AVP of Financial Reporting

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions. 

Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

About the role

As the AVP of Financial Reporting, you will be an integral team member with the responsibility of assisting the Financial Reporting Manager in the financial reporting requirements of ETFs as it relates to fund audits and related SEC filings. Within this role and throughout Tidal Financial Group, we stress partnering with our clients in all aspects of service to ensure success in the ETFs they bring to market as well as their overall business success.

We take pride in doing the right thing each day for our clients, partners and each Tidal team member. Our fund administration leadership team is committed to a team atmosphere that stresses fun, enjoyment, teaching and development to help continued succession as a professional and leader.

What you'll do

• Assisting Fund Administration management, including the Financial Reporting Manager, in continuing to build the Financial Reporting function. The Financial Reporting team is tasked and focused on the preparation of ETF financial statements and related schedules, including Schedules of Investments, for SEC filings on Forms N-CSR and N-PORT.
• Producing and performing detailed review of GAAP financial statements.
• Assisting Trust Administration teams in coordinating ETF audits with independent auditors and external ETF service providers and clients.
• Assisting the Financial Reporting Manager in managing and coordinating financial statement reporting system vendor relationships and implementation of system upgrades/updates.
• Liaising with Trust Administration team members, to ensure exceptional client and partner service levels.
• Assisting overall Fund Administration management in department initiatives and service offering enhancements.
• Assisting and maintenance/enhancement of Fund Administration - Financial Reporting policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience. Master’s degree a plus
• Five to ten years of related work experience in fund administration with ETFs and mutual funds
• Substantial Confluence Technologies financial statement experience – including Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
• Ideally the candidate has at least three to five years of experience with Confluence.

Preferred Skills

• Strong and demonstrated leadership skills
• Must have advanced knowledge of and practical experience in the application of GAAP financial accounting and reporting for regulated investment companies, both the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940
• Specific experience with exchange-traded funds strongly preferred
• Must be able to manage multiple growth initiatives and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented environment – speed and the ability to pivot to tasks is essential
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to embrace and adapt to changing technological environments as well as being exposed to multiple fund accounting, custodian and reporting systems

We are prioritizing candidates who are located within proximity to Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; New York City, NY; and West Palm Beach, FL.