Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Monitoring a fund budget based on contractual agreements, fee proposals and expense activity trends.
- Helping prepare and assist with ETF and other fund client board of directors meeting materials.
- Helping prepare financial statements (e.g., statement of assets and liabilities, schedule of investments, statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, statement of cash flows and accompanying financial footnotes) for ETF and other fund client shareholders and the SEC in order to comply with GAAP and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Testing portfolio compliance to ensure ETF and other fund adherence to the Investment Company Act of 1940, stated prospectus limitations and internal revenue code guidelines.
- Leading the financial reporting filing requirements for an ETF or other fund client’s fiscal year.
- Developing knowledge to empower you to mentor teammates and begin to communicate effectively with investment advisor clients.
- Assisting mid-level and senior-level Fund Administrators in the coordination of ad-hoc projects which can include ETF, trust and other fund launches, ETF and other fund M&A activity and ETF and other fund liquidations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience
- One to two years of related work experience
- General knowledge of ETFs, mutual funds, other investments and security types
- Basic understanding of legal, regulatory and accounting principles
- Acknowledgement of ethics and compliance
- Organized and attentive to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient computer navigation skills
- Experience with Microsoft Excel
- Willingness to learn new and sometimes complex concepts.
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from 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 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law