Executive Director, Private Equity Fund Accounting

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Massachusetts seeks a senior accounting leader to supervise staff and oversee comprehensive financial reporting for real estate and alternative investments. You will manage client relationships with investors and coordinate audits, tax work papers, and capital activity, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role requires 12+ years in GL or audit, 6+ years in leadership, advanced Excel, and familiarity with Investran, Great Plains, and Oracle Financials to support portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with accounting.
• 12+ years of general ledger accounting or audit experience.
• 6+ years of leadership experience.
• Previous financial reporting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP).
• Real Estate, Hedge Fund, or Private Market accounting experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills.
• Experience with Investran, Great Plains and Oracle Financials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervising all lower level staff (including Associate 1, Associate 2, Senior Staff, Officer and AVP)
• Managing client relationships with both client personnel and fund investors
• Reviewing quarterly and annual financial work paper packages including portfolio schedules, accruals and PCAP allocations
• Reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes
• Review and/or preparation of annual tax work paper packages
• Review and/or preparation of capital calls and distributions, including notices and release merged documents
• Reviewing monthly bank reconciliations and post journal entries
• Reviewing quarterly management fee calculations
• Review and/or preparation of various client related correspondence
• Work with database team regarding client deliverables such as financial statements, capital calls and distribution notices
• Heavy client interaction on a daily basis
• Coordination of annual audit and tax return preparation with Big 4 accounting firms
• Review and/or preparation of waterfall and capital account allocations
• Understand how to navigate through limited partnership agreement
• Review and/or preparation of estimated tax workpapers
• Maintain working relationship with all client contacts, including investment professionals, investors, auditors, lawyers and banking personnel
• Ensure compliance with investment fund legal documents, i.e. partnership agreement
• Assist accounting managers to ensure compliance with investment fund agreements and other legal documents
• Special client projects
• Manage internal workflow and client deadlines
• Identifying any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and must report and/or elevate in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures

Skills

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Financial reporting

Investran

Great Plains

Oracle Financials

Real Estate accounting

Hedge Fund accounting

Private Market accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Investran

Great Plains

Oracle Financials

Job description

Jobtailor in Massachusetts seeks a senior accounting leader to supervise staff and oversee comprehensive financial reporting for real estate and alternative investments. You will manage client relationships with investors and coordinate audits, tax work papers, and capital activity, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role requires 12+ years in GL or audit, 6+ years in leadership, advanced Excel, and familiarity with Investran, Great Plains, and Oracle Financials to support portfolio