Vice President, Fund Accounting – Real Assets

CITCON

Vice President of Fund Accounting at Citco overseeing financial statements and client relationships in alternative asset servicing. Requires extensive experience in Fund Administration and technical accounting.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain and control the general ledger and various sub-ledgers.
Prepare and review financial statements, footnotes and partner capital statements
Prepare and review limited partner and general partner allocations
Prepare and review trial balances and work paper product
Overall responsibility for client relationships and meetings
Provide technical accounting/industry knowledge to clients, particularly in the Infrastructure space
Be involved with the preparation of client service plans including annual budget
Establish plan for new client setup and transitions
Coordinate with Operations group, Financial Statement group, Tax group, and Investor Relations group
Coordinate, manage and monitor external audit process
Review private equity fund client’s partnership agreements, PPM’s and other materials
Be involved with the implementation of fund structures on accounting system
Prepare ad hoc reports as needed
Review trading and operations processes for the Company’s private equity division

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years PERE experience in Fund Administration or public/private accounting experience.
Confidently display a knowledge of Infrastructure Funds (open/closed ended), regulatory requirements and other reporting guidelines.
Experience in managing and marketing a new business unit
Strong skills in negotiation, business planning and budgeting, margin analysis, rating agency relations and technical accounting
Some familiarity with Investran/Yardi
Successful record of delivering large scale business/technology reengineering initiatives in the private equity, hedge funds and fund of funds businesses
Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting
Experience in reviewing and preparing general ledgers and financial statements
Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience of other professionals
Strong project management skills with attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task
Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Excel)
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
You have a CPA designation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Short and long-term disability benefits
Retirement savings plan
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health and wellness support
Parental leave
Annual discretionary bonus pool based on company profitability and individual contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools

general ledger managementfinancial statement preparationpartner capital allocationstrial balance preparationtechnical accountingfund structures implementationmargin analysisUS GAAPInvestranYardi

Soft Skills

client relationship managementnegotiationbusiness planningbudgetingleadershipsupervisory experienceproject managementattention to detailmulti-taskingcommunication

Certifications

CPA