--- title: 'Accountant at Massar Capital' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/accountant-massar-capital-vienna-czpvkbs63ynz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-04' --- # Accountant at Massar Capital - **Company:** Massar Capital - **Location:** Vienna, Austria - **Posted:** 2026-01-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/massarcapital/jobs/5099359008 ## Job description ## FIRM OVERVIEW Massar Capital Management, LP (“Massar”) is an alternative investment management company founded in 2015. We employ a global macro trading strategy that seeks to capture investment opportunities across commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income, equity, and derivatives markets. With offices in the United States and Europe, Massar prides itself on its dynamic, entrepreneurial culture. Our investment philosophy combines fundamental understanding of individual assets with a quantitative, data-driven process. We build proprietary technology and develop statistical methods to leverage both public and in-house data sets. Our team members possess strong technical skills, a passion for problem-solving, and an intellectual curiosity about financial markets. ## DESCRIPTION Massar Capital Management (“Massar”) is an alternative investment management company founded in 2015, managing over $1.6bn in AUM as of May 2024. Massar employs a discretionary global macro trading strategy that seeks to capture investment opportunities across liquid commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income, and equity markets. Massar currently has offices in the United States and Europe. ## ROLE OVERVIEW Corporate Accountant | Vienna, Austria We are seeking an Accountant to join Massar’s Finance team in Vienna to support the finance and accounting operations of Massar's management company and its related entities across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will be responsible for day-to-day accounting functions, month-end close, and reporting, while working with the Director of Finance, Controllers, Tax Advisors and multiple external vendors. ## PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Support the monthly close for the management company in the US and the affiliate entity in Austria, working closely with the Controller and the Director of Finance - Prepare budgets and financial projections for the US and European entities and present them to management - Supervise workflow in the corporate spend management platform - Administer the firm’s credit card program, including review and categorization of credit card transactions - Collaborate with the Fund Accounting team to track and allocate research and trading-related transactions - Manage the accounts payable function and payment processing - Reconcile intercompany activity - Perform bank and credit card reconciliation - Liaise with service providers and support tax filings and regulatory reviews - Ad hoc projects to further optimize processes ## DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field - 3-5 Years of experience - Strong Excel skills required - Strong understanding of both cash and accrual basis of accounting - Understanding of expense allocation - Strong communication skills - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment - Experience with accounting systems (Quickbooks, QBO, NetSuite) a plus but not a requirement The minimum salary for this position is 55,000 EUR annually. ## About Massar Capital ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Massar Capital Management is a discretionary global macro hedge fund that invests across liquid commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income, and equity markets. - **Entity Type**: Private (hedge fund; alternative investment manager) - **Headquarters**: Stamford, Connecticut, United States (also offices in New York, NY and Vienna, Austria) - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Marwan Younes (Chief Investment Officer & President) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial Services – Alternative Investment Management / Hedge Funds - **Target customers**: Institutional clients including pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, family offices, and qualified individual investors (B2B) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Capturing investment opportunities across global macro and commodity markets through a disciplined, research-driven, and technology-enabled approach." ## Products & Services - **Massar Global Macro Strategy**: A discretionary global macro trading strategy that seeks to capture opportunities across liquid commodities, foreign exchange, fixed income, and equity markets. Proprietary infrastructure leverages technology and automation to analyze multiple markets in a scalable, repeatable manner. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (private hedge fund). Assets under management (AUM) not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue range of USD $5 million – $25 million (LinkedIn data). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: The firm manages capital for pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, and family offices. No lead investors are publicly named as the firm is an investment manager, not a venture-backed startup. - **Growth Signals**: Won the 2022 HFM US Performance Award for "Macro Long-Term Performance (5 years)." Despite a headcount decline of ~27% YoY (now 5 employees as per LinkedIn), the firm is actively recruiting – 11 open positions listed on Greenhouse across investment (metals analyst, quantitative researchers, quantitative engineer) and business functions (compliance, accountant). ## Competitive Advantages - **Founder expertise**: Marwan Younes has over 16 years of experience trading macro and commodity portfolios, previously at Graham Capital Management and Jamison Capital Partners. - **Proprietary technology**: The firm’s investment approach stresses diversification and leverages technology and automation to produce a scalable, repeatable methodology across markets. - **Award recognition**: The HFM US Performance Award (2022) for 5-year macro performance signals consistent, long-term results. ## Strategic Focus - Current hiring priorities point to expansion in quantitative research, metals analysis, and quantitative engineering, indicating a focus on strengthening data-driven commodity and macro trading capabilities. The presence of offices in Vienna, Austria also suggests a European market focus alongside US operations. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Employee rating of 4.7/5 on LinkedIn (based on 4 reviews), with high marks for work-life balance (5.0), career development (5.0), and culture (4.4). Compensation score is lower (3.9). - **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Likely office-based in Stamford/New York (US) or Vienna (Austria) given the nature of trading operations. - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Emphasis on quantitative research and engineering roles (e.g., Quantitative Engineer, Quantitative Commodity Researcher) suggests a data-driven, intellectually rigorous environment. The firm is committed to equal opportunity. ## Sources 1. [massarcapital.com](https://massarcapital.com/) 2. [LinkedIn – Massar Capital Management, LP](https://www.linkedin.com/company/massar-capital-management-lp) 3. [Bloomberg – Massar Capital Management LP](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1728628D:US) 4. 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