Senior Accountant

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Accounting professional to join our Corporate Finance team at Magnetar. As a Senior Accountant, you'll be part of a growing team and will play a key role in revamping processes pertaining to key business elements, including complex, reporting, and best-practices around working with team constituents. This person should be a self-starter and will be expected to take initiative around ad hoc analysis and other improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high degree of visibility into the workings of the firm.
• Monitor cash receipts for completeness and follow up on outstanding revenue items.
• Maintaining the books and records of Magnetar's management company entities
• Participate in audits throughout the year.
• Prepare annual financials, quarterly reporting and work with the team to provide necessary audit support.
• Coordinating with other groups within Management Company Finance and the firm to produce deliverables and create efficiency in internal processes
• Assisting in the preparation of annual and quarterly reporting including any necessary filings, including a NY Commercial Rent Tax Return, Use Tax Filing, UK VAT filing with HRMC and other Passthrough and State Tax filings etc.
• Develop reporting as needed and provide to management on a regular basis.
• Various other tasks as needed, including ad-hoc analysis.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, plus 2-4 years of professional experience as an Accountant or related role.
• CPA required.
• Must have professional experience with the following:
• Conducting financial audits
• Using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, NetSuite general ledger systems and Concur to prepare financial reports
• Completing regulatory reporting requirements

The annual base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $150,000 USD. The actual base salary will depend upon the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, business needs and market. This role may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and if awarded is based on a variety of factors including firm and individual performance.