Fund Accounting, Associate

About the role

The Fund Accounting Associate is responsible for ensuring mission critical accounting responsibilities are delivered excellently for Bridgewater and our clients. The role is comprised of (1) monitoring and managing the deliverables and performance of outsource providers, (2) operating internal processes and procedures and (3) improving and evolving both (e.g. participating in initiatives enabling support of new products, markets and unique investor requirements, enhancing processes and controls, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Reviewing outsource partner deliverables for quality, accuracy and timeliness and troubleshooting as necessary when problems arise. Outsourcer deliverables include security and portfolio valuations (e.g. GAV, & NAV), profit & loss reporting and performance returns, and account events (e.g. transfer-in-kind).
• Producing various internal and external reporting, including but not limited to client, regulatory, risk & control and management metrics.
• Acting as liaison between outsource partner(s) and internal BW departments (e.g. Trading/Account Mgmt., Client Service) for queries and providing subject matter expertise on various projects and initiatives.
• Identifying problems and inefficiencies with various process and developing and implementing solutions (e.g. streamlining redundant processes, automating controls & reports, etc.)
• Contributing towards training, testing, and certification of other Associates over time to ensure a high level of cross-training and fungibility

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, demonstrating a strong academic record from a competitive school
• 2-8 years of accounting and/or operations experience (e.g. NAV, valuation, investor allocations & P/L) in financial services i.e. investment banking, hedge fund administration, hedge fund, or consulting firm (Accounting or Operations specific)
• Proficient in commonly used software such as Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint. Data manipulation and coding skills are also not required but are valuable (e.g. pivot tables, macros, SQL, etc.)
• A drive to incorporate AI into both day-to-day and long-term strategic workflows
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and adaptability
• Excellent ability to detect and trouble-shoot problems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills