Advent Named Leading Provider of Fund Accounting and Reporting ... From CNNMoney.com Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), the award-winning provider of software and solutions for the investment management industry, today announced that it has been named "Leading Provider of Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems" by The Hedge Fund Journal. "With over 100 hedge fund clients and more than 150 total clients worldwide, Geneva has long been one of the leading fund accounting and reporting solutions in the marketplace. The Hedge Fund Journal Awards recognize the leading service...

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Financial Accounting Manager From Guardian Our client is Queen Mary University, London - one of the largest multi faculty colleges of the University of London and a campus-based university, just 15 minutes away from central London. You will play a key role in preparing Queen Mary's statutory consolidated financial statements, managing its tax affairs, ensuring the integrity of its finance system and managing the work of two Assistant Accountants.

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Accounting Clerk From Seattle Post Intelligencer The chosen candidate will be responsible for but not limited to high volume data entry, light coding and other Accounting Clerk duties as assigned. Accountemps is the world's recognized leader in specialized temporary financial staffing, providing excellent opportunities in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, credit and collections, data entry, finance, payroll, and taxation.

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SocGen accounting prompts queries From Financial Times Regulators and accounting experts are questioning Soci t  G n rale's use of a "get out" clause in accounting rules to book losses from J r me Kerviel's alleged fraud in its 2007 accounts. It is thought to be the first time a company of the French bank's size has used the override, known as "fair presentation" or "true and fair", which was built into international accounting rules, known as IFRS, to cover events that could not be foreseen by accounting standard setters.

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Auditors admonish Benton City over closed meetings, sloppy accounting From Mid Columbia Tri City Herald A state audit of Benton City found repeated violations of open public meetings laws and sloppy accounting processes that may have shorted the city at least $117,000. An investigation also found that a lien filed by the city on a resident's home grew over two years from $30,770 to $102,594, yet updated paperwork never was filed with Benton County and ultimately the home was sold with the city settling for $4,500. The audit found that in a two-year span, the council held 12 closed-door...

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