About the Role

Quest Partners is seeking an Operations & Fund Accounting Analyst to join our finance team to help with numerous initiatives across both operations and accounting. You will report into our Operations Technology Manager with a dotted line into our Controller.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee our main master-feeder structure as well as 11 separate accounts of varying structures including SMAs, fund-of-ones and a UCITS fund, in addition to an employee’s only fund
• Manage the full post-trade cycle, taking trades after execution to T0 trade matching/allocation to T1 reconciliations with brokers and administrators together with the Technical Operations Analyst
  • Product exposure includes: global futures and FX, US equities, US treasuries
  • Learn to operate our proprietary trade processing systems
• Ownership of end-of-day flash PnL reporting
• Day-to-day management of the administrator including: review the fund administrator’s NAV calculations and investor allocations, including expense accruals, financial statements, investor statements and transparency reports
• Conduct complex incentive fee calculations
• Support the annual audit and tax return processes - coordinating timelines and scheduling with audit and tax firms and fund administrator
• Assist with various fund accounting, operational and treasury process, including cash and collateral management between various PB’s, FCM’s and custodians
• Provide data and information to, and collaborate with, various internal groups (internal relations, compliance, trading, etc.) and external parties (investors, managed accounts, service providers, etc.) as requested
• Liaise with prime brokers on daily operational and accounting needs, in addition to monthly reporting requests and ad-hoc projects
• Work closely with Controller and Operations Technology Manager on various ad hoc accounting & operational projects

Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or related field; CPA is preferred
• 2+ years of experience in accounting (audit or hedge fund), hedge fund operations or fund administration preferred
• Passion for the financial markets and working with large volumes of data
• Capable of setting priorities and carrying multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt
• Ability to multi-task and work independently as well as in a team setting
• Self-motivated and proactive, with strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to work with various systems (accounting, treasury, OMS, etc.). Experience working with business intelligence apps is a plus.
• Willingness to learn technical skills is a plus – SQL, Python

Quest will not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies for this role or any others. 

The base range for this role is expected to be between $70,000 and $100,000. This does not include other aspects of compensation such as discretionary bonus and a competitive comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to a candidate will vary within the range above depending on factors such as qualifications, education, and skill level.