Expense Analyst

The Role 
We are seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented professional to join the team as an Expense Analyst at Schonfeld. You will be working with an experienced Finance team to implement best in class Accounting policies and procedures. You will have a keen attention to detail, a data integrity mindset and be someone who thrives off learning new skills and challenging yourself. You will be a natural team player who can use their strong interpersonal skills to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication.

 

What you’ll do
The individual will work very closely with other back-office team members to assist with day-to-day Accounting duties. 

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Analyze and allocate expenses across the firm
• Responsible for tagging expenses to investment professionals and ensuring accuracy with other departments
• Utilize OCR to assess and create purchase invoices in accounting system and allocate across various functions
• In charge of analyzing and recording all out-of-pocket reimbursements and business credit cards
• Management of fixed assets; team liaison with the IT department
• Enter payment approval into the system and determine when invoices are due for payment
• Answer vendor queries
• Continuously improve processes to enable the business to scale and maintain a strong internal control environment on the payables process
• Ensure necessary documentation received for invoice payment
• Integral part of the month-end close, ensure all expenses are booked and accrued for to meet financial deadlines

 

What you’ll bring
What you need:

• A minimum of 2 years working in Accounting
• Strong computer skills in MS Outlook, Word and Excel
• Strong organizational skills and great analytical capacity
• Have strong communication skills with the ability to interact and interface with all levels of management (both written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently or as a team member
• Take ownership of your work and deliver it to a high standard

We’d love if you had:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics

 

Who we are  
Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

 

Our Culture
At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

 

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $70,000.00 and $80,000.00. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

 

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