eFinancialCareers

• Location

  New York, NY, 10023

• Compensation

  Very Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  19 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  583762

-Processing and ensuring quality control of all shareholder transactions

Managing shareholder registers and shareholder records

-Monitoring the movement of monies between shareholders and funds

-Managing Investor communications

-Facilitating investor information requests and responding to investor inquiries

-Monitoring and validating fund resolutions that are related to shareholder activities

Fund Services Team

Managing all official client notifications and ensure implementation firm wide (i.e. additions/withdrawals/trading level adjustments, guideline amendments, contact changes, changes in beneficial ownership, etc.); this is for Team 2 only

-Managing distribution process of fund offering memorandums and official fund documents

-Managing and monitoring investor audit requests and questionnaires

-Monitoring the funds and shareholders compliance with relevant fund policies and regulatory requirements (ie. ERISA, Blue Sky, insurance schedules, annual fund audits, material events, etc.)

-Managing distribution of annual fund audits and applicable fund tax reporting requirements (K1’s, Form 5500’s, Form 5471’s etc.)

-Participating in process to launch new funds and facilitate fund closures

-Managing fund invoicing process (costs associated with operation of all funds

-Coordinating with external Fund Service Providers and holding them accountable for service excellence

Position Requirements:

-Bachelor’s degree, demonstrating a strong academic record from a competitive school

- 3+ years experience in Investor Relations with strong knowledge of back office support

-Prior experience with a Hedge Fund, Fund Manager, and/or Fund Administrator

-Proficiency using MS Word, Excel, Sharepoint, and the Internet? Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks with acute sensitivity to deadlines

- Common sense and comfort working in a high volume, intense environment

- Experience with Hedge-Tek, Mshare/Mpartner, or applicable Fund Administration software is a plus but not required

Position Summary:

The Investor Services group is divided up into teams in order to accomplish all of the responsibilities outlined below. Each team will have a Senior Associate supported by an Associate in order to achieve their assigned responsibilities.

The Senior Associate on each team will be accountable for quality control, documentation of procedures, audit, and ensuring day-to-day responsibilities are achieved excellently.

To provide growth and development, it is expected that each team member will participate in a rotation process that will expose them to all of the Investor Services group responsibilities within a two to three year time period and will not be expected to handle all of the below at any given time.

All Associates will be expected to interact with Fund Service Providers as well as other Departments internal to Bridgewater such as, Marketing Client Services, Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Account Management.

Responsibilities would include:

Investor Services -- Team 1 (responsible for general fund structures)

Investor Services -- Team 2 (responsible for separately managed accounts as well as complex fund structures and relationships)