FINANCIAL ASSOCIATE RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Mar 25, 2025 - The Financial Associate manages and trains an offshore team, overseeing quarterly fund closes and reporting to the public company. Responsible for capital account allocation, investor reporting, and managing fund distribution models. Coordinates investment activities, handles investor inquiries, and ensures compliance with fund policies and debt covenants.

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1. Financial Associate, Horizon Capital Management, Dallas, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Manage and train offshore team
  • Responsible for the funds’ quarterly close and reporting to the public company
  • Coordinate with the real estate valuation team
  • Responsible for the Investor capital account allocation
  • Responsible for quarterly/annual reporting to investors
  • Maintain funds’ proprietary waterfall distribution models
  • Coordinate investment and realization activities with the team
  • Manage capital call and distribution process
  • Responsible for quarterly management fee billing
  • Manage borrowing and repayment activities on the funds’ credit facilities, monitor leverage levels, and ensure compliance with debt covenants
  • Ensure compliance with fund expense allocation policies/procedures
  • Coordinate with Treasury to manage cash activities/cash accounts
  • Coordinate with both internal and external auditors with all aspects of the annual audit
  • Handle investor requests & questions


Skills on Resume: 

  • Team Management (Soft Skills)  
  • Fund Reporting (Hard Skills)  
  • Real Estate Coordination (Hard Skills)  
  • Investor Account Management (Hard Skills)  
  • Waterfall Model Maintenance (Hard Skills)  
  • Capital Call Management (Hard Skills)  
  • Fee Billing (Hard Skills)  
  • Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)  

2. Senior Financial Associate, Greenfield Investments, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Monitor the market and scout potential investment opportunities worldwide in the Beauty/Wellness/Health domains
  • Led multidisciplinary due diligence teams to assess, negotiate and close investment deals
  • Connect and align with internal stakeholders to identify synergies between potential investments and the business group and collaborate to understand the future strategy of the business
  • Actively work on portfolio companies’ post-investment to create value & business synergies
  • Coordinate fund portfolio deal flows and onboard business leaders for additional business synergies
  • Monitor market trends and contribute to clarification of investment thesis
  • Animate internal advisors network & share marketing trends and potential targets
  • Help develop marketing communication around BOLD (internal/external) through newsletters, events and workshops
  • Participate in different startup events, pitches and conferences


Skills on Resume: 

  • Market Monitoring (Hard Skills)  
  • Due Diligence (Hard Skills)  
  • Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)  
  • Post-Investment Management (Hard Skills)  
  • Portfolio Coordination (Hard Skills)  
  • Investment Thesis (Hard Skills)  
  • Advisor Network Management (Soft Skills)  
  • Marketing Communication (Soft Skills)  

3. Financial Associate, Summit Wealth Partners, Miami, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Assist the Director of Finance & Administration in maintaining accurate and timely financial records.
  • Assist the Director of Finance & Administration in maintaining accurate accounting for each of the funds in accordance with generally accepted fund accounting practices.
  • Perform all accounting and financial functions in FIMS (Foundation Information Management System software) and in other software applications
  • Set up new funds in FIMS, and enter any changes in fund specifics.
  • Confirm accuracy of gift entry and other receipts, upload/enter all receipts to FIMS, prepare bank deposits as frequently
  • Coordinate stock gifts with investment advisor, and prepare acknowledgment letter for the donor.
  • Process in-kind gifts.
  • Code and enter operational expenses and cut checks for payables.
  • Maintain files for all operational expenses.
  • Review corporate card payments and employee reimbursements with an emphasis on supporting documentation and travel compliance
  • Work with the Associate Director of Finance to oversee the financial activity of the Biological Safety Lab service center including billing and receivables management for internal and external customers


Skills on Resume: 

  • Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)  
  • Fund Accounting (Hard Skills)  
  • Software Skills (Hard Skills)  
  • Fund Setup (Hard Skills)  
  • Gift Processing (Hard Skills)  
  • Expense Coding (Hard Skills)  
  • Documentation Review (Soft Skills)  
  • Receivables Management (Hard Skills)

4. Financial Associate, Redwood Financial Services, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Produce checks for all grants and fund expense checks.
  • Assist with the monthly reconciliation of bank accounts.
  • Prepare all asset rebalance calculations.
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly administrative fee calculations.
  • Prepare annual calculation of funds Available to Spend amounts.
  • Prepare semi-annual fund statements and accompanying letters.
  • Prepare annual use tax returns.
  • Prepare annual contractor 1099’s and related 1096 reports.
  • Respond to questions from fundholders regarding the balance of fund or other financial matters.
  • Escalate and assist with more complex issues.
  • Prepare monthly journal entries for assigned accounts


Skills on Resume: 

  • Grant Checks Production (Hard Skills)  
  • Bank Reconciliation (Hard Skills)  
  • Asset Rebalance Calculation (Hard Skills)  
  • Administrative Fee Calculation (Hard Skills)  
  • Funds Available Calculation (Hard Skills)  
  • Fundholder Communication (Soft Skills)  
  • Issue Escalation (Soft Skills)  
  • Journal Entry Preparation (Hard Skills)  

5. Financial Associate, Silver Oak Advisors, Chicago, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Assist Senior Manager, Finance and Grants in grant reporting, grant proposals, and fiscal compliance requirements
  • Coordinating with program leaders and staff, and external stakeholders
  • Assist Senior Manager, Finance and Grants in coordination and collaboration with other teams to ensure that all financial services are being performed effectively
  • Prepare and report monthly and quarterly results, comparing actuals to budget/forecast and any other variance analysis 
  • Build partnerships with program managers to understand the programmatic need, drivers, trends, and opportunities to effectively administer financial responsibilities
  • Answer business questions succinctly through data analysis
  • Partner with accounting to develop accurate coding of expenditures for grant reimbursements and the capture of program and grant expenditures
  • Prepare monthly reimbursement billing documents for contract-based awards, including external communication with grantors to track Accounts Receivable
  • Enter data to monitor and report active grant/contract activity
  • Enforce organizational principles of integrity and compliance.
  • Learning and eventual familiarity with local, state, and federal government financial regulations


Skills on Resume: 

  • Grant Reporting (Hard Skills)  
  • Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)  
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)  
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)  
  • Partnership Building (Soft Skills)  
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)  
  • Expenditure Coding (Hard Skills)  
  • Compliance Enforcement (Soft Skills)  

6. Financial Associate, Crestview Partners, Seattle, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Securing the necessary licenses, permits, and other documents from various regulatory agencies particularly Local Government Units (LGU), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Prepares bank reconciliation and trial balance
  • Researches new rulings and regulations of external regulatory agencies
  • Prepares accurate financial reports supporting the figures in Income Tax Return, Audited Financial Statement, General Information Sheet, etc.)
  • Performs administrative tasks (e.g. report preparation, recording, filing, appointment scheduling) required to promote the smooth flow of operations in the department
  • Support department's pre-award activities by independently preparing basic research proposals and progress reports, as well as assisting with some complex varieties.
  • Support department finance activities including processing accounts receivable and payable transactions, PCard/Corporate Card reconciling, credit memos
  • Coordinate with Harvard Accounts Payable central office, external vendors, and research lab members to resolve basic financial and invoicing issues. 
  • Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
  • Support assigned programs in managing grant budgets and fiscal-related issues such as ensuring compliance and timely submission and processing of grant expenditure paperwork.


Skills on Resume: 

  • License Management (Hard Skills)  
  • Bank Reconciliation (Hard Skills)  
  • Regulatory Research (Hard Skills)  
  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)  
  • Administrative Support (Soft Skills)  
  • Proposal Writing (Soft Skills)  
  • Accounts Management (Hard Skills)  
  • Grant Budgeting (Hard Skills)

7. Financial Associate, Evergreen Capital Group, Portland, OR

Job Summary: 

  • Managing communications, and compliances related to banks.
  • Supporting in financial and non-financial, documentation, and legal compliances.
  • Analyzing financial data and assisting with audits, reviews, and tax preparations.
  • Preparation of departmental forecasts, operating budgets, financial statements, and reports.
  • Keeping records and documenting financial processes.
  • Collaborating with internal departments to reconcile any accounting discrepancies.
  • Reviewing existing financial policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Developing initiatives and policies that may improve the overall working of the finance department.
  • Engage with customers via inbound calls, promptly assessing inquiries and providing service solutions to fulfill needs
  • Uncover opportunities and identify products and services that will enhance the client’s financial success


Skills on Resume: 

  • Bank Communications (Soft Skills)  
  • Financial Documentation (Hard Skills)  
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)  
  • Budget Preparation (Hard Skills)  
  • Record Keeping (Hard Skills)  
  • Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)  
  • Policy Review (Hard Skills)  
  • Customer Engagement (Soft Skills)  

8. Financial Associate, Blue Ridge Financial, Richmond, VA

Job Summary: 

  • Update the model with quarterly actuals, incorporate appropriate forecast assumptions
  • Maintain model accuracy, ensure the integrity of the model, build and maintain sufficient error-proofing  into the models
  • Keep the model current with changing business conditions, changes in segmentation, and changes due to planned acquisitions or divestitures
  • Provide clear and concise written emails conveying key information that executives need to know about underlying assumptions and model results
  • Improve the model by updating current calculations and creating automated checks of certain information
  • Establish and maintain collaborative and highly effective working partnerships with sector finance teams and within the corporate finance organization to ensure the forecast is accurate and consistent with key planning assumptions being used elsewhere
  • Support Accounting in goodwill impairment and valuation analyses
  • Support the CD&P department in the achievement of goals by contributing to strategic planning and M&A projects as assigned by department leadership
  • Collaborate with internal business partners to research and resolve sophisticated client requests
  • Working well independently, interact professionally with remote peers and managers, functioning as an integral part of a virtual team
  • Open to working various varying shift schedules, including evenings and weekends


Skills on Resume: 

  • Model Updating (Hard Skills)  
  • Model Accuracy (Hard Skills)  
  • Business Analysis (Hard Skills)  
  • Communication (Soft Skills)  
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)  
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)  
  • Valuation Support (Hard Skills)  
  • Independent Work (Soft Skills)  

9. Financial Associate, Canyon Ridge Investments, Phoenix, AZ

Job Summary: 

  • Perform vendor maintenance of the ERP address book including: requesting W-9 information, creation of vendor and vendor remitting to numbers
  • Updating vendor names and addresses
  • Entering vendor invoices into the ERP system
  • Working with vendors to resolve payment disputes
  • Working with personnel to resolve purchase order issues
  • Review, investigate and correct errors with vouchered items
  • Provide invoice and PO information to support month-end AP accruals
  • Create payment control groups for the weekly check run, get the appropriate approvals and process checks for payment
  • Contact customers inquiring about payment status
  • Investigate and resolve billing issues 
  • Enter contact notes into ERP or other system
  • Maintain customer contacts in the ERP system
  • Support the management of intercompany activities
  • Perform account reconciliations on a monthly basis
  • Assist in compliance with PCI Financial Policies


Skills on Resume: 

  • Vendor Maintenance (Hard Skills)  
  • Invoice Entry (Hard Skills)  
  • Payment Dispute Resolution (Soft Skills)  
  • Purchase Order Resolution (Soft Skills)  
  • Error Investigation (Hard Skills)  
  • Month-End Accruals (Hard Skills)  
  • Payment Processing (Hard Skills)  
  • Customer Support (Soft Skills)