Finance Accounting Associate

Job Title: Fund Accountant

Company: GPFS is the fund administrator of choice for a wide range of clients in the US, UK, and EU. Every day, with every decision and every client interaction, our values serve as guideposts, to improve the quality of our work, and strengthen our employee and client relationships.

As a business that is all about people; culture isn't an initiative, it's an innate value that's critical to every decision we make. At GPFS, people come first.

At GPFS, diversity is a source of strength, both from our people and ideas. GPFS is a collaborative team-oriented organization where we support each other both personally and professionally. Our culture is defined by our behavior, our curiosity and our support of innovative ideas and perspectives.

Our inclusive culture supports and encourages our team members to try new things, share ideas openly and always ask the question why. It brings us together and makes the team stronger by inspiring all to connect, belong and thrive.

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Job Type: Full-time

This role is a specialized unique position with a strong emphasis on finance, with accounting elements, which is responsible for providing day-to-day finance and accounting tasks relating to capital needs of our firm clients. Responsibilities consists of the preparation of Capital Calls and Capital Distribution allocation calculations, investor notice templates, mail merge procedures, journal entry recording, and following SOC-1 internal control procedures.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Preparation and/or review of Capital Call allocations
• Preparation and/or review of Capital Distribution allocations
• Preparation and/or review of expense forecasting, management fee calculations, waterfall calculations, preferred return calculations, subsequent closing adjustment and interest calculations.
• Analyzing cash composition and forecasting quarterly expenses
• Preparation and review of mail merge procedures
• Preparation and review of journal entries
• 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
• Ability to analyze and enact Partnership Agreements and related organizational documents (ex. Investment Advisory Agreements, GP notes, side letters, etc)
• Meaningful conversations and facetime with Clients
• Interaction and great collaboration with multiple teams and multiple clients across the company
• Participate in internal team planning meetings
• Completion of special projects at direction of client and/or management

Competencies

1. Organized
2. Detail Orientated
3. Self-starter
4. Results Driven
5. Collaborative
6. Ethical
7. Inquisitive

Required Education and Experience

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other Business-related field
2. Proficiency with software related products such as Microsoft software programs, such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and OneNote.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a Business-related field
2. Private fund administration experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic team
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission
• Willingness to participate in on-the-job training
• Flexible and able to multitask; ability to work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Ability to research and resolve issues with various degrees of complexity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

GPFS Vision

Our purpose is to create enduring relationships with our employees and clients by consistently delivering exceptional opportunities and service.

GPFS Values

Diversity is respected

Balance is essential

Learning is ongoing

Accountability is achievement

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