Fund Administration Accountant - Trust and Private Fund

About the role

Loomis Sayles is seeking a private fund administration accountant to join the Private Fund Administration group in the Finance Department. This role will work with various alternative investment and pooled products managed by the firm, including three hedge funds, one bank loan LLC, a Luxembourg SICAV Fund, and a family of 46 Collective Investment Trusts and New Hampshire Investment Trusts. Responsibilities include maintaining relationships with administrators, overseeing daily, semi-monthly, and monthly NAV calculations, preparing and monitoring expense budgets, calculating performance, reviewing monthly shareholder statements, assisting in annual audits, and preparing various deliverables and reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationship and help provide oversight of the administrators
• Responsible for oversight of daily, semi-monthly and monthly NAV calculations
• Prepare and monitor expense budgets monthly
• Calculate performance
• Review of monthly shareholder statements
• Aid in annual audits and financial statement production process
• Aid in the preparation of annual tax reporting – Form 1065 and K-1s (and PFIC statement, if necessary)
• Prepare deliverables and reports for ad hoc inquiries
• Monthly general ledger postings and account reconciliation
• Track cash balances for monthly sweep allocations
• Prepare various monthly client deliverables

Qualifications & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, accounting degree preferred
• 2-4 years of accounting experience
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Accurate and consistent attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel (Vlookups, pivot tables, SUMIF) and Microsoft Suite products
• Advanced time management and organization skills
• Comfort and professionalism handling highly confidential information
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective collaboration skills
• Self-motivated and committed to excellence

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 USD. Your starting salary will be based on your experience, skills, qualifications and local benchmarking. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award, which is based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

Access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and financial security. Core Global Benefit Offerings include:

• EEOC and Diversity Statement