Fund Administration Intern - Tidal Financial Group
Milwaukee, WI 53204
About the Job
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.
Location - onsite in Milwaukee 4-5 days/week
About the role
Tidal Financial Group is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Fund Administration Intern to support our ETF Fund Administration team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in ETF financial reporting, compliance, regulatory filings and Board of Trustee reporting within a fast-paced financial environment. As an Intern in our Fund Administration group, you will be an integral team member with the focus of helping support the day-to-day tax-related operations and reporting of ETFs, as well work on projects related to enhancement of services provided to our clients and partners. This internship will introduce you to basic and advanced concepts of administration and operations of regulated investment companies, such as ETFs. Also included in the internship will be opportunities to learn from other areas of the fund administration team, including Tax Management and expense/budgeting, as well as other areas of Tidal as a whole. Our fund administration leadership team, which the tax management group is a part of, 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
· Monitoring and reviewing a fund budget based on contractual agreements, fee proposals and expense activity trends
· Helping prepare client board of trustees meeting materials.
· Helping prepare financial statements (e.g., statement of assets and liabilities, schedule of investments, statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, statement of cash flows and accompanying financial footnotes) for SEC regulatory filings in order to comply with GAAP and regulatory reporting requirements.
· Helping prepare and review other SEC regulatory filings, such as Form N-PORT, Form N-CEN, Form 24f-2 and Form N-PX.
· Testing and reviewing portfolio compliance to ensure ETF adherence to the Investment Company Act of 1940, stated prospectus limitations and internal revenue (IRC) code guidelines
· Assisting Fund Administration leadership and Senior Level Fund Administrators in the coordination of both strategic and ad-hoc projects, which can include trust and fund launches and fund mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity.
Qualifications
· Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Proficiency in Microsoft, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and familiarity with financial software
· Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
· Excellent organizational and time management skills
· Ability to embrace multiple technology platforms/systems and applications
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