Senior Analyst, Alternative Investment Operations

Lincoln Financial

Senior Analyst overseeing alternative investment operations, managing relationships and ensuring accurate reporting. Collaborating with internal and external partners in a dynamic financial services environment.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $96,900 - $176,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own operational oversight including leading the relationship with our third party back-office partner for alternative investments (LPs, private equity, hedge funds) across the product life cycle, including establishing new positions, capital calls, distributions, and period-end close support; apply knowledge of accounting and reporting for alternative investments, and manager fee terms (management/performance fees) on a STAT/GAAP basis.
Execute and/or review reconciliations across the general ledger, subledger/data sources including capital statements and financial statements, and third-party vendor outputs; research, document, and resolve breaks and exceptions.
Lead the manager fee lifecycle, including invoice validation, accrual support (monthly/quarterly), payment coordination, and variance explanations.
Manage alternative investment financial statement and audited statement tracking, including follow-up on missing or late deliverables and coordination with stakeholders.
Drive suspense and exception resolution; improve timeliness/aging through root-cause analysis, clear documentation, and follow-through.
Collaborates across the organization with Investment Reporting, Treasury, Portfolio Management, Reinsurance, and Tax teams to ensure transactions are booked appropriately and communicated to all relevant parties.
Oversee and own design and execution of SOX controls including those performed by third-party back-office provider
Identify and implement process improvements (e.g., data/reporting enhancements, SOP updates, control strengthening) to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 - 7+ Years experience public accounting, internal audit, control, risk or other activities with the specific responsibilities for this position.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated experience with capital calls/distributions, capital statements and fund-related workflows, and fee calculations/accruals.
Ability to be innovative and an aptitude to drive and accept change
Strong analytical/reconciliation skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of driving issues to resolution.
CPA or other relevant certification.
Exposure to multi-basis reporting environments (Statutory/GAAP/Management/Tax) and control-oriented processes.
Experience leading work through influence (e.g., reviewing others’ work, providing day-to-day guidance).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
PTO/parental leave
Competitive 401K and employee benefits
Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
Tuition assistance program
Work arrangements that work for you
Effective productivity/technology tools and training

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingreportingreconciliationscapital callsdistributionsmanager fee termsfinancial statementsSOX controlsprocess improvementsdata/reporting enhancements

Soft Skills

analytical skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsability to manage deadlinesinnovative thinkingdriving changecollaborationproblem-solvinginfluencing othersdocumentation

Certifications

CPA