Vice President, Fund Accounting – Private Assets

CITCON

Vice President in Fund Accounting leading the Private Assets team at Citco, overseeing fund operations and client relationships. Ensuring compliance and delivering award-winning accounting services with a focus on quality and accuracy.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage a team of managers and staff, providing guidance and support.
Execute strategic plans to archive business objectives.
Oversee resource allocation and workflow to meet client SLAs.
Ensure efficient and effective daily operations.
Oversee periodical Net Asset Value calculations for the Private Equity Funds, including Financial Statement preparation, trial balance review and Partner/Shareholder Allocation calculations.
Review the calculation of fund specific expenses, including admin fees, management fees, carried interest and other applicable fees.
Review accounting work, capital events, other client deliverables, investor statements and reporting prepared by staff.
Ensure documentation is compliant with internal and external/regulatory standards.
Review private equity funds’ partnership agreements, PPMs and other materials.
Ensure compliance with internal policies/procedures/best practices, external standards, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain high standards of quality and accuracy in all aspects of operations.
Liaise with Investor Relations, Waterfall, Tax, Financial Reporting and other Citco groups/teams globally.
Act as a liaison with Clients on matters relating to Fund Accounting services, maintain overall client relationships.
Ensure timely and accurate responses to client queries.
Act as a liaison with external parties.
Coordinate, manage and monitor external audit processes.
Provide technical accounting/industry knowledge to clients.
Collaborate with Client Integration team (including new client onboarding and conversions).
Collaborate with Relationship Managers to develop client service level agreements.
Review operations processes for the Company’s Private Equity division.
Participate in the recruitment and hiring process.
Onboard new employees and ensure they are fully integrated into the team.
Conduct regular meetings to communicate objectives, updates and expectations.
Evaluate team performance, providing timely feedback and conducting performance reviews.
Identify training needs, organize professional development plans for the team and coach them to success.
Act as a liaison between the team and senior management.
Facilitate effective communication within the department and other departments/groups.
Forster a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the department.
Participate in technology automation, procedure development, and other special projects/initiatives.
Implementation of efficiency initiatives in a timely manner.
Generate ad hoc reports as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have a University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or professional accounting designation (CFA, CGA, CMA, CA, CPA).
You have 8+ years public/Private Equity accounting experience.
Proven experience in leadership role, preferably as a Vice President or equivalent.
Skilled in negotiation, business planning, margin analysis, rating agency relations and technical accounting.
Strong knowledge of waterfall structures, modelling and calculations.
Highly 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.
Ability to lead and motivate a team.
Project management skills with attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task.
Excellent interpersonal abilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Especially Excel and Word), experienced user of the FIS Investran PE accounting platform highly desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Your well-being is of paramount importance and central to our success here at Citco.
Citco offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package to support your career success and personal needs.
Your base salary will be determined by several factors such as the role, experience, skillset, market conditions, etc.
Furthermore, qualifying positions can participate in an annual discretionary bonus pool based on company profitability and individual contributions.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, short and long-term disability benefits, a retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, mental health and wellness support, parental leave, and more.
Additional details about our total rewards package will be shared during the hiring process.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingfinancial statement preparationNet Asset Value calculationscapital eventswaterfall structuresmargin analysistechnical accountingproject managementgeneral ledgersfinancial statements

Soft Skills

leadershipnegotiationteam motivationinterpersonal abilitieswritten communicationverbal communicationattention to detailmulti-taskingcoachingcontinuous improvement

Certifications

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