Alternative Investments Assistant Manager

U.S. Bank • Hackensack, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Alternative Investments Assistant Manager supervises a team of administrators providing accounting, administration, and investor servicing to investment companies and advisers. The role serves as a trusted client adviser, assessing changes in clients’ businesses and strategies and providing expertise, tools, and information to support investment growth. The Assistant Manager is the escalation point for assigned clients and directs issue resolution and process changes to meet client needs. The role also identifies and mitigates risks, reviews accounting and financial statement information for audit and tax reviews, documents and sets up accounting principles for unusual investment types, and oversees complex expense and incentive-fee calculations and reconciliation items. The position requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of experience in the alternative investments industry.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• General knowledge and understanding of portfolio accounting and the investment management industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven team-oriented, leadership, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of Advent applications.
• CPA or CFA certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of administrators responsible for accounting, administration, and investor servicing for investment companies and advisers.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to clients by assessing changes in their businesses and strategies and providing expertise, tools, and information to support investment growth.
• Act as the escalation point for assigned clients and direct issue resolution and process changes to support client needs.
• Identify risk-related issues through qualitative and quantitative data review, anticipate obstacles, and implement mitigating solutions.
• Review accounting and financial statement information provided for audit and tax reviews.
• Document and set up accounting principles for unusual investment types.
• Set up and process complex expense and incentive-fee calculations and reconciliation items.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Basic term and optional term life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
• Paid vacation of two to five weeks, depending on salary grade and tenure.
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
• Adoption assistance.
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase program.
• Pension.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager