Trust & Partnership Accounting Operations Manager
Job Summary
The trust & partnership accounting operations manager is personally responsible for the trust accounting and partnership accounting, and related activities, for the over 200 entities managed in the office. This individual will be an important part of the team and should be prepared to contribute thoughtful input on how operations could be improved.
Job Responsibilities
Review transaction details and post the prior days activity related to the entities (mostly dividends, interest, cash distributions & receipts, securities buys & sells, mergers, spinoffs, etc.) daily to our internal trust accounting system and reconcile the activity to the custodian's records.
Monitor the posting of transactions by our third‐party partnership accounting provider on a monthly/yearly basis.
Review quarterly performance reports produced by our strategic wealth advisor for any issues/discrepancies and post the reports on the office web portal.
Produce and review monthly partnership accounting closing reports via the third‐party partnership accounting platform and update year‐to‐date partnership income spreadsheets.
Assist others by producing/creating ad hoc accounting and portfolio reports from the trust accounting system and third‐party general ledger system.
Produce year‐end tax reports from the trust accounting system.
Assist COO with the preparation of year‐end entity financial statements.
Assist tax manager with year‐end tax preparation.
Meet regularly with COO to review open issues and deliverables status.
Assist the COO and tax manager with preparing for the year‐end audit review by external auditors.
Assist external auditors in reviewing processes and workflow by gathering existing reports, generating additional reports as needed, providing supporting documentation, and by contributing personal knowledge and analysis.
Work with others to design, implement and document internal procedures.
Future activities may include producing performance reports, producing securities buy/sell recommendations and other investment portfolio related tasks.
Job Skills & Qualifications
Required:
2‐3 years experience in accounting, investment portfolio administration or other roles involving financial analysis
Strong organizational, communication skills and problem‐solving skills.
Will need to spend the majority of the work week working on‐site.
Preferred:
BS/BA in Accounting, Finance or other related field from an accredited institution
Experience with investment portfolio administration activities
5‐6 years experience in trust accounting and supervisory experience
Proficiency in all of the programs of the Microsoft Office suite
Proficiency in advanced programming (e.g., Python, VBA, etc.) a plus
Experience using Fi‐Tek Global Wealth System
Chicago, IL