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Job Description / Responsibilities:

WFS Operations –

This position is a Middle Office Operations role supporting Fixed Income Derivative Sales and Trading strategies as it relates to Industry Initiatives (i.e. Client Clearing), system migrations, model rollouts, and overall process flows and procedures.  The candidate will work closely with Line Managers of Middle Office, Technology, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Front Office and Industry Peers to successfully accomplish these goals.  The goal of this team is to ensure quick turnaround of adhoc or strategic needs while leaving the MO Line Manager to focus on the daily support functions and staff management.  The role will cover all asset classes, including but not limited to Rates, Munis, Credit, Counterparty Credit, Commodities, and Structured Products.  There may also be initiatives that require support of Securities Trading (High Yield, High Grade, Muni Cash, Treasury, CMBS, ABS and MBS).  The candidate must provide superior customer service while responding to inquiries from both internal and external customers as per the standard defined by our client. 

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate should possess 4+ years experience in the Financial Services industry with significant exposure to Interest Rate, Credit or Commodity derivatives. Candidates must have a 4yr College Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Mathematics related field.  The candidate must have a solid understanding of a broad array of capital markets products (specifically derivatives), industry trends, regulatory initiatives and industry-wide best practices.  They will have demonstrated that they are adept at identifying and understanding issues related to a front to back trading system, by developing appropriate solutions and taking action consistent with available facts and constraints.    Strong candidates will possess superior ability to organize verbal and written communication to clarify purpose and importance, stress major points and follow a logical sequence.  They also must comprehend communication from others, attend to and correctly interpret messages, then respond appropriately.  Candidates are proficient with mathematical and business concepts, meticulous with detail and capable of developing conclusions independently.  They must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.

 Skills

• Calypso V7 to Calypso V12

• Familiarity with existing industry initiatives and federal regulations

• Experience working with MS Access, specifically coding in VB

• Proven experience with front or middle office support roles

• Calypso, FISTS, Openlink/Endur experience

Location: Charlotte, NC

Salary: $68,200 – $79,800 Plus Bonus (total potential comp $96 – $114K)

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

High Profile Position!

Recent hands on experience with Dodd Frank Act a must. Will be working on PF, and must be up to date on regulations.

SEC reporting for Hedge Funds required.

Candidate must have experience at a Hedge Fund, a Regulatory firm or out of a Big 4 Audit firm working on SAS 70 Type II is preferred.

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Excellent opportunity to work on top deals, gain and develop key industry contacts, and be part of the initial stages of setting up a broker-dealer. This candidate should have concentrated valuation experience and strong experience with fairness/solvency opinions. This is a flat organization with great visibility.  Management is very responsive to their employees, and  has created an ideal  platform for upward mobility.  Superior working environment.

Sample Transaction:

- A solvency opinion for $1.9 Billon recapitalization of one of the world`s top financial advisory and asset management firms

Responsibilities:

§ Providing financial advisory services in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts and public and private financings as well as for financial and tax reporting purposes;

§ Rendering financial opinions with respect to valuation, fairness and solvency;

§ Performing valuations of businesses, equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products and intangible assets;

§ Performing detailed due diligence including site visitations, management interviews, review of strategic alternatives and legal documentation as well as business, financial, industry, and market research and analysis;

§ Constructing and maintaining sophisticated, scenario driven financial and valuation models including analysis of financing alternatives, cash flow and IRR analysis, LBO/debt repayment analysis, accretion/dilution analysis, sum-of-the-parts valuation, discounted cash flow valuation, comparable public company valuation, comparable merger and acquisition valuation, loan pricing and derivative pricing;

§ Continually monitoring certain economic, industry, capital market and company trends and developments;

§ Preparing and presenting detailed financial analyses and reports to directors, senior managers, lenders and shareholders;

§ Developing and maintaining relationships with existing clients through periodic conversations and meetings;

Requirements:

* 1-4  years of relevant experience, preferably in a Valuation  Services Group

* Knowlegde of the entire M&A process from start to finish

* Experience in Financial Reporting, and Valuation of Businesses and Portfolio Investments

* A thorough understanding of valuation theory and practice (MBA and/or CFA preferred but not required)

Location: Princeton, NJ

Salary: $50,000 – $60,000 Plus Bonus & Outstanding Benefits

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Responsibilities:

Review Federal, Multi-National, Multi-State Corporate (C&S), Partnership, Individual, Trust, Estate tax returns.

Federal and State Tax Audit Representation.

Review FAS 109 calculations.

Knowledge of Trust & Estate Taxation.

Federal tax research involving significant tax projects (R&D Credits, IRC Section 382 Studies, etc.).

Keep current on new federal, state and international tax matters.

Coordinate with Client Accounting and Tax departments.

Develop tax package data requests, instruct staff on tax adjustments and implementation of tax application systems.

Review tax returns for accuracy, minimization of tax liability, available tax credits, and tax provision.

Responsible for seminar presentations, training, and reviewing presentations by staff and seniors.

Responded to: client inquiries, Internal Revenue Service, State and Local tax notices.

Required Experience

BS in Accounting, CPA required

Recent public experience

Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and fast tax preferred

FAS 109 and/or FIN 48 strongly preferred

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

As a Corporate Tax Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of corporate tax engagements and coordination of financial statement aspects with our Audit group. You will have expertise in tax research, tax compliance, FAS 109, and supervision of staff members on engagements.

Required Skills:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Tax

Polished communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

CPA certification is a plus

Requires 7+ years recent experience in public accounting with a strong research and compliance background, as well as expertise in corporate tax matters such as FAS 109, consolidated Tax Returns, Mergers and Acquisitions

Experience with ePace, GoSystem RS, MS Excel, and on-line tax research tools

Location: New York, NY

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

The Senior Associate will be involved in many aspects of financial valuation and advisory services to a variety of clientele. Specifically, they will report to the head of the firm’s transaction and advisory practice, the Senior Associate will manage sell-side and buy-side M&A activities and fairness opinion services.  In addition they will be responsible for advisory and valuation engagements to analyze potential liquidity options available to middle-market companies, effect corporate restructuring, create new classes of equity, maintain compliance with Employee Stock Ownership Plans and other ERISA plans, and effect intra-family ownership transfers, among others. 

The ideal candidate should have concentrated valuation experience and strong experience with fairness/solvency opinions.  As well as an advanced, working knowledge of Excel and Word.  Strong oral and written communication skills and superior analytical capabilities are essential. Must have quant skills and be familiar with financial modeling. A degree in Finance is required. An MBA and/or CFA (or CFA candidate) are also preferred. A background in accounting coursework is important and relevant to the responsibilities of the position. The ideal candidate would have 2-4 years experience only.

Location: Princeton, NJ

Salary: $70,000 – $80,000 + Bonus

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science preferred but not required
• Must have 3+ years of experience developing in C# (.NET) in Windows environment (MS Certification is a plus)
• Object oriented analysis and design skills
• Relational database analysis and design and experience using PL/SQL and/or Transact SQL
• Financial and/or Commodities trading systems experience Excellent written and verbal skills and attention to detail

Location: Long Island, NY

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

The Senior Associate will be involved in many aspects of financial valuation and advisory services to a variety of clientele. Responsibilities include analyzing companies’ historical and projected financial statements, developing traditional financial valuation methodologies (such as discounted cash flow and market comparable analyses), researching industries using Internet or other sources, performing due diligence review, and communicating results through written reports and presentations.
The ideal candidate should have concentrated valuation experience and strong experience with fairness/solvency opinions.  As well as an advanced, working knowledge of Excel and Word.  Strong oral and written communication skills and superior analytical capabilities are essential. Must have quant skills and be familiar with financial modeling. A degree in Finance is required. An MBA and/or CFA (or CFA candidate) are also preferred. A background in accounting coursework is important and relevant to the responsibilities of the position. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience only.

Location: Princeton, NJ

Salary: $70,000 – $80,000 + Bonus

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
*Knowledge in Advanced MS Windows
*Financial or Energy based Trading and Risk Management Systems
*Technical Programming concepts
*Database Management
*Previous technical support experience needed
*BS required
*On-call night/weekend work is required

Location: Long Island, NY

Salary: $50,000 – $55,000

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway