Familiarity with online banking platforms and ability to act as wire approver

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizational skills with an impeccable attention to detail

• Ability to work with and for a variety of colleagues with demonstrated success working in a team environment

• Visible desire to learn and grow

Preferred Qualifications

•  Experience with SAP Concur (expense reporting)

• Experience working as a reviewer of workpapers

• Advanced Excel Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Allvue)