Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Director, Accounting--Private Equity - (US-NY-New York)


From Jeff Altman: The Big Game Hunter

Director, Accounting--Private Equity - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation:
$120K - $150K / Year
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
CJFJA3

leading provider of accounting, financial reporting, administration, consulting, and tax services to the private equity sector. Through relationships with approximately 80 key sponsors, administers approximately private equity funds with invested capital of more than $40 billion. support s a broad range of private equity funds, including buyout, venture, real estate, mezzanine debt, fund of funds, secondary, co-investment, employee plans and carried interest plans.

Primary Responsibilities and Requirements
The Director position will be responsible for a broad spectrum of financial and accounting matters affecting our private equity clients. Directors should have a strong background in partnership accounting with an emphasis on financial services, proven client management skills, and the ability to manage and lead a team in monitoring client deliverables and meeting deadlines.

Specific Responsibilities
Client Engagement Management:
Overall client engagement responsibility
Overall responsibility for client relationships and client meetings
Manage and monitor the timing and quality of client deliverables
Provide technical accounting/industry knowledge to our clients
Preparation of client service plans including annual budget
Establish plan for new client setup and transitions
Coordinate with key client contacts
Coordinate, manage and monitor external audit process

Staff Management:
Coordinate overall work plan for accounting staff, which includes managing and monitoring work in progress
Review all work product prepared by accounting staff
Provide on-the-job coaching and training as necessary to the accounting team
Coach and mentor staff and create a positive work environment
Assist in staff training and development programs

Review/ Implementation:
Review private equity fund client's partnership agreements, PPM's and other materials
Implementation of fund structures on accounting system
Preparation and implementation of distribution/waterfall models
Review of limited partner and general partner allocations
Review client financial statements, partner capital statements and other required financial reporting.

Requirements
College degree in Accounting or related field
7 + years experience in Accounting
CPA designation a plus
Knowledge of partnership accounting, private equity experience a plus.
Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting
Supervisory skills with two or more professional staff
Hands-on management style with strong leadership skills
Project management skills with the ability to multi-task
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Advanced Excel skills

Email resume in Word to thebiggamehunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES.

To receive my free job search ezine, Head Hunt Your Next Job, search available positions, sign up to receive a daily digest of positions anywhere in the USA, use my job lead search engine, Job Search Universe or find out about my VIP service, go to www.jeffaltman.com. You can subscribe to my free ezine, Natural Selection, designed to help HR professionals, managers and business owners make even smarter business decisions at www.thebiggamehunter.net.

BTW, I will try to get in contact with you by email or phone within a day or two; if I don’t, drop a quick email to me.

In addition, I will also be emailing you about other job opportunities as I learn about them. Please let me know if you do not wish to receive information about other job opportunities.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

Audit or Tax Specialists with hedge experience - (US-NY-New York)


From Jeff Altman: The Big Game Hunter

Audit or Tax Specialists with hedge experience - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation:
$75K - $100K / Year
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
GJFJA2

Responsibilities include:
Preparation of tax working papers and drafting of tax reports, including K-1’s
Liaison between the external tax auditors, clients and fund accountants
Coordinating with senior audit/tax firm staff to improve procedures and controls going forward
Training, developing and managing staff located in India
Candidates must have the following:
5 years audit and/or tax experience

Prior exposure to hedge funds
K-1’s and PFIC
Experience with USGAAP financial statements
Experience with Advent Geneva or Advent Partner a plus
All applicants MUST be US citizens or lawful permanent residents or have some other authorization that does not require employer-specific sponsorship.

Email resume in Word to thebiggamehunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES.

To receive my free job search ezine, Head Hunt Your Next Job, search available positions, sign up to receive a daily digest of positions anywhere in the USA, use my job lead search engine, Job Search Universe or find out about my VIP service, go to www.jeffaltman.com. You can subscribe to my free ezine, Natural Selection, designed to help HR professionals, managers and business owners make even smarter business decisions at www.thebiggamehunter.net.

BTW, I will try to get in contact with you by email or phone within a day or two; if I don’t, drop a quick email to me.

In addition, I will also be emailing you about other job opportunities as I learn about them. Please let me know if you do not wish to receive information about other job opportunities.

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

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