Accounting, Finance, Taxation and Audit

Since 1974, we have been developing strong ties with clients both large and small. Let us put those relationships to work for you.

Open Accounting, Finance, Taxation and Audit Positions Include:

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Let our four decades of building relationships with our valued clients on a local and national level work for you. Working with our team of experience professionals goes beyond identifying job opportunities. We are focused on career counseling, resume enhancement and interview preparation. Our staffing specialists connect our candidates to the right opportunities while maintaining unyielding ethical standards. Let our industry expertise and professional representation work for you.

Forum Group connects talent with opportunity.

Accounting, Finance, Taxation and Audit Staffing on a Permanent and Consulting Basis Principally Focuses on:

• CFO, Corporate Controller, Staff Accountant/Senior Accountant
• Public Accounting: Audit, Tax and Consulting Staff through partners
• Internal Audit/IT Audit
• Financial Analysts
• Investment Officers
• Finance Directors
• Investment Banking
• Accounting Support Staff

SINCE 1974, WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING STRONG TIES WITH CLIENTS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. LET US PUT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU.

Open Administrative and Executive Support Positions Include:

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• Ultrasound/Sono Tech

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $37

  Job Type
  Contract

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  Now hiring Ultrasound Technologists needed in multiple locations with Multi-Modality (Echo, Vascular, General & Small Parts) Must be able to perform Trans-abdominal & Trans-vaginal Scans, and OBGYN

  Opportunities are available in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan!!

  Qualifications:

  • Registered by the American Registry Of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
  • 2 years of experience as an Ultrasound Tech
  • Excellent communication Skills
  • Excellent patient service skills
  • work well independently.

  Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

  Must be registered, RDCS and RVT!!
• Administrative Assistant

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $55,000 - $60,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Administrative Assistant – Investment Management Firm

  Prominent NYC Investment Management Firm is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant in the midtown NYC office! Base salary to $60K with outstanding benefits!

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Perform a wide range of operational support including heavy calendaring, meeting arrangements, conference registrations, and answering phones for three investment professionals

  • Expense reporting

  • Domestic and International travel arrangements – hotel, flight, cars

  • Restaurant reservations and meal arrangements

  • Updating contact databases

  • Manage magazine and data subscriptions

  • Update analyst earnings calls and meetings calendars

  • Update and distribute morning commodity reports

  • Compile company Catalyst list

  • Create weekly compliance calendar

  • Ad-hoc reports and various projects, occasionally personal work

  • Provide coverage for administrative staff on floor, including lunch coverage at the reception desk 1-2x per week

  • Backup coverage for administrative team

  Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred

  • 2-5 years administrative assistant experience in a professional services environment

  • Strong Microsoft Office skills

  For consideration, send your resume today!
• Executive Legal Assistant

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $80,000 - $90,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Luxury Clothing Brand is in need of a superstar Executive Assistant. Fast paced collaborative team environment.

  Midtown NYC

  The Executive Assistant provides administrative support to the General Counsel.

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Monitor emails to ensure proper action is taken by the General Counsel regarding requests, further correspondences, etc.
  • Consistently review and maintain organization of emails sent to the General Counsel
  • Maintain and update General Counsel’s task list on Outlook of new matters and requests; prioritize workload and provide reminders.
  • Update licensing binders with any amendments, side letters, model contracts, etc. and forward them to the appropriate legal parties
  • Update contacts information in Outlook for General Counsel with internal company cross-functional partners or external vendors or firms.
  • Notarize any necessary document legalization

  Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • 8+ years in previous role supporting legal executive; prior experience working in law office background preferred

  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills

  The salary for this position will go to $90K! For consideration, send your resume today!
• EPIC Trained Admins

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $19 - $20

  Job Type
  Contract

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  Long and short term temporary opportunities, within the medical field, for candidates with a medical background who have been trained in the Epic Scheduling System. Work for some of NYC’s cutting edge hospitals and healthcare facilities. Positions exist for medical administrative assistants (both junior and senior level) as well as medical receptionists, registrars and surgical schedulers. You will work directly with patients and physicians as well as supporting various staff members.

  Responsibilities:

  • Insurance Verification
  • Obtaining Pre-Certifications for Surgeries and Testing
  • Surgical Scheduling
  • Maintaining Patient Charts
  • Scheduling Patient Appointments

  Qualifications:

  • 1-2 years professional experience in a healthcare facility
  • Comfortable with Medical Terminology
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with physicians, patients and staffs as well as written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Medical Receptionist

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $17 - $20

  Job Type
  Contract

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  The Forum Group is working with a leading healthcare provider in search of a talented Medical Receptionist.

  • Patient scheduling through EPIC
  • Obtaining Patient Health Information
  • Filing Medical Records to ensure HIPAA confidentiality laws
  • Interacting with patients coming into the office
  • Preparing patient charts for following day appointments
  • Purging charts to go into archiving
  • Responsible for directing patients to various departments throughout the Hospital
  • Collaborating with Office Coordinator and Medical Staff to complete tasks
  • Maintain patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating information in database as new information becomes available through patient registration
  • Determine patient’s needs and process according to case type, as well as assisting in the checking in and out of patients
  • Monitor delivery of care by scheduling patient appointments in accordance to physicians schedule as well as the completion of data entry and data retrieval tasks using the Epic software system to organize patient charts and prepare patient and facility reports
  • Verify patient insurance benefits, relay information on relevant payment and billing/collection policies and collect patient responsibility payments
  • Order patients’ diagnostic and imaging tests based on their case type and correspond the results to the patients and physicians
  • Facilitated daily administrative functions, including customer service, patient verification, and registration
  • Scheduled and verified patient appointments; scheduled appointments with secondary care providers
  • Collected patient co-payments and recorded payment transactions; obtained third party payer authorization for services provided and communicated outstanding balances to insurance companies and to patients
  • Coordinated physician schedules and managed and maintained patient flow
  • Reinforced and upheld patient personal information as required by HIPPA to protect patients' rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information
  • Managed office and supply inventories
  • Received deliveries and organized supplies in stockroom and exam rooms
  • Ordered diagnostic tests and communicated results to patients and physicians
  • Respected patients by recognizing their rights & actively maintaining their confidentiality via HIPPA
  • Identify solutions for day-to-day issues by adapting processes and procedures with the needs of the clinic
  • Assist in supporting primary care and specialty provider with timely communications, follow-ups, and provide all updated information regarding transitions in care and outside referrals
  • Maintain quality service by adhering to organizational expectations and standards
• Administrative Manager

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $22 - $24

  Job Type
  Contract

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  Our position reports directly to the Executive Assistant to the President, the Administrative Manager is responsible for assisting in the orchestration of daily operations and management of the Office of the President.The Administrative Manager supports the President’s Executive Assistant in complex calendar management, extensive travel management, meeting and conference management; and, in the implementation of planning processes that aid in a sophisticated and efficient functionality of executive support within the office.

  Responsibilities:

  1. Assists and supports the President’s Executive Assistant in extensive office operations, including meeting database management, meeting logistics, complex travel itineraries, intricate and evolving calendar management and creating documentation for senior level meetings and activities.

  2. Works with the President’s Executive Assistant to manage the scheduling of meetings/conferences, appointments and events, working collaboratively to coordinate the Presidents highly complex calendar. Must possess strong time management skills.

  3. Ensures at all times that the office environment is especially sensitive and responsive to the needs of the University’s internal and external communities, while maintaining a confidential environment.

  4. Provides assistance to the President’s Executive Assistant related to the preparation, implementation and logistical management of academic conferences and events.

  5. Works with the President’s Executive Assistant, to ensure smooth functioning workflow; and, is accountable for upholding the highest standards of support, confidentiality, accuracy and detail.

  6. Works independently on administrative projects, as needed. Ensures that they are accomplished in a timely and accurate manner and that the President’s Executive Assistant is continually updated with status reports.

  7. Creates reports from calendar, expense and travel data requested by President’s Executive Assistant. Maintains records of reimbursement, scheduling requests and internal meetings through a database. Synthesizes information and reports pertinent data on background and statistics for incoming requests.

  8. Act as a liaison to a broad range of constituents; receives visitors and fields calls for the President’s Executive Assistant.

  9. Additional duties as assigned.

  Minimum Qualifications for Grade:

  Bachelor’s degree required.

  Minimum three years of related experience is required.

  Additional Position-Specific Minimum Qualifications:

  Minimum three years administrative support experience and knowledge of modern office practices.

  Must show tact and good judgement in confidential situations and experience interacting with senior management.

  Experience in preparing travel and expense reports, coordinating complex travel arrangements and calendar management for senior level executives is required.

  The ability to coordinate multiple projects with competing priorities as well as perform daily tasks with confidentiality and discretion is required.

  Must have excellent customer service skills as well as superior verbal and written communication skills.Must be detail-oriented, exercise good judgement, and work as a team player in a fast-paced environment.

  Highly proficient Microsoft Office skills with advanced computer skills, including ability to create complex spreadsheets, manage databases and generate reports as necessary.

  Must be consistently punctual and able to work flexible hours, possible evenings, and weekends as needed.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  Prior experience supporting an executive level office or position is preferred.

  Hours:

  The office is open from 8am to 6pm and the candidate's schedule may change based on needs...meaning the working shifts could be 8 to 4, 9 to 5 or 10 to 6 based on the needs of the office.

  Therefore, the ideal candidate would be someone who has flexibility to work multiple shifts.
• Receptionist

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $15

  Job Type
  Contract

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  Excellent opportunities available for an experienced receptionist. Responsible for performing a broad range of reception and administrative duties to provide departmental support as well as support to all levels of management. The receptionist will be the first point of contact to clients and guests. In this position, you will use your excellent verbal and written communication skills as you interface with guests, clients, and other members of staff. Seeking a poised receptionist who can streamline front office operations and facilitate communications at the highest level.

  Responsibilities:

  • Establish daily priorities and work alongside all company personnel
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Direct incoming calls and correspondence
  • Maintain neat and orderly reception area
  • Schedule meetings and conference rooms
  • Updating letters and memos in Microsoft Word
  • Editing spreadsheets and updating reports in Excel
  • Maintain calendar in Outlook

  Qualifications:

  • 1-2 years of corporate reception experience is a must
  • Poised, outgoing, and personable; eager to assist wherever needed
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to establish an instant rapport with clients and interact with all levels of management and staff
  • Enthusiastic and engaging with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook

With over four decades of experience recruiting office support professionals, The Forum Group has the expertise and market insight to best assist you in achieving your career goals. We play an active role in your job search, from providing insightful counsel and current market trends to working closely with you to develop and meet your objectives.

We place professionals with all levels of experience, ranging from entry-level opportunities to senior support positions.

Let our 40 years of experience and vast network of contacts work for you.

Our Administrative and Executive Support division of specialization includes both permanent and contract recruitment for:

• Administrative and Office Support Services
• Executive Administrative and Personal Assistants
• Office Managers, Office Services Management and Facilities/Purchasing Management
• Sales Assistants and recent college graduates
• Office Support: Receptionists, Mailroom Services, Data Entry Operators, Customer Service Representatives, File Clerks and Record Managers
• General Labor / Industrial / Warehouse Positions for Manufacturing and Distribution Centers locally and across the country

SINCE 1974, WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING STRONG TIES WITH CLIENTS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. LET US PUT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU.

Open Compliance and Regulatory Positions Include:

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• IT Auditor - VP

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $150,000 - $175,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Our client a Prestigious Global Bank is in need of a IT Auditor at the VP Level. The opportunity offer tremendous exposure and high growth potential.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • You will be required to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls relating to risks involved in the relevant areas and the established risk assessment framework.
  • You will support implementation of the Audit risk-based methodology including; performing coverage of automated business processes and the respective technology environment.
  • You will be required to lead and successfully deliver Technology audits both locally and globally.
  • You will be required to proactively develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, the business and respective support areas. They will work in an integrated manner with fellow team members both locally and globally.

  Key Qualifications:

  • Significant exposure to Investment Banking clients and a robust knowledge of capital markets processing.
  • Experience of auditing IT applications supporting trading and the trade processing lifecycle. Relevant areas could include; interest rate products, credit products, commodities, futures and foreign exchange products, or equities.
  • Experience of auditing IT General Controls.

  Preferable skills:

  Experience of auditing IT applications supporting global and domestic payment processes, trust and agency business, and core banking systems.
• VP Compliance Officer - Testing Markets

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $175,000 - $200,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Global bank seeking a talented compliance officer to join its Institutional Markets Compliance Testing team. This role will focus primarily on testing the Firm’s institutional equities and fixed income sales and trading businesses.

  Responsibilities:

  • Conduct compliance reviews under the direction of the Americas Head of Compliance Controls Testing in order to assess and review compliance with legal, regulatory and internal firm policy requirements and work with the business and other stakeholders to design appropriate remedial actions to mitigate identified risks.
  • Participate in developing a review work plan based on the results of the annual compliance risk assessment
  • Ensure review work plan addresses regulatory priorities and that reviews are designed to meet applicable regulatory guidance.
  • Prepare and distribute reports to senior management detailing review findings and recommendations
  • Periodically report on significant activities conducted and planned for the upcoming period
  • Review all banking-related reports prior to vetting the report with other stakeholders.
  • Meet with senior management in Compliance, the business and other control functions to provide overview of significant risks and control gaps.

  Qualifications:

  • 10+ years’ experience with a financial services firm and/or self-regulatory organization in a Compliance, Legal or Audit role
  • A background in Advisory / Line-of-Business Compliance is a strong plus, particularly Equities or Fixed Income Compliance
  • BA/BS required. JD, MBA or Masters is a plus
• Director, US Compliance Practices

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $500,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Seeking a Director level Compliance professional to head a global regulatory function.

  Responsible for ensuring the independence of the Bank resources. Responsible for ensuring that there is effective segregation of all significant roles and duties.

  • Risk Culture: Embed a risk culture within which reflects Firm's Purpose and Values.

  • Bank remuneration structures: Input into the performance management and way in which performance objectives and risk adjustments are reflected in the compensation structures for ‘senior’* employees, specifically those who can be exposed to significant risk.

  • Monitor: Responsible for monitoring the performance including financial and operational activities, Risk Profile (current and outlook) compared to approved Risk Appetite, and compliance with all laws, regulations and the Firm Policies.

  • Reporting: Responsible for providing accurate, transparent and timely reporting to the IHC, Americas Head of Compliance and the Americas Compliance Management Team performance against plan, including Risk Profile (current and outlook) compared to Risk Appetite.

  • Governance: Responsible for chairing regular team meetings with the Americas Compliance Management Team.
• Head of Client Advisory / EDD

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $250,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Seeking a talented AML / EDD professional to lead, manage, update and maintain the Bank’s AML Advisory Program Lead the Americas Control Room team and work closely with regional Control Rooms

  Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the Performance of EDD reviews of all high-risk customers in NA;
  • Oversee the work of Bank’s Fraud & Anti-Corruption Officers
  • Participate in the revamping of Customer Risk Rating methodology working with HO as needed;
  • Provide AML guidance to Front Office and Client Verification Team on AML and on-boarding related matters;
  • Provide guidance on CIP/KYC requirements across NY
  • Work with departments to implement CIP/KYC related workflows, policies or procedures;
  • Assess and respond to all World-Check and RDC alerts escalated by different departments
  • Conduct periodic reviews and material change reviews on all high risk clients;
  • Perform Letter of Credit Reviews;
  • Maintain Exception Requests log;
  • Provide AML related input during the development and/or enhancement of ISIS-AOP;
  • Assist in developing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures related to Due Diligence consistent with US and Global AML requirements;
  • Miscellaneous responsibilities as required.
• Employee Trade Surveillance Analyst

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $65,000 - $90,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  As an Employee Trade Surveillance Analyst, you will be responsible for reviewing personal trading activity for and supporting the Control Room. This includes reviewing various reports and alerts to identify potential trading violations, taking corrective action and educating employees regarding applicable requirements. The Compliance Control Room is responsible for maintaining the Firm’s restricted trading lists and assigning appropriate employee trading designations.

  Responsibilities Include:

  • Reviews daily and monthly transaction alerts, employee trading activity, firm trading and market activity and news
  • Conducts investigations, documents findings and escalates potentially suspicious activity
  • Maintains Restricted Lists and communicates with the Lines of Business regarding changes thereto
  • Assigns employee trading designations to new employees, transferees, and provides guidance regarding requirements
  • Conducts User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for systems enhancements and documents work product

  Qualifications:

  • BA/BS Degree
  • 2-5 years of compliance experience, preferably in trade surveillance
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption for Americas, AVP

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $90,000 - $130,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  • Assist in developing robust anti-money laundering, anti-bribery & corruption, sanctions and fraud-related processes and controls for the global businesses
  • Review and analyze decision transactions and deal-related escalations that raise potential AML, Sanctions or ABC risks
  • Conduct due diligence reviews in new client/investor relationships and periodic assessments of heightened risk relationships
  • Provide day-to-day ABC advisory to business/functional constituents on matters escalated to the ABC team relating to expenditures (e.g., gifts and entertainment and charitable donations), employment/work opportunities, third parties

  Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree; law degree a plus
  • 5-7 years AML Compliance experience
  • Knowledge of the US Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act, FCPA and UK Bribery Act requirements
• AML Senior Investigator

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $70,000 - $100,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Responsible for policy and procedures; prepare statistics and reports; identify, investigate and resolve suspicious activities

  Responsibilities:

  • Research names and accounts provided by various reports and lists through various sources to determine if there is evidence of money laundering activity;

  • Evaluate transactions and/or customer relationship for money laundering based on red flags and escalate for further investigations;

  • Have familiarity with appropriate techniques including research utilizing banking systems, intranet, internet and other vendor solutions as needed;

  • Communicate within the team and with other business units;

  • Effectively convey key points to internal customers as well as the capability to communicate to communicate to external customers as appropriate;

  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

  Experience /Qualifications/Education:

  • BA/BS; Advanced degree preferred; Legal background a plus

  • 3-5 yrs experience
• Americas Head of Control Room

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $250,000 - $300,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  • Lead the Americas Control Room team and work closely with regional Control Rooms
  • Maintain information barriers and global restrictions
  • Review research and oversee the bank's compliance with the Global Research Settlement, including coordinating and monitoring communications between research analysts and bankers
  • Assist in conflict management
  • Liaise with other compliance and control teams to provide compliance advice to investment banking, capital markets and research and respond to relevant regulatory requests
  • Ensure appropriate documentation and training of Control Room activities as well as globally consistent standards, where appropriate
• AML Analyst

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $70,000 - $100,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  This client is a highly regarded PE Firm in Midtown this is looking to add an AML Analyst to its growing program.

  The ideal candidate would have 1-3 years of specific AML experience working within a top tier private equity firm, hedge fund, investment management firm or advisory firm. This opportunity is a unique chance to work hand and hand with the Firm's Head of AML and the Chief Compliance Officer.

  Requirements:

  • Knowledge of AML laws, Regulations and their application to the supported products/business lines

  • Excellent written and oral communication, research skills and a strong work ethic

  • Ability to interact with Senior Management on complex AML issues

  • BA/BS
• AVP Legal and Compliance Officer

  New York, NY

  Salary / Hourly Rate
  $130,000 - $160,000

  Job Type
  Direct

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  Opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading investment firms. The AVP will work closely with the CCO, General Counsel, and others on the Real Estate Legal and Compliance team.

  Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the review of marketing materials (FINRA , investor communications and other fundraising related materials (primary responsibility)
  • Supervise and manage a small team of full-time marketing review professionals
  • Oversee and provide counsel on legal aspects of fund registration and related legal matters
  • Draft, review and coordinate certain regulatory filings (e.g., Form ADV)
  • Provide advice and counsel relating to launching new business initiatives

  Qualifications:

  • J.D. with strong academic credentials
  • At least 2 years of prior experience at a law firm and/or investment management firm

The Forum Group is poised to assist you in achieving your career goals. We play an active role in your job search, from providing insightful counsel on current market trends to working closely with you to develop and meet your career objectives. Forum’s Financial Services Practice works with leading investment, private, commercial and retail banks; traditional and alternative asset managers; broker-dealers; and insurance companies. Let our 40 plus years of experience, market insight and network of contacts work for you.