Senior Fund Accounting Supervisor

Job Description

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients, and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing, and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?
 

About the Team

Virtus from FIS is a leading provider of alternative investment services and technology solutions, specializing in delivering comprehensive front, middle, and back-office services to asset managers, banks, and other institutional investors. Virtus helps its clients manage their alternative investment portfolios, including CLO/CDOs, private equity, hedge funds, and other alternative assets.

What You Will Be Doing

The Fund Administration team is a growing, fast-paced business unit responsible for maintaining the day-to-day accounting and administration of open and closed-end funds of our clients. The Senior Fund Accounting Supervisor is key point of contact for clients, fund financial controllers, auditors, and third parties in maintaining the client relationship and ensuring client satisfaction.

• Develop, train, and supervise fund accounting staff, overseeing all aspects of client fund accounting deliverables and service levels.

• Review all period-end financial packages, statements, reporting, and associated disclosures under GAAP and IFRS.

• Assist with client onboarding (loading of client tax lots, cash balance, Trial Balance, etc.) and year-end audits (backup documentation, sampling, etc.).

• Liaise with internal teams, vendors, and third parties and serve as an escalation point for clients in the remediation of any issues.

• Calculate and review fund returns, process capital commitments, calls, and distributions.

• Prepare expense budget analysis, expense calculations, as well as maintain daily and monthly accounting records.

• Provide subject matter expertise with respect to closed-end fund accounting and financial reporting for platform enhancements and technology development.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.

• Typically, at least 5-7 years private equity accounting and financial statement preparation, plus one or more years of experience in a leadership role.

• Thorough knowledge of securities, fixed income assets, investor accounting, partnership accounting, and consolidation accounting.

• Experience with financial reporting, investor capital allocations, and waterfall structures.

• Working knowledge of accounting systems (Geneva, VPM) and partnership allocations (Investran). 

• Highly proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially advanced Excel skills.

What We Offer You

A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech

• Always-on learning and development

• Collaborative work environment

• Opportunities to give back

• Competitive salary and benefits

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FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $80,960.00 - $131,960.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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