Fund Controller

As an integral part of the Private Fund Accounting Group, and reporting to the Private Fund’s CFO, the Controller will join a highly collaborative group and facilitate the completion of the monthly and quarterly end financial close process, preparing financial statements, overseeing the fund administrator, assisting in year-end audits, recurring tax reporting, and other responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned from time to time. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of private and public accounting experience with exposure to private credit funds, partnerships, and consolidations.

Responsibilities :

• Prepare period accounting and reporting packages, including fund-level net asset values and investor capital statements.
• Review monthly net asset value package prepared by Administrator.
• Maintenance of general ledger for various funds and investment entities.
• Calculate management fees and process 3rd party invoices.
• Prepare monthly performance estimates and final performance numbers to be distributed to investors.
• Prepare monthly investor allocations schedules and review Administrator investor allocation schedules.
• Review K-1 schedules and tax adjustments and allocations prepared by outside tax professionals.
• Assist in annual audits and financial statement preparation. Review and improve processes and controls.
• Prepare information related to due diligence requests.
• Strong understanding of business and accounting principles including consolidation reporting/elimination entries and fund accounting.
• Provide financial information and reporting to internal management, external counterparties, and investors.
• Interact with senior management, corporate accounting, operations, analysts, and legal.

Required skills and qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• CPA or foreign equivalent.
• 3+ years’ work in public accounting.
• 5+ years’ work experience in commercial accounting or Private Equity
• Knowledge of U.S generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for private investment funds, including experience with fund-level accounting and reporting
• Working knowledge of investment and fund performance metrics, distributions and capital calls calculations.
• Possess strong analytical skills required in reviewing, researching, and resolving issues surrounding accounting and financial matters.
• Exposure to complex fund structures, waterfall calculations, performance calculations (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations is a plus.
• Experience with annual external reporting (audited financial statements)
• Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture.
• Ability to operate independently and handle many projects at once without losing track of the details.
• Someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, has an excellent work ethic and likes to take ownership of your work