Fund Accountant

The Voleon Group • Toronto • 4w ago

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. You will be working with strategies that are at the forefront of machine learning and statistical trading. The strategies have been carefully designed to generate non-correlated returns. Our firm and its strategies are the product of many years of meticulous research and craftsmanship, and you will lead the way in bringing them to investors.

As a Fund Accountant, you will report directly to the Fund Finance Director. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across the company to help manage fund accounting, post-trade operations, reporting, and various projects. You will also collaborate closely with other operations teams and technical teams across the company to support growth projects and scale Voleon's infrastructure. This role is a means to make a difference: together with the Finance team, you will be a core member of running our daily operations and creating infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Maintain accuracy and provide key reporting, including the monthly and annual financial statements, tax compliance responsibilities, and treasury management related to our investment funds (across multiple asset classes and geographies)
Work closely with our service providers to ensure policies and internal control standards are being followed
Develop and monitor daily and monthly reconciliations between internal records, prime brokers, counterparties, banks, and the fund administrator
Maintain the internal accounting system, produce daily and monthly trading profit and loss reports and AUM reports, and confirm settlement activity across trading strategies

Requirements

2-5 years of experience in public accounting, a private fund or fund administrator
Thorough understanding of financial reporting and its application to investment management funds
Experience working with enterprise-level accounting software
Advanced abilities in Microsoft Excel
Experience automating manual processes (preferred)
Exposure to or interest in gaining experience with Python or SQL (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting
Authorization to work in the United States

“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.