Salary
💰 $60,000 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Help manage one or more client relationships, including scheduling and meeting all client deliverables
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of accounting, specifically with respect to alternative investment funds, with a focus on private equity limited partnerships
- Assist in preparation of goals and career development plans for junior staff
- Provide input into semiannual performance appraisals and discussions for junior staff
- Provide guidance and direction to junior staff on all technical and client-service-related topics
- Review fund governing documents, offering documents, subscription documents, side letters, and investment management agreements, in order to ensure proper application of fund terms
- Review all transaction documentation and supporting files, and understand the features of the investment transactions, accruals, etc.
- Prepare/review work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, valuation adjustments, etc.
- Prepare/review management fee calculations, including offsetable amounts, management fee waiver contributions, etc.
- Prepare/review investor allocations and capital account statements
- Prepare/review capital call and distribution calculations, sources/uses of cash, allocations, and investor notices
- Create, maintain, and/or review distribution waterfall (carried interest) models, in keeping with the applicable fund terms
- Prepare/review financial statements, notes disclosures, and supporting schedules
- Help manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the VP, client, and auditors
- Where applicable, support the tax team with information to prepare tax compliance/reports
- Support corporate goals and business/departmental initiatives
- Maintain/manage client expectations and coordinate deliverables timelines with vice president and staff
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 4-7+ years’ experience in accounting, with a focus on alternative investments funds – private equity experience/fund of funds
- CPA designation a plus
- Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting, with an emphasis on investment partnerships
- Experience supervising one or two junior professional staff
- Provide significant input into hiring and termination decisions as well as providing continuous performance feedback to staff
- Hands-on management style with strong leadership skills and ability to develop junior staff
- Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills
- Sungard Investran experience a plus
- Team player