Fund Accountant

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

 

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. You will be working with strategies that are at the forefront of machine learning and statistical trading. The strategies have been carefully designed to generate non-correlated returns. Our firm and its strategies are the product of many years of meticulous research and craftsmanship, and you will lead the way in bringing them to investors.

 

In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

 

As a Senior Fund Accountant, you will report directly to the Fund Accounting Manager. You will take a lead role in managing fund accounting, post-trade operations, reporting, and various projects, while mentoring junior team members. You will collaborate closely with other operations teams and technical teams across the company to support growth projects and scale Voleon's infrastructure. This role is a means to make a difference: together with the Finance team, you will be a core member of running our daily operations and creating infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain accuracy in key reporting, including monthly and annual financial statements, tax compliance, and treasury management across multiple asset classes and geographies

• Help with tax compliance reporting review

• Serve as a primary point of contact for service providers, ensuring policies and internal control standards are followed

• Own and oversee daily and monthly reconciliations between internal records, prime brokers, counterparties, banks, and the fund administrator

• Maintain the internal accounting system; produce and review daily and monthly trading P&L reports, AUM reports, and confirm settlement activity across trading strategies

• Mentor and support junior Fund Accountants on the team

• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives across the fund accounting function

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in hedge fund, public accounting for asset management, or fund administrator