Controller for Private Market funds management at an international private bank in Zürich. Senior responsibilities handle investment administration, liquidity monitoring, and fund manager support.
About the role
- Assistant Controller overseeing accounting operations and financial reporting at Brilliant Corners. Improving workflow efficiency and mentoring a growing team in Los Angeles.
Responsibilities
- **Position Responsibilities**
- **Journal Entry Review & Process Improvement:** Review a high volume of journal entries and reclasses while identifying opportunities to streamline and enhance accounting processes.
- **Payment Approvals:** Serve as a strong, detail-oriented reviewer for frequent outgoing payments and contribute to improving the payment workflow.
- **Bank Transfers & Reconciliations:** Prepare and approve bank transfers; review reconciliations across multiple bank accounts used for various business purposes.
- **Month-End Close:** Lead efforts to strengthen and accelerate the month-end closing process.
- **Team Mentorship:** Provide technical accounting guidance and mentorship to junior and less-experienced team members.
- **Financial Reporting:** Support internal financial reporting, ensuring improved quality, consistency, reliability, and ownership of deliverables.
Requirements
- **Professional Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on general ledger accounting, month-end close, bank reconciliations, and payment processing controls.
- Prior experience reviewing work / leading small teams
- Multiple years of experience with non-profit and/or affordable housing
- Strong technical accounting experience, including auditing, revenue recognition, and accounting for both conditional and unconditional grants.
- Experience improving accounting processes through automation, workflow optimization, and the redesign of close processes
- Experience working with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar platforms.
- **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Strong understanding of GAAP and experience with internal controls, audits, and technical accounting requirements.
- Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and reconciliations.
- Ability to prepare, analyze, and review internal financial reports in high-volume, multi-entity, or multi-bank-account environments.
- Strong attention to detail with a quality-control mindset, combined with analytical skills to identify inefficiencies and propose solutions.
- Clear and effective communicator with a collaborative leadership style, capable of mentoring junior staff.
- Experience improving and standardizing accounting and financial reporting processes, including automation and workflow optimization; familiarity with tools such as FloQast or Blackline is a plus.
- **Core Competencies**
- ***Dealing with Ambiguity: ***Remains productive and effective in uncertain, rapidly changing situations by quickly analyzing information to adapt approach. Demonstrates flexibility, composure and good judgment despite challenges
- ***Building Effective Teams:*** Builds cohesive, high-performing teams through collaboration, positive culture, coaching, cross-functional work, and recognition of successes
- ***Priority Setting: ***Focuses on highest impact priorities advancing strategic objectives. Aligns resources, eliminates roadblocks, and provides direction through a compelling vision
- **Managing through Systems*****: ****Designs and implements systems, processes and infrastructures enabling effective* execution, oversight, empowerment and accountability. Drives results through indirect influence and continuous improvement
Benefits
- **Benefits **
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (With 5% Match)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary and AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
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