Expense Analyst

The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented professional to join the team as a Temp-to-Perm Expense Analyst at Schonfeld in our New York City or Jericho office. 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 expenses from Concur/Navan and business credit cards
• Speak with IT and procurement department to ensure proper coding of invoices
• 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 2-3 years working in Accounts Payable
• 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:

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

Who we are  
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.

We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.

We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.

Our Culture
Talent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, and collaborative, and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.

We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people, and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming, and supportive.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $70,000 and $90,000. 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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