Hedge Fund Accountant at Wall Street Careers® Hedge Fund Accountant at Wall Street Careers® in Jersey City, New Jersey Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

COMPANY A

fast-growing event-driven hedge fund managing $4B in AUM, investing across liquid credit, bank debt, and equities from Midtown Manhattan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Fund Accounting & NAV Oversight:

Own monthly and quarterly close, review NAV calculations and investor allocations alongside the fund administrator, and manage journal entries and audit support

Bank Debt & Credit Accounting:

Calculate and reconcile loan interest accruals, SOFR and base rate resets, PIK balances, and delayed compensation

Daily Reconciliations:

Perform core reconciliations across Enfusion, prime brokers, and HedgeServ for positions, cash, and collateral using advanced

Excel Administrator & Vendor Oversight:

Liaise directly with HedgeServ and prime brokers to ensure prompt break resolution and corporate action execution

Trade Capture Support:

Assist with operational processing for bank debt, liquid credit, and equity trades, including trade bookings, settlements, and agent bank notices

Front-Office P&L Support:

Partner with PMs and traders in Enfusion as needed to help verify intraday P&L, pricing feeds, and trade breaks

Treasury & Cash Management:

Support daily cash forecasting, margin and collateral movements, FX exposures, and wire preparation

REQUIREMENTS 3

to 6 years of fund accounting experience at a hedge fund, fund administrator, or alternative asset manager; some middle-office or trade support exposure is a plus but not required Accounting-first background: strong in NAV, close, journal entries, and investor reporting, with the flexibility to support trade-level reconciliation and ops work as needed Solid product knowledge across bank debt, credit, and equities Experience with a fund administrator (HedgeServ or similar) required; familiarity with Enfusion or a similar OMS/PMS is a plus Bloomberg Terminal experience a plus Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (large-scale reconciliations, lookups, formula audits) Comfortable communicating directly with fund administrators, auditors, and street counterparties Position is on-site in the Midtown NYC office daily Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field