Financial Reporting Specialist – Alternative Investments

Job Description

Reporting Analyst | Haystack

The Tone:
This is a role for a Haystack partner, focusing on critical financial reporting functions. The partner company leverages a brand new technology platform that is actively transforming traditional reporting processes for alternative investment products. This position is vital for ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and timely production of complex financial reports, contributing to operational excellence within a collaborative team environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Mid-level
• Team: Operations-focused team, working collaboratively with internal groups and engaging with external customers and partners.
• Mission: To produce high-quality, accurate, and compliant financial reports for alternative investment products, while actively driving process improvements and automation.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office applications, data analysis/visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reporting Production: Prepare and finalize the production of comprehensive financial reports specifically tailored for alternative investment products, ensuring all required details are accurately presented.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Rigorously ensure the accuracy and complete compliance of all financial reports with regulatory standards, product-specific mandates, and stringent internal quality benchmarks.
• Operational Execution: Work effectively within a dedicated operations team, consistently meeting critical deadlines for the delivery of high-quality financial reporting outputs.
• Process Improvement Leadership: Actively participate in, and where appropriate, lead initiatives focused on enhancing operational efficiencies, with a goal to scale and automate existing reporting processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a key point of contact, interacting regularly with various internal groups and representing the business credibly to both customers and partners on reporting matters.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor’s degree, establishing a strong academic foundation for a career in financial services. Candidates should demonstrate core knowledge in accounting operations or administration, specifically for alternative investment products, gained through prior experience within an asset manager, audit firm, or custodian bank.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of hands-on financial services experience, with a focus on alternative investment products. This includes proven expertise in preparing detailed financial statements and related content necessary for 10-K and 10-Q filings, particularly for products structured as BDCs, ETPs, or REITs.
• Skills: Strong accounting and operational understanding pertinent to diverse alternative asset classes, such as commodities, real estate, private debt, and private equity. Demonstrated proficiency in strong computer skills, including all Microsoft Office applications, coupled with familiarity in utilizing data analysis and visualization tools like Tableau. The ability to collaborate effectively with staff and business partners to proactively recommend system, process, and reporting changes is also essential.