What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Financial Officer position at Discerene Group LP?
Please send your resume and cover letter to resumes@discerene.com with the position you are applying for in the subject line.
The CFO will be responsible for:
1.Accounting
- Managing the accounting of the investment vehicles managed by the Firm
- Approving net-asset-value and fee calculations
- Overseeing the valuation of securities portfolios and resolving any pricing discrepancies
- Reviewing and approving annual audits
2.Operations and compliance
- Managing relationships with service providers including fund administrators, prime brokers, ISDA counterparties, executing brokers, and custodians
- Maintaining/reviewing the books and records of the Firm and its investment vehicles
- Approving cash movements and vendor payments
- Periodically reviewing investment-vehicle documents
- Monitoring adherence to investment-management agreements and side letters
3.Investor relations
- Overseeing investor reports
- Responding to ad hoc investor requests
- Reviewing and processing investor capital activities (capital calls, transfers, redemptions, etc.)
- Build financial models to capture key value drivers and company valuation
The traits we are looking for are:
- Strong multitasking, organizational, and process-management skills
- Intrinsic grit, perseverance, sense of ownership, drive, and a will to win
- “Doer thinker” with a bias towards action and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done, while also taking a step back to think strategically
- First-principles-minded and creative problem solver, without anchoring on conventional wisdom or “how things are done in the industry"
- Effective written and oral communications skills; in particular, an ability to synthesize large amounts of facts and data in a succinct, thoughtful, coherent, and structured manner
- Intellectual curiosity and genuine passion for learning
- Strong relationship-building and relationship-management skills, and a passion for serving others and helping others be successful
- Flexibility and willingness to fit into and contribute to a small team, uphold and build upon its culture and values, and work towards common goals; instinctive and generous sharer of knowledge; empathetic and active listener whom others feel safe opening up to and get motivated speaking with
- Patience, especially the ability to think and act long term
We will consider candidates with the following qualifications, skillsets, and experience:
- Finance, accounting or related business degree or equivalent work experience, preferably (but not necessarily) with a CPA qualification
- 12 years of experience with previous experience CFO or a controller at a hedge fund
- Experience with hedge-fund tax and management-company accounting
- Experience with international equity and derivatives(total return swaps and credit default swaps)
- Experience managing team members in multiple locations and time zones
- Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel), Bloomberg, and QuickBooks