Accounting Manager

• Advise APAC hedge accounting clients on the design and implementation of hedge accounting strategies
• Provide consultation to clients at senior accounting and finance levels
• Manage a client portfolio and advise on hedging strategies
• Run and analyze hedge effectiveness tests
• Draft hedge designation memoranda
• Create inputs for future journal entries and provide monthly reporting
• Serve as a subject matter expert for clients and colleagues
• Assess financial statement impacts of proposed hedging strategies
• Develop expertise in hedge accounting and the economics of interest rate, foreign currency and commodities hedging
• Conduct technical accounting research and contribute to research on evolving accounting guidance
• Facilitate periodic accounting deliverables using Chatham’s in-house technology platform
• Provide derivative fair values, journal entries, effectiveness tests, disclosure support and related deliverables
• Work with treasurers, CFOs, controllers, partners and audit firms
• Answer client questions, conduct research and discuss complex topics with key personnel
• Collaborate with hedge accountants, derivatives specialists and financial risk advisers in Australia and Chatham’s global offices

Associate, Accounting Advisory

• Provide premier client service by building relationships with the Investment Advisor and third parties
• Develop thorough knowledge of client requirements and key processes
• Resolve client queries and coordinate delivery with internal Northern Trust teams
• Support end-to-end unit pricing cycle
• Action ad-hoc cash management items
• Process payments on banking portals
• Complete monthly client monies and bank reconciliations
• Undertake investor call and distribution processes end to end
• Complete investor transfer processes
• Process investor contact and bank detail updates
• Monitor investor audit confirmations
• Handle investor and fund tax reporting
• Handle fund closings
• Monitor mailboxes and complete assigned tasks
• Review junior team members’ work
• Support team workloads and rotate tasks
• Identify efficiencies and process improvements to reduce risk
• Ensure available technology is used efficiently and resolve technology issues
• Work with legal and compliance teams to maintain regulatory compliance
• Report operational issues to the manager and flag service delivery delays
• Review daily controls and communicate procedural changes

Accounting Manager jobs in Australia

Associate, Accounting Advisory

Consultant, Fund Accounting