Operations Accountant

About the position

The Operations Accountant role at GPFS is responsible for providing day-to-day accounting and finance tasks related to the needs of our firm’s clients. Client engagements are full-service and include responsibilities ranging from general ledger maintenance to financial and investor reporting. They may also include bank reconciliations, journal entry recording, and following SOC-1 internal control procedures. Work is conducted in a highly structured team and control environment. Assignments can fall into the quarterly reporting cycle or high-paced ad hoc client or investor requests.

Responsibilities

• Perform treasury functions including reconciliation of bank accounts, processing of disbursements and preparation of cash reporting.
• Prepare and submit journal entries into cloud-based industry specific accounting software.
• Prepare assigned workpapers for fund products within the quarterly reporting cycle.
• Prepare and review mail merge procedures.
• Preparation of GAAP financial statements.
• Prepare and manage multiple ad-hoc investor inquiries.
• Maintenance and review of SOC-1 internal control procedures.
• Weekly maintenance of an internal client deliverable schedule.
• Driving and leading teams and clients using our expertise and knowledge to provide educated proposals and timelines for deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or another Business-related field.
• Proficiency with software related products such as Microsoft software programs, such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote.

Nice-to-haves

• Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a Business-related field.
• CPA.
• Private fund administration experience.