Senior Associate, Fund Accounting

The Firm Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $550 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2020.

For over 120 years Brookfield has owned and operated real assets with a focus on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity.

Clients can invest in Brookfield strategies via three main channels: public securities, private funds and listed partnerships.

The Public Securities Group leverages Brookfield’s core real asset expertise via global listed strategies, including real estate, infrastructure, real asset debt, real asset solutions and opportunistic strategies through a variety of flexible and scalable investment mandates, including separate accounts, registered funds and private funds.

The Public Securities Group has been investing in public securities for over 30 years and has over $15 billion of assets under management.

Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices in Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, San Diego, Seoul and Toronto.

Clients include financial institutions, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth investors.

Location: Chicago The Position: Senior Associate, Fund Accounting Responsibilities Be the point of contact for several of Brookfield Public Securities Group’s (PSG) public and private funds.

This role will work with the senior members of the fund accounting and administration team as well as liaising with funds’ third
– party administrators to prepare as well as review fund reporting, including net asset calculations, fund budgets & expense accruals, security and trading activity, investor allocations and investor statements.

Manage vendor relationships of the PSG Funds, review and coordinate payment of all fund expenses with third party administrator, ensuring alignment with fund budgets Partner with each fund’s third
– party administrators and external auditors to prepare and issue the funds’ financial statements and other regulatory filings.

Partner with each fund’s third
– party tax preparers to generate investor tax deliverables, answering any investor driven questions related to them Coordinate effectively with teams across the firm in client service, legal, operations, and corporate accounting regarding all fund-related items, including overall fund operating procedures, client inquiries, product development, management and performance fee calculations, legal document review, and revenue and expense projections.

Assist investment teams regarding ad hoc portfolio reporting requests or investor related questions.

Work effectively with all members of the fund accounting and administration team across all products to ensure consistency of reporting and assist the team on projects on projects related to all funds in scope, include private hedge funds, US Registered funds, Irish UCITS, and Canadian funds as needed.

Utilize Advent Geneva portfolio accounting system to manage monthly performance reporting process Consistently review the functions’ processes to ensure efficiencies and highlight opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications & Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.

2-4 years of experience in public accounting or the Financial Services industry.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Self-starter with a strong work ethic, results orientation, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Strong knowledge of MS Excel and Word required.

Experience with Advent Geneva portfolio a plus CPA designation a plus but not required For More Details, We Encourage Applicants To Read Brookfield’s Applicant Data Protection And Privacy Notice, Found On Our Website At Brookfield, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process.

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