Fund Accountant

Legacy Knight, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Knight, a Dallas-based independent family office, seeks a Fund Accountant to support the accounting and operations of our investment funds and SPVs, reporting to the Finance Manager and CFO. This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and the full investment lifecycle.

In this role you will coordinate with fund administrators on capital calls, distributions, and investor statements; review NAV calculations and fee computations; support treasury and liquidity

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in public accounting or family office preferred.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required.
• Strong Excel proficiency; familiarity with financial software a plus.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day contact with fund administrators on capital calls, distributions, and investor statements.
• Review partner capital allocations, NAV calculations, and fee computations.
• Support treasury and cash management, including liquidity planning.
• Assist with formation of new investment entities and investor onboarding.
• Respond to investor inquiries with clarity and discretion.
• Manage annual fund audits and tax reporting with administrators and CPAs.
• Help streamline fund operations through process improvements.

Skills

Experience in public accounting

CPA preferred

Multi-tasking

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Addepar

Arch

Claude (AI)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Addepar

Arch

Claude (AI platform)

Job description

• 1-3 years’ experience working in public accounting in the financial sector or previous experience in a family office preferred.
• CPA preferred, but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required.
• Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial analytical skills and understanding of basic financial concepts.
• Desire to learn and grow professionally in the personal financial management business.
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
• Strong proficiency in Excel; experience working with any of these tools is beneficial: Addepar, Arch, AI platforms such as Claude.

Who We Are

Legacy Knight is an independent family office serving multiple high-net-worth families — the principals of which are most often extraordinary business owners and entrepreneurs whose success has enabled them to amass great wealth.

Led by family-office experts with deep experience serving some of the most prominent family names in Texas, Legacy Knight represents a new generation of the family-office model. Our vast network of unique investment opportunities, an exceptional qualification process and a range of high-touch, hands-on services enable us to present bespoke strategies that meet our clients’ individual needs.

Unrestrained by institutionalized thinking, corporate ownership or even a significant family stakeholder, Legacy Knight remains beholden only to its families — and that’s a difference they can feel as well as measure.

Position overview

The Fund Accountant will support the accounting and operations of Legacy Knight’s investment funds and special purpose vehicles, reporting to the Finance Manager and CFO. This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and the full investment lifecycle.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact with fund administrators on capital calls, distributions, and investor statements.
• Review partner capital allocations, NAV calculations, and fee computations prepared by administrators.
• Support treasury and cash management across the fund platform, including capital call timing and liquidity planning.
• Support the formation and launch of new investment vehicles and manage investor subscription and onboarding workflows.
• Serve as a direct point of contact for investors, responding to questions on capital activity, statements, and fund reporting.
• Manage the annual fund audit and tax reporting cycles alongside administrators, auditors, and outside CPAs.
• Assist the team in streamlining and automating fund operations processes and procedures.

Detailed role responsibilities

Fund Accounting and Administration

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact with fund administrators, coordinating capital calls, distributions, and quarterly capital account statements across a portfolio of funds and SPVs spanning private equity, private credit, venture capital, real assets, and direct co-investments.
• Review partner capital allocations, NAV calculations, management fee and carried interest computations prepared by administrators, investigating discrepancies before they reach investors.
• Support treasury and cash management across the fund platform, including forecasting capital call and distribution timing, monitoring fund-level cash and liquidity needs, and coordinating transfers so capital commitments are met on schedule.
• Maintain fund-level records supporting investor capital activity across the fund lifecycle, from initial close through final liquidation.

Entity Formation and Investor Operations

• Assist with the setup of new investment entities (LLCs, LPs, SPVs), ensuring all legal, operational, and banking steps are completed to support investment execution.
• Manage subscription document workflows and investor onboarding, coordinating across counsel, administrators, and clients to complete the process accurately and on schedule.
• Work directly with high net worth clients to ensure capital calls are funded within required timeframes and distributions are received into the correct accounts, with the highest standards of customer service, communication, and responsiveness.
• Serve as a direct point of contact for investor inquiries, responding to questions on capital account balances, capital activity, statements, and fund reporting with clarity and discretion, and escalating to the investment or compliance teams where appropriate.

Audit, Tax, and Compliance

• Manage the annual fund audit cycle alongside administrators and external auditors, preparing supporting schedules and responding to requests through issuance of financial statements.
• Support the external tax team by providing data for investor K-1s and communicating timelines proactively with investors.
• Assist with regulatory and compliance filings including annual Form ADV submissions, working alongside our CCO and outside compliance consultant.