The Investment Accountant is responsible for the timely entry and reconciliation of holdings, transactions, and values of assigned brokerage and asset accounts. This role also ensures the accurate and timely distribution of portfolio and client data, statements, and reports. The role requires accounting knowledge, diligence, meeting deadlines, and effective communication and organization skills.
Worksite Location: This hybrid position is in Wayzata, MN. Onsite work is required on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Adhere to effective accounting policies, procedures, calendars, and KPIs to ensure accurate daily, monthly, and quarterly deliverables.
- Reconcile daily, monthly, or quarterly investment records and activities.
- Compare, investigate, and reconcile external custodial records with investment accounting systems.
- Review and post transactions from the investment accounting system to the general ledger.
- Calculate and post-period end market value entries.
- Ensure cost and market values are consistent across systems.
- Create and distribute financial statements.
- Perform self-review or second review of financial statements for reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Monitor workflows actively to identify and resolve issues and approvals, ensuring the accurate and timely distribution of data and reports.
- Process daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly journal entries for financial reporting
- Participate or lead meetings, projects, and initiatives as requested.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business
- 2+ years of accounting experience, preferably in investments or financial services.
- Knowledge of traditional and alternative investments, accounting treatments, reconciliation, and systems (e.g., Clearwater, Caissa, Addepar, Advent, JD Edwards).
- Strong working knowledge of Excel required (specifically v-lookups and pivot tables)
- Experience performing balance sheet and portfolio account reconciliations.
- Initiative-taker, able to work effectively as both an individual contributor and a team.
- Adaptable, dependable, and meticulous.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Must display a positive attitude in managing interactions with others inside and outside the company.
About Versique:
At Versique, we believe people are more than a resume. People invent, propel, unearth, and build. They transform teams, markets, industries, and bottom lines. People do more than fill an open position. They open greater potential. We're here to help fill your human potential and build your human capacity. The Versique brand represents a powerful combination of "versatile" and "unique," hinting at the concept of "search" in its pronunciation.
In 2023, Versique made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for fastest-growing private companies in Minnesota. Additionally, for the past four years, Versique has been recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and awarded a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, which speaks to the incredible culture we've fostered.
We believe people are the ultimate business advantage. Let's find your people together. And make the best possible.
Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
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