Senior Corporate Accountant - (US-NY-New York)

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Senior Corporate Accountant - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $70K - $80K / Year
Min Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: SBAJA22

This position will replace the existing Senior Corporate Accountant spot. The candidate must have a solid understanding of accounting and insurance related knowledge. This position plays a major roll in preparing the quarterly and annual statutory financial statements.
This position supports several key annual and quarterly routines such as the statutory close, annual audit, account reconciliations, and various annual statement schedules.

Job Responsibilities:

ľ Responsible for quarterly statutory close
ľ Assist with annual audit requests
ľ Assist with annual statutory financial statements
ľ Reconcile monthly/quarterly balance sheet accounts
ľ Prepare quarterly statutory journal entries
ľ Assist with various annual statement schedules
ľ Work closely with external auditors on an annual basis
ľ Handle special projects as assigned


Skills & Knowledge:
ľ 4 to 8 years of accounting experience
ľ Experience in the P&C insurance industry
ľ Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
ľ Excellent analytical skills.
ľ Working knowledge of a major general ledger system, (PeopleSoft, SAP, etc.).
ľ Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, etc.).
ľ Solid communications skills (oral & written).
ľ Ability to work independently

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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Java Software Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

 

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Java Software Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

Min Education: Doctorate
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: LRAJA2

Java Software Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience, who writes high-quality code, that scales well. The ideal candidate is a savvy, high-speed, high-quality developer looking to solve interesting challenges along side a great team.
To qualify an applicant must love writing code and should have experience with Hibernate, MySQL, and Linux; and be up on all the latest trends in web technology.

The ideal candidate is thorough, detail-oriented, and wants to join an innovative, growing company with distinctive technology that works with notable clients.

Responsibilities:
* Write highly scalable Java applications;
* Work on cutting-edge Web2.0 (AJAX, DHTML, etc.) development projects;
* Resolve issues in large-scale, multi-site deployments;
* Develop re-usable product and support product usage; and,
* Enjoy tight collaboration with our senior team, while driving own efforts.

Required Skills / Qualifications:
* 4+ years of professional experience with Java;
* 5+ years of development experience with data-driven applications;
* 1+ years professional experience with HTML, XHTML, DHTML, and CSS;
* Solid understanding of software development processes;
* Knowledge of web servers and code development; and,
* Solid verbal and written communications skills.

Non-Required/Plus Skills:
* MySQL experience;
* Experience working on multi-developer projects using source repositories; and,
* Exposure to high-capacity architectures.

On-site in our Manhattan office, located in the Flatiron District.

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

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

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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