Seeking an Investment Accountant for a direct hire opportunity in Chicago for one of the nation’s largest independent foundations. Organizations supported by the Foundation work in about fifty countries.
Responsibilities:
Assisting the investment accounting team with valuing and accounting for the Foundations investments and related financial statement footnote disclosures
Developing a broad working knowledge of the Foundations investment strategy and practices, and the accounting and tax rules and regulations applicable to a modern diversified investment portfolio with allocation to a variety of asset classes, public and private, within a private foundation
Helping drive continuous process improvement, look for new and unique ways to do things better, consistently strive for greater efficiency and embrace change
Perform due diligence with respect to investment funding transactions and fee payments
Monitor and facilitate the progress of wire activity and confirm processed transactions
Coordinate with internal and external partners to confirm incoming wire instructions and prepare banking and interested party letters, as requested by custodian and/or investment managers
Update and maintain accounting workpapers and investment applications for alternative investments
Prepare internal workpapers needed for monthly reconciliation and analysis of portfolio activity based on reporting from our custodian
Collect supporting documentation from our investment research management application, as needed for reconciliation purposes
Prepare and track audit confirmations from our auditor’s investment sample
Perform tracking of the audited financial statements of the Foundation’s investments and their capital statements
Assist with review of the audited financial statements of the Foundation’s investments and their capital statements
Assist with schedules and underlying data needed for the Foundation’s audited financial statements, including providing the information needed for the footnote disclosures
Assist with accounting for the Foundation’s investments, including investment banking activity, preparation, and reconciliation of investment accounting journal entries, and monitoring all investment accounts
Assist in creating investment related deliverables required for the preparation of the 990-PF and 990-T
Assist in the continuing development of investment accounting reporting tools to ensure the accuracy and security of data through report testing, data cleansing, and completeness checks
Assist Investment Accounting Manager with various operational and accounting tasks for wholly owned subsidiary fund
Assist with various accounting for the Foundation’s real assets
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required, at least four years of investment accounting related experience. CPA a plus
Comfortable and proficient in learning and troubleshooting new accounting and investment applications and emerging technologies
Proficiency with Excel and working knowledge of Power BI preferred
Ability to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
Ability to simultaneously juggle several tasks or responsibilities efficiently despite resource and time constraints
Ability to assemble information from diverse sources and develop a logical solution
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Able to work with discretion and maintain confidentiality
Must be able to work with all levels of the organization
Other Details:
Schedule: 8am-5pm
Location: Chicago/Hybrid
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Real People. Real Connections. Real Results. That’s the Messina Talent Advantage. For more than 40 years, Messina’s Talent practice has continuously evolved to meet the needs of our clients. We not only help our clients fill roles and build their teams, but we also help them better understand their workforce and develop strategic talent initiatives that drive value for their organizations. Messina Talent Advisors, a Messina Group Company, has the network, proven processes, and all the latest technologies to connect the right candidates with the right jobs – faster.
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