Financial Accountant, Accounting and Tax

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, and Dubai.

SUMMARY

The Firm has created a Financial Accountant position to support the private fund accounting and finance function, with increasing ownership over assigned fund entities and related processes over time.

Core responsibilities include supporting and progressively owning the periodic close process for assigned investment entities, preparing investor reporting materials, assisting with regulatory compliance, and contributing to the efficient operation and improvement of private fund and broader finance processes. The ideal candidate will be a CPA and have one to two years of public accounting experience with specific experience in private investment funds or related financial services.

The base compensation range for this role is $70,000 - $85,000. Burford also pays a discretionary annual bonus and provides welcome Restricted Stock Units to all full-time employees.

The role will report to the Funds Controller and be based in Burford’s Chicago office.

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POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Support and, over time, take ownership of the quarterly close process for assigned private equity and hedge fund entities, including review of administrator outputs where applicable
• Partner with underwriters and portfolio managers to support investment monitoring, including analysis and reporting of fund activity
• Analyze cash positions and ensure distributions or capital calls are made timely in accordance with the respective Partnership AgreementsAct as a key point of contact with external service providers (including fund administrators and auditors), with appropriate oversight and support from senior team members
• Support annual tax compliance work for assigned funds
• Assist with the preparation of the annual audited financial statements
• Work with investor relations in responding to various investor requests and questions
• Liaise with legal and compliance teams to support regulatory filings
• Participate in ad hoc department projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS DESIRED

Qualifications & Experience

• Ideal candidates will have one to two years of accounting experience at a nationally recognized public accounting firm or relevant experience within private investment funds or financial services
• CPA certification or demonstrated progress toward certification
• Proficient with financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP investment company accounting rules
• Experience in accounting for private fund structures. Experience using investment accounting systems a plus
• Excellent Excel skills

Core Competencies & Skills / Personal Attributes & Fit

• Highly organized, with committed work ethic and strong attention to detail; ability to work independently and as a team and prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal/people skills (including the ability to build relationships with sophisticated internal clients and the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization).
• Problem-solving, organizational and communication skills, as necessary, to negotiate and interface with a variety of internal and external contacts.
• Enthusiasm for change and implementation of process improvements, including AI.

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