Senior Associate

About Us

HC Global Fund Services, LLC (HC Global) is a privately owned fund administrator serving fund managers and investment advisors in the alternative investments industry.

As Senior Associate, you will be responsible for duties and responsibilities that are normally associated with your position, including the activities enumerated below.

• Reviews the daily reconciliation and daily reporting work of the Associate Accountants on a timely basis and provides review notes and comments to facilitate improvement in their work.
• Reviews the progress of work of the Associate Accountants and provides guidance on daily tasks and any issues encountered in day-to-day transactions.
• Assists the Director and/or Associate Directors in managing day-to-day transactions by responding to questions or communications to/from Director and/or Associate Directors to the team.
• Prepares the time budget for each engagement to assist the Director and/or Associate Director in evaluating profitability.
• Prepares budget-to-actual analyses for each engagement and provides justifications for unfavorable variances to facilitate additional billing to clients if necessary.
• Discusses issues and project management with the Director/Associate Director.
• Reviews the monthly and quarterly reporting such as balance sheet, profit and loss, and the monthly allocation prepared by the Associate Accountants.
• Performs analytical reviews of monthly, quarterly, and yearly gross and net returns to ensure results are within expected ranges for the period.
• Prepares a summary of issues and concerns and leads weekly discussions with the Director/Associate Director, identifying issues and recommendations for resolutions.
• Ensures that all procedures in the fund administration process are completed and complied with by the Associate Accountant.
• Assists the Director/Associate Directors in coordinating year-end work with auditors and with tax personnel for the funds.
• Conducts orientation for Associate Accountants on new engagements and coaches them on all engagements.
• Conducts training among peers during non-busy periods on general accounting topics, financial statements accounting updates, or strategy-specific topics such as funds, private equity or venture capital, and portfolio accounting software training.
• Evaluates the performance of Associate Accountants in every engagement on a timely basis and provides feedback to improve their performance.
• Provides initial recommendations for promotion of Associate Accountants to Senior Associates.
• In engagements without an Associate Accountant or when the Associate Accountant is unavailable, the Senior Associate may perform the work of the Associate Accountant as necessary.
• Ensures that all deliverables are managed and completed in accordance with agreed internal deadlines.
• Ensures that all outputs by Associate Accountants undergo detailed review prior to submission to the Associate Director/Director.
• Reviews the timesheets prepared by Associate Accountants.
• Develops client contacts when necessary and remains regularly available and responsive to their business needs.

Job Specifications:

• Graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
• Must have at least 3 consecutive years of experience as an accounting or finance professional.
• Experience in Fund Administration, Asset Management Audit or equivalent is an advantage.
• Must have experience managing staff.
• A team player; must be able to work individually and as part of a team.
• Has a good business understanding of financial concepts and procedures.
• Analytical and very detail-oriented.
• Flexibility to expand work hours as necessary and support business needs.

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for promotion

• Performance bonus
• Spot bonus

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift