Control and Risk Management Associate/Officer – International Bank

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International Bank is seeking a Control and Risk Management Associate.   Read more →

Credit Analyst/AVP – International Asset Management Firm

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A global Asset Management firm is seeking a Credit Analyst who will analyze and recommend investment-grade corporate bonds to out-perform defined market benchmarks.

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Accounting Manager

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International Manufacturing company is seeking an Accounting Manager who will be managing professional level accounting functions, preparing reports, and advising upper management regarding matters, such as effective use of resources and methods.

  • Conduct monthly and yearly closing financial statements
  • Maintain budget and compare actual to budget and conduct variance analysis
  • Handle the company’s transactions and debts and do cash flow forecasting
  • Conduct general accounting including GL, AR, AP and Asset management
  • Prepare accounting report to the management and Head Office
  • Coordinate payments with banks and coordinate audits with internal/external auditors
  • Advise other departments from accounting point of view to optimize SAP and the business process
  • Document accounting procedures and processes
  • Train/mentor accounting staff

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or another related field required.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience.
  • Knowledge in SAP. Experience in installing SAP a plus
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Problem-solving skills and resourceful thinking
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
  • Attention to detail and analytically driven

Fund Finance (Specialized Finance) AVP/VP

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International Financial Institution is seeking a Fund Finance professional at AVP/VP level in their Specialized Finance Team who will be leading the origination and structuring of the credit facilities for PE Funds, Fund of Funds and Asset Managers (40 Act).

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Fund Finance (Specialized Finance) Lead Analyst/Manager

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International Financial Institution is seeking a Fund Finance professional at Lead Analyst/Manager level in their Specialized Finance Team who will be supporting the origination and structuring of the credit facilities for PE Funds, Fund of Funds and Asset Managers (40 Act).

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Asset Analyst – International Energy Investment Firm

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An International Energy Firm focusing on renewable energy investment is seeking an4 asset analyst who has a wide range of responsibilities for commercial, contractual, regulatory, and reporting obligations of the large utility solar project in Texas in order to maximize project financial performance. The position will also work closely with the accounting team to meet accounting and tax requirements. The position will provide a perfect opportunity for a professional looking for asset management work within a small and rapidly growing team and developing their expertise in solar projects.

  • Support project-level annual budget and forecast, and monthly operating report to management with accurate explanations of variances to budget.
  • Coordinate closely with the accounting team and asset management service provider to ensure that monthly financials (USGAAP and IFRS) are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Administer tax equity investor compliance tasks including monthly reports, cash distribution, allocation, and HLBV by managing asset management service provider, and obtain internal and tax equity approval as needed.
  • Manage cash positions including cash distribution and payment to vendors.
  • Administer and manage major project documents, including leading resolution of significant agreement issues that stem from the operation of the project (e.g., financing agreement, LLCA, lease agreement, tax limitation agreement, and equipment warranties).
  • Renew insurance policies and manage claims by getting support from insurance brokers.

These can be additional responsibilities.

  • Support internal members to ensure that property tax limitation is applied to the project.
  • Oversee project-level compliance with all regulatory requirements including NERC and ERCOT, ensuring that all filings are completed accurately and on time.
  • Support project value up opportunities including utilizing new technology and unused land

Qualifications:

  • University degree in Business, Finance or related field (advanced degree or MBA preferred)
  • More than 2 years of relevant experience
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software and database development and management
  • US driver’s license
  • Analytical skills
  • Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills

BL Japanese Client Services Analyst/Associate – Int’l Asset Management Firm

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An International Asset Management Firm is seeking a Client Services Analyst/ Associate with Japanese language skills who will manage wide range of clients requests and manage relationship with East Asia clients.

  • Manage wide range of inquires and requests including but not limited to market environment, individual credit fundamentals, trading activities, performance, guideline related matters and day to day operation from various channels along with preparing necessary data.
  • Involve in the roles to maintain and strengthen client relationship such as attending the client meetings and regular conference all including translation with investment teams, preparing client meeting material and hosting preparation meetings (leading prep-meetings).
  • Prepare daily reports in cooperation with US reporting team and deliver them to the clients
  • Handle ad-hock requests from East Asian team and solve them in the US hours.

Requirements

  • More than 3 years’ experience in investment management firms (especially client service or client reporting related area)
  • Fixed income related experience.  Market and investment strategy knowledge in Private Equity, Hedge Fud, and traditional assets a plus.
  • Experience in creating client reports.  Experience in investment review meetings (experience in presenting quarterly reviews for the clients) preferred.
  • Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and Japanese
  • BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Science, Math preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office and Bloomberg.  Skills for Blackrock Aladdin, My State Street, Bloomberg, T-Star GX, TX and admin portal (BBH, MFS) a plus.
  • Strong communications/interpersonal skills who can effectively communicate with Japanese sales, product management team and US trading desk
  • Team oriented.  Can understand company’s culture as “Client First”.

Bilingual Japanese Credit Associate

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International Bank is seeking a credit analyst with Japanese language skills responsible for credit risk management and related administrative work. Works with and assists the Account Officer to service the Bank’s corporate clients. Develops and analyzes all types of credit information, completes all documents (including projections), prepares analysis and makes appropriate recommendations. Assists in relationship management and promotion of non-credit business as required.

  • Financial statement analysis of borrowers and their parent companies;
  • Preparation of credit applications, for new, renewals, amendments and extensions;
  • Preparation of various applications relating to non-credit business such as fee waiver, daylight overdraft, etc.;
  • Credit rating, both for borrowers and for each facility;
  • Credit monitoring including conducting covenant checks;
  • Assist in asset quality assessment;
  • Assist in relationship management and promotion of non-credit business with clients;
  • Information gathering related to clients’ business, industries and market competitors;
  • Correspondence with clients to answer various requests and inquiries;
  • Correspondence with other company offices to exchange information regarding company’s business strategy toward a specific client, business conditions of a parent company, etc.;

Additional tasks ;

  • Maintenance and updating of credit files;
  • Preparation for regulatory examinations and internal/external audits;
  • Preparation of credit documents;
  • Preparation of documents related to both credit and non-credit business;
  • Arrangement of business meetings with clients
  • Obtain a basic understanding of the applicable rules and regulations that govern the Bank;
  • Understand that all questions and/or clarification about such rules and regulations should be directed to the Legal & Compliance Department;
  • Attend Annual Compliance Training presented by the Legal & Compliance Department;
  • Read and respond as necessary to all compliance-related materials received. Comply with the Bank’s “Code of Conduct.

 

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics
  • Work exp. in financial firms and public accounting firms preferred.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English is required
  • Prior experience in financial statements / cash flow / credit analysis highly preferred
  • Good analytical, organizational and communication skills
  • Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

 

Compensation: Base salary 60-80K+bonus

Bilingual Japanese Loan Operations Associate

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International Bank is seeking a Loan Operations Associate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Captures credit related transactions and payments in ATLAS. Maintains operational ledgers and files of various forms in accordance with the Bank’s policy.
  2. Handles domestic loan administrative work (funding arrangement, preparing Information Sheets, processing payment, etc.) based on the instructions received from agent banks and/or Lending front office on routine matters. Verifies that these instructions are in compliance with the terms set by the binding agreement.
  3. Processes assigned non-routine loan activities such as purchases, refinancing, amendment, termination and sale.  Establishes new customers and facilities in Loantel/Nicotel, ATLAS, and Loan Management Systems, as necessary.
  4. Monitors and applies incoming fees and interest payments. Investigates cash discrepancies associated with the responsible accounts. Claims compensation when necessary and follows up on reconcilement file.
  5. Ensures that all cash movements are properly recorded on Cash Position Sheet and reported to Funds Transfer and other relevant departments according to the procedure.  Conducts daily nostro reconcilement.
  6. Prepares various Information Sheets, tickets and confirmation forms for Japanese Corporate Finance transactions based on written instructions once deal is established.
  7. Handles back-office operations for bonds acquired by Lending Group. This includes: capturing new bond products in Loantel and ATLAS systems, processing purchase, sale, redemption and coupon payments as well as timely funding of floating bonds.
  8. Prepares various reports as requested by the supervisors.
  9. Reports irregularities to the Supervisor(s) and/or Department Manager on a timely basis.
  10. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  1. High school diploma.
  2. 2+ years of experience in either banking operations or bookkeeping.
  3. Basic accounting knowledge and good mathematical aptitude.
  4. Proficiency with PC in business-related applications.
  5. Good communication skills.
  6. Japanese language skill a plus.

Accounting and Administrative Assistant

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An International Company is seeking an Accounting/Administrative Assistant.

Bank related assignments:

  • Post cash receipts to AR in NAV and generate daily cash receipts
  • Post cash payment to AP in NAV
  • Create weekly past due report
  • Organize and prepare the documents for bank account transfers, wires and ACH
  • Print out checks, assemble each check with the backup information and submit for approval and signature
  • Mail the signed checks with necessary payment stubs
  • Create account transfers, wires and ACH at bank site ready for approval
  • Keep an eye on cash balance of checking accounts so that cash is not getting short
  • Organize and file bank activity backup papers for daily reports and wires, ACH
  • Verify check occasionally

General accounting assignments:

  • Respond to account balance confirmation from customers/vendors
  • Issue advance receivable invoices to head office/group companies upon approval from General Managers
  • Post purchase/sales invoices
  • Monthly bank reconciliation and update major account reconciliation schedule including fixed assets, advance receivables and other items.
  • Assist to tax filing and filing schedules
  • Local tax filing (NYC rent tax) and corporate registration for local government
  • Monthly closing such as creating monthly preliminary report by product, and monthly inventory reconciliation, running FX calculation in NAV, etc.
  • Fill out and send credit reference to our vendor’s agent
  • Inputting weekly FX rate in NAV
  • Assist Annual audit
  • Consolidated quarterly and yearly closing
  • Other Duties as Assigned

General administrative assignments:

  • Manage communications addressed to the Company including phone, e-mail, letters, packages
  • Manage, maintain and replenish office supplies and equipment including business cards, company stationery and arrangement for repair/trouble shooting.
  • Sending documents by FedEx, certified mail,

Requirements

  • 2 or more years’ experience in accounting position
  • College graduate (at least bachelors’ degree)
  • High organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
  • Process oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage to timelines
  • Well versed in Microsoft Office Suite software, ERP(preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and advanced skills with Excel and Outlook

 

Annual total compensation: $50,000-60,000