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Welcome to the NYC Affiliate of the American Woman's Society of CPAs website.  As president of the NYC Affiliate, I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a bit about this dynamic chapter.  Over the years as a member I’ve seen firsthand that this organization is dedicated to advancing and developing women CPAs in NYC.  We do this in a variety of events designed to bring women together.  Whether it’s an AWSCPA CPE event, a Networking event, or a charity function-each is designed to help women learn from shared experiences in the field of accounting.  This allows our members to grow and learn from each other and ultimately to achieve our potential. 

In the past year we held events that covered hot topics and issues in the accounting industry which most of us face on a daily basis.  We also held mixers, to recruit new members and strengthen the ties of our existing community.  We even held a Yoga and Pilates night to help alleviate our stress and nurture our mind and bodies.  With the help of our corporate sponsors we were able to increase our own net worth by learning the ‘Success Factors for Woman’ and tips for ‘Financial Planning’.   Our affiliate also gives back to the community by partnering with various charities such as Susan G Koman and R Baby Foundation. 

As you can see our 2008-2009 year was packed with exciting events, and we were fortunate to have an increase in our membership.  The NYC Affiliate, established in 1986, currently has 100 members.  We had over 20 new members join since the spring of 2008 and we hope that you will consider joining our organization!  Our affiliate welcomes new members and invites them to join the various committees we have as well as our Board.  We are looking for dynamic women who can contribute to our diverse organization and become our future leaders.  The Affiliate now has an extremely diverse Board with different professional backgrounds including public and private accounting in various industries, recruiting, compliance and education.  

For the 2008-2009 year we have several events in the planning stages including CPE seminars, charities, personal development and networking events such as our MAC event on October 21st!   We hope that you join us at one of these events to learn more about the organization.  Thank you for visiting our website.  I hope that you return to it often to look at our upcoming events calendar, job postings, and scholarship opportunities as well as read stories about our members and view pictures from past events.  The site shows many ways for you to get involved in our professional organization. I encourage you to be an active member in the NYC Affiliate and I look forward to seeing you at future events!

Laura Riley
AWSCPA NYC Affiliate Chapter President

2009 - 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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PREVIOUS EVENTS

PREVIOUS EVENT PHOTOS

Health & Wellness – hosted at the ITOCHU International Inc. offices. January 7, 2010
The NYC Affiliate hosted its 23rd Annual Dinner featuring guest speaker, Diane Garnick.  July 23, 2009.
The NYC Affiliate hosted its 1st Annual Exclusive MAC Makeup Event featuring guest speaker, Kim McGillen.  October 21, 2009.
Pictures from our February 20, 2008 “Take a break from Busy Season Happy Hour” guest bartending event.
Pictures from our December 11, 2007 Holiday Event entitled “Critical Success Factors for Women: Remove the Limits” followed by a Holiday Wine Tasting Networking Reception

2009 Scholarship Winner
Our 2009 Scholarship winner was Laura Vollmer.  Laura attends Binghamton University and will be graduating in May 2010.  She is the campus Executive Vice President of Alpha Kappa Psi, a member of Beta Alpha Psi, Events Coordinator of the Binghamton University golf club, and part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholars Program that assists freshman students with the college transition.  Throughout all of her extracurricular activities, Laura has impressively been able to maintain a 3.82 GPA.  She will be the first of her immediate family to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree.  Laura impressed us with her desire to want to be an example to other women in our industry.  Congratulations Laura!

2010 American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (PDF)

Please complete this application and send to the Directors of Scholarships for the NYC Affiliate:

Lillian Siu and Michelle Founds
c/o The Carlyle Group
520 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10022

 For questions, please email lillian.siu@carlyle.com or michelle.founds@carlyle.com.

Applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2010.

 Please note: incomplete sections of this application may affect scholarship scorings.


JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Accounting Intern
Full-Time position

Multi-billion dollar global hedge fund with offices in NYC, London & Singapore looking to add a full time accounting intern to its global accounting and operations group assisting with all aspects of year end financial; reporting and audit support. 

Contact
Kbiondo@marathonfund.com
1-212-500-3168

6713 – CFO (Stamford, CT): Our client, a $1B Connecticut based hedge fund, is seeking a CFO to join their firm. The CFO will be responsible for supervising the accounting staff and have ultimate responsibility for all fund accounting, preparing the firm's annual budget and cash forecast, providing monthly budget to actual analysis to the firm's partners, tax filings, quarterly tax estimates, annual audits, responding to requests from investors, establishing and maintaining control over cash, negotiating and managing the firm's insurance policies, and working with potential and existing investors on operational due diligence. The ideal candidate will have 12 to 20 years of hedge fund accounting experience. A CPA is preferred. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6274 – Controller: Our client, a $300M+ New York-based hedge fund is seeking a Controller to join their team. The Controller will be responsible for maintaining the fund liquidity in satisfying all cash and margin commitments with each counterparty, cultivate and maintain all counterparty credit relationships, develop and monitor margin per trader reporting and capital usage calculations, working closely with traders on daily p&l issues, investigating pricing discrepancies, and work with administrator on the month end closing of the funds, review valuations and pricing for various financial instruments. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 15 years experience and ideally be a Controller from another hedge fund with strong product knowledge and margin experience. The Controller will also have to be very well rounded and able to work on various projects related to margin and trader P&L. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

4612 – Controller: Our client, a leading middle market private equity firm is seeking a Controller for their team. Their target industries include business services, environmental services, and agribusiness. The Controller will be responsible for the accuracy of the general ledger as well as possessing a full understanding and accountability or all items on the balance sheet , income and cash flow statements. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for reviewing monthly bank reconciliations, daily cash position reports and short term investment of excess cash. On the deal and fund administration side, the Controller will calculate capital calls and distributions, manage funds movements for closings and sales, prepare interim quarterly financial statements for all funds and provide assistance with the preparation of the investors’ quarterly newsletters. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of private equity accounting experience; public/private experience a must. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6400: Hedge Fund Controller: Our client, a $2B+ New York City-based multi-strategy hedge fund is seeking a Hedge Fund Controller to join their firm. The Hedge Fund Controller will be responsible for managing the accounting and financial reporting of the hedge funds, monitor all aspects of the reporting and performance of the hedge funds, including aspects performed by the administrator, NAV and performance reporting, review partner allocations, monthly subscriptions and redemption process, review and analysis of currency exposure, preparation of the financial statements and coordination of the year-end audit. The ideal candidate will have BA/BS degree in Accounting, CPA is preferred, 5+ years of post-public related experience in financial accounting and in depth experience with Hedge Fund NAV calculation, knowledge of an array of investing and trading products. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6706- Account Manager: Our client, a premier NJ-Based Fund Administrator is seeking an Account Manager to join their firm. The Account Manager will be responsible for preparing Daily/Weekly/Monthly Net Asset Value, perform Partner/Shareholder Allocation calculations, including incentive and management calculations, interact daily with P&L team on valuations and price analysis, interact daily with Operations team on reconciliations and OTC processing, and have advanced knowledge in complex Derivatives: Interpret confirmation letters from counter parties to set up Derivative instruments in Accounting System. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years experience in managing a team of Fund Accountants, Senior Fund Accountants and Supervisors, and 7-10 years of fund accounting experience in a Hedge Fund/Fund Administrator/Mutual Fund or other financial institution. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com

6673- Assistant Controller: Our client, a New York based Hedge Fund is seeking an Assistant Controller to join their firm. The Assistant Controller have responsibilities that will range from the daily and monthly P&L review, fund accounting and control over financial reporting and operations functions of the funds. The candidate will also be expected to review administrator, liaise with operations professionals to resolve trade and cash discrepancies, maintaining proper controls over accounting and operational procedures and transactions, review administrator's calculation of funds' net asset value, investor allocations, and investor statements, review daily margin, liquidity, leverage and cash reporting, working closely with audit and tax teams at year-end and handle special projects. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of public accounting experience and hedge fund accounting experience in the alternative investments space with a strong understanding of GAAS and US GAAP, have technical product knowledge and be a CPA (or CPA track) with the ability to take part in valuation controls. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com

5762- Assistant Controller: Our client, New York City-based Asset Management Firm is seeking an Assistant Controller to join their firm. The Assistant Controller will be responsible for monthly and annual close of books and records, account reconciliations, Budgeting and Forecasting, focus Filings for the Broker Dealer, cash management, Management Reporting, Consolidations, Financial Reporting, Allocation of overhead and deal related expenses, Annual Audits, Fixed Asset tracking, Accounts receivable tracking, Payroll processing, Allocations and inter-company transaction tracking, Liaise with external auditors in preparation for audits, Quarterly and annual regulatory reporting if applicable, and FX translations for UK entities. The ideal candidate will have 8 to 13 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have prior management company accounting experience, (US/UK GAAP and Asset Management is a plus). The candidate should be hands on, strong G/L systems skills (Solomon is a plus). Broker Dealer experience is a plus since is one of the entities is a Registered B/D. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com

3787- Assistant Controller: Our client, a $5B+ New York City-Based Private Equity Firm is seeking an Assistant Controller to join their firm. The Assistant Controller will be responsible for overseeing accounting and reporting for over 20 limited partnerships, Cash Management, Financial Reporting, Liasing with LP's, Capital calls and Distributions, Prepare tax estimates and Year End audits and related K1's. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 8 years of Public/Private experience with private equity experience. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com

1731 - Senior Accountant: Our client, a $15B+ multi-strategy hedge fund, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their firm. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for preparing daily and monthly cash reconciliations, recording corporate bond interest and expenses, monitoring collateral interest and dividend income, maintaining legal bills/reimbursement payments, and reviewing pricing for spot FXs, forwards, and CDS trades weekly. Additionally, the Senior Accountant will assist the team in preparing the month end work. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 4 years of public or private experience with either a hedge fund administrator or direct hedge fund environment. Experience with Excel and Geneva is a plus. This position will offer a growth opportunity as the fund continues to mature. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

1541 - Senior Accountant: Our client, a growing private equity and private equity fund of funds, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. The firm mainly has investments in emerging markets and healthcare, and has over $5B of managed assets. The firm has doubled in assets over two years and with these continued anticipations of growth, they need an incredibly sharp candidate for this crucial hire. The Senior Accountant will assume responsibility for fund accounting for either their Distressed Fund of Funds and/or their Private Equity Fund of Funds. Duties will include preparing the financials, allocations, closing the books, fund accounting, preparing annual audits, providing account reconciliations, handling capital calls and distributions, and special projects as necessary. The ideal candidate will be a public accountant, public/private accountant or straight private accountant with 2-4 years of experience. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6532 – Staff Accountant: Our client, a $1B+ New York-based asset management firm is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their team. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for monthly and annual close of books and records, account reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting, focus filings for the Broker Dealer, cash management and reconciliations (daily and monthly), management reporting, consolidations, financial reporting, allocation of overhead and deal related expenses, Annual Audits, Fixed Asset tracking, accounts receivable tracking, payroll processing, pension processing, T&E processing using web-based T&E software, Sales & Use tax returns – US, Prepare 1099's, Allocations and inter-company transaction tracking, liaise with external auditors in preparation for audits, quarterly and annual regulatory reporting if applicable, and FX translations for UK entities. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 6 years of Management Co. or Corporate Accounting experience. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6436- Accounting Analyst: Our client, a $5B+ New York City-based asset management firm is seeking an Accounting Analyst to join their firm. The Accounting Analyst will be responsible for overseeing the various fund administrators that do the accounting for a private equity fund, a hedge fund and a debt fund. The role would entail reviewing weekly cash needs, reviewing the Net Asset Value Calculation, monthly close, enhancing controls, and special projects. The ideal candidate be a 2007 or 2008 grad from public accounting with experience auditing private equity and/or hedge fund clients. Strong excel skills and CPA a plus but not required. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

6705 – Accountant: Our client, a quantitative trading and investment strategy firm, is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their Accounting team. This hands-on role is in a small accounting group offering a great opportunity to work in an innovative, dynamic environment. The Staff Accountant will handle all aspects of accounting for various funds, preparing annual financial statements, working with external auditors, preparing month-end close including calculating NAV, management fees and incentive fees, assisting in many ad hoc and special projects, and working closely with operations, investor relations and trading teams. The ideal candidate will have his/her Bachelor's degree with 2-4 years of experience in hedge fund accounting or tax. A CPA or CFA certification is required. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.

5224- Tax Senior: Our client, a $10B+ Hedge Firm is seeking a Tax Senior to join their firm. The Tax Senior will be responsible for providing tax estimates, prepare and complete tax requests for investors, monitor long term holding periods, wash sales and appropriate multi-broker tax relief on a daily basis, compute year-end taxable income and allocations to partners, preparation of the information for the tax return and K-1s, monitoring the tax basis of the internal members and advising on cash movements between the hedge funds, correspond with the personal tax accountants of internal members, withholding filing requirements, and follow up on IRS/state notices.  The ideal candidate will have two to five years overall tax experience with specific experience in the hedge fund/financial services industry, bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA preferable but not required, excellent excel skills required, strong written / oral communication skills, self-motivated, works well in team environment, takes pride in final work product and be detail oriented. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com

6668- Tax Associate: Our client, a leading New Jersey- based Hedge Fund administrator is seeking a Tax Associate to join their firm. The Tax Associate will be responsible for providing U.S. tax analysis of hedge fund transactions, handle tax reporting for investors and tax filings, coordinate various foreign tax reporting requirements and contribute to development and enhancement of technological systems. The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years of hedge fund tax experience with a strong attention to detail, ability to troubleshoot and solve problems and manage multiple tasks / projects. Strong software skills and MS Excel are a big plus – The successful candidate will be comfortable with formulas, should understand the basics of macros & pivot tables, and be able to navigate and understand complex workbooks. If you are interested please email Eva at em@jsbpartners.com.