Job Description
Job Description
ABOUT THE FIRM
- SEC-registered investment manager
- Over $2B in assets under management
THE ROLE
- Hands-on fund accounting position with real ownership
- Embedded within a lean, high-caliber finance team
- Manages dedicated fund structures end to end: quarterly close through year-end audit
- Reports directly to the Director of Finance
- Works alongside institutional counterparties including a Big 4 auditor and a major bank fund administrator
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
- Full quarterly close for assigned fund entities — journal entries, cash reconciliations, capital account allocations, fee calculations
- GAAP accounting and technical trade booking
- Day-to-day and monthly management of the third-party fund administrator relationship
- Parallel NAV calculations alongside the administrator and tie-out
- Year-end audit coordination and timely completion
- Capital calls and distributions
- Coordination with the internal tax team on trade clarifications and structuring questions
- Support for regulatory filings and annual/quarterly tax reporting
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- CPA required
- 4–7 years of experience in fund accounting or public accounting with fund/credit clients
- Big 4 background strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience with waterfall calculations, capital calls, and capital distributions
- Prior experience coordinating year-end audits with external auditors
- Prior experience working directly with a third-party fund administrator
- Strong Excel skills; proficiency in MS Office
- Experience with credit, asset-backed securities, consumer loans, or securitizations preferred
- Self-starter who can take ownership of processes in a lean, fast-moving environment