Fund Accounting & Administration Oversight Associate

Location

Chicago - 110 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700

Business - Public Securities

Brookfield’s Public Securities Group serves institutions and individuals seeking the investment advantages of real assets through actively managed listed equity and debt strategies. The Public Securities Group leverages Brookfield’s core real asset expertise across real estate, infrastructure, real asset debt, real asset solutions and opportunistic strategies through a variety of flexible and scalable investment mandates, including separate accounts, registered funds and private funds. Clients include financial institutions, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth investors. The Public Securities Group has been investing in public securities for over 30 years and has over $28 billion of assets under management. For more information, visit https://publicsecurities.brookfield.com.

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Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Job Description:

Location: Chicago, IL

The Position: Fund Accountant & Administration Oversight

• Point of contact for several of Brookfield Public Securities Group’s (PSG) registered and private funds in United States, Canada, Ireland, and Luxembourg, crossing many different fund types and jurisdictions. This role will work with the senior members of the fund administration team as well as own relationships with funds’ third- party administrators and key vendors. Preparation, review and understanding impactful issues regarding fund reporting, including net asset valuation calculations, security valuation, fund budgets & expense analysis is key to this role.
• Key support contact for Brookfield’s fund board members. Partner with each fund’s third- party administrators and external auditors to prepare and issue the funds’ financial statements and other regulatory filings, presenting issues to fund board members for review and approval.
• Coordinate effectively with teams across the firm in sales, client service, legal, operations, and corporate finance regarding all fund-related items, including overall fund operating procedures, client inquiries, product development, management and performance fee calculations, legal document review, and revenue and expense projections.
• Construct analyses regarding product development, and new initiatives, for senior management review, exercising sound business judgement and understanding of Brookfield’s products.
• Assist portfolio management teams regarding ad hoc portfolio reporting requests or investor related questions.
• Work effectively with all members of the fund administration team across all products to ensure consistency of reporting and processes and assist the team on projects on projects related to all funds in scope, include private hedge funds, US Registered funds, Irish UCITS, Canadian funds and Luxembourg funds as needed. 
• Utilize Advent Geneva portfolio accounting system to manage monthly performance reporting process 
• Consistently review the functions’ processes to ensure efficiencies and highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with each fund’s third- party tax preparers to generate investor tax deliverables, answering any investor driven questions related to them.
•  Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance 
• 3+ years of experience in public accounting or the Financial Services industry
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, results orientation, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and Word required, working knowledge of Powerpoint
• Experience with Advent Geneva portfolio system a plus
• CPA designation a plus

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.