We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled Investment Accounting analyst to join our growing team.  Working in the accounting area of Charitable and Crown has a similar feel to working in a small public accounting firm with ongoing opportunities to learn.  This role is for someone with a love of numbers, a keen eye for attention to detail and strong communication skills - all essential in our fast-paced work environment. Charitable and Crown operates a private trust company that manages a sophisticated investment portfolio, financial reporting, tax compliance and other services for its clients. 

The Investment Accounting analyst will work with a team of professionals, and learn from a variety of people of varying educational backgrounds including legal, tax, and investment.  Our Accounting Analyst needs to bring energy, a positive attitude and a deliver results in a way that everyone says “I want to work with that person!”

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee the daily investment communications between organization and investment managers.   
• Record and process investment transactions and track market value of individual investments.  
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for several entities in the organization.  
• Review and record company expense reports and ensure adherence to company policy.
• Support client needs/ad-hoc internal requests
• Communicate effectively and timely via email, phone and meetings
• Assist with special projects as necessary
• Work well under pressure
• Examine a variety of accounting documents to verify accuracy of computations
• Ensure transactions are in accordance with applicable authority, policies, procedures and recorded consistently

We are a fast-paced office with a commitment to providing a high level of service to all of our clients.  This means you must be able to autonomously organize and prioritize multiple assignments in a changing environment while keeping a positive and professional attitude.  Flexibility must be practiced constantly while coordinating changes across multiple schedules; effective communication between you and the team is essential to maintaining different levels of importance for various tasks.  The work can be very confidential in nature, so consistent good judgment about what can and cannot be shared is essential.

We work with a high degree of collaboration, communication, urgency, and need someone who can multi-task across both projects and maintaining day-to-day activities.   High degree of personal leadership is just as important as your technical, organizational, communication and people skills. We need a self-starter who can stay one-step ahead and help our team succeed.
 

Basic Qualifications - minimum requirements:

• 2 years’ experience in professional office environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• ERP System experience
• Experience with accounts payable or general ledger accounting

Preferred Qualifications - what will make you stand out:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance 
• Accounting and/or investment experience within a financial services firm, family office or trust company
• Understanding of investment partnership and/or investment accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills, with ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and accurately manage details while working both independently and with a variety of people
• Maintains confidentiality and demonstrates mature judgment about what can be shared

Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.  Principals only please.