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Consultant, Asset Management Portfolio Accounting

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$74k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Lead accounting initiatives to drive automation and economies of scale for Institutional Client Accounting, acting as an escalation point for complex accounting problems and governing daily global reconciliations.

Role type

Senior IC investment accounting consultant

Builds

Scalable and modular reporting capabilities for funds and separate accounts

Domain

Asset Management / Investment Accounting

Required skills

Investment accounting (Equity and Fixed Income), GAAP, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Data analysis, Process architecture, Stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Fund Administration background, MBA, SQL proficiency

Responsibilities

Lead accounting-related external and internal initiatives to drive automation; Identify trends within data or workflows resulting in insufficient outcomes; Act as an escalation point onshore and offshore resources; Governance over daily reconciliation for all global institutional entities; Provide business testing and certification that all system capabilities are functional; Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to assess current state and architect future-state operating models; Strengthen the first line of defense by instilling a culture of continuous improvement and robust policy and data domain documentation; Consult with product team, COO teams, technology etc. to develop scalable and modular reporting for funds and separate accounts.