Global VP, Fund Accounting & Treasury

StepStone Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Group is seeking a Vice President, Fund Accounting - Treasury to lead fund-level wire activity and treasury controls across multiple asset classes and entities. You will own standards, templates, approvals, and incident management while coordinating with banks, auditors, and risk teams.

The role requires 8+ years in fund accounting treasury, experience with ISO 20022, and a proven track record in managing large fund populations and complex payments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in fund accounting treasury, payments or cash management.
• Deep expertise in fund-level wire processing, approvals and controls.
• Experience managing large fund account populations (1,000+ accounts).
• Strong knowledge of ISO 20022 impacts on fund payment operations.
• Proven ability to lead teams and make high-stakes, time-sensitive decisions.
• Strong partnership with banks, auditors, technology teams, and fund accounting leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as final approver and escalation point for all fund-level wire activity, including capital calls, distributions, investment funding, fund expenses, and credit facility related payments.
• Establish and maintain fund accounting standards governing wire preparation, independent review, approval, release, and escalation.
• Own wire template and instruction governance, including creation, validation, modification, recertification, retirement, and centralized auditability.
• Ensure robust internal controls and segregation of duties across wire preparation, review, approval, and release, including tiered approval frameworks for material or high risk payments.
• Lead the wire escalation and incident management framework for failed, rejected, delayed, misapplied, or nonstandard wires, serving as the primary fund accounting contact with banks and coordinating with Legal, Compliance, and Risk as needed.
• Own Fund Accounting Treasury readiness for ISO 20022, including updates to wire templates, data standards, controls, and downstream processes to support enhanced reconciliation, transparency, and audit requirements.
• Design, maintain, and continuously enhance wire control frameworks to ensure all fund wire activity is fully traceable, documented, reviewable, and aligned with SOX and audit expectations.
• Partner with Treasury Systems and Technology Enablement to standardize, automate, and scale wire workflows, reducing manual risk while supporting growth across asset classes and fund structures.
• Partner closely with Investment Operations to maintain real-time visibility into the deal pipeline, ensuring treasury readiness for upcoming closings, capital calls, distributions, and complex transaction structures.
• Coordinate with Credit Operations and Cash Flow teams to plan, fund, and execute deal-related cash movements, including drawdowns, paydowns, FX execution, and closing wires, while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to internal controls.
• Provide strategic oversight of foreign exchange (FX) activity related to fund-level capital calls, distributions, investment funding, and expenses, ensuring alignment with fund structures, currencies, and settlement timing.
• Partner with Investment Operations, Fund Accounting, and Credit Operations to assess and execute FX strategies, including spot FX, hedging decisions, and timing considerations tied to capital activity and liquidity needs.
• Oversee fund-level hedging activity, where applicable, including governance of hedging execution, settlement, and coordination with counterparties, while ensuring appropriate documentation and control alignment.
• Lead the assessment and optimization of banking and payment costs, including wire fees, FX spreads, and ancillary bank charges, with a focus on reducing friction and cost at scale across fund structures.
• Serve as a senior owner of strategic banking relationships as they relate to fund-level treasury operations, including payment rails, FX capabilities, service levels, and issue resolution.
• Evaluate banking products, services, and pricing models to ensure the firm’s fund-level treasury infrastructure remains scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with operational and control requirements.
• Support special projects and acquisitions as assigned and needed

Skills

Fund accounting treasury

Payments and cash management

ISO 20022 knowledge

Leadership and decision-making

Banking relationships

Job description

StepStone Group is seeking a Vice President, Fund Accounting - Treasury to lead fund-level wire activity and treasury controls across multiple asset classes and entities. You will own standards, templates, approvals, and incident management while coordinating with banks, auditors, and risk teams.

The role requires 8+ years in fund accounting treasury, experience with ISO 20022, and a proven track record in managing large fund populations and complex payments.