Junior Assistant Controller – Asset Management Finance

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search│Staffing is assisting a multi-billion private equity firm hire a Junior Assistant Controller for its Corporate Finance Team. This hands-on role reports to the Controller and CFO and sits in a small, collaborative group.

You will own corporate reporting, budgeting/forecasting, allocations, and process improvements as the finance platform modernizes. Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of accounting experience (US GAAP) and a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, with NetSuite or similar

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of accounting experience, asset management/private equity/public accounting preferred.
• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance required.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, accrual accounting, reconciliations, and close.
• Familiarity with multi-entity structures and expense allocations (GP structures) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close for the management company and related entities (journal entries, accruals, prepaids, amortization, fixed assets)
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Review general ledger coding and ensure costs are properly attributed (department/entity)
• Build supporting analyses for monthly/quarterly reporting
• Assist with expense allocations and chargebacks, helping resolve discrepancies and keep balances current
• Support budgeting/forecasting and budget-to-actual variance analysis
• Assist with audit support (PBC schedules, workpapers) and basic controls documentation
• Partner cross-functionally (controller/CFO, fund accounting, external providers) on ad hoc projects and process improvements

Skills

US GAAP

Accrual accounting

Journal entries

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Concur

Job description

Coda Search│Staffing is assisting a multi-billion private equity firm hire a Junior Assistant Controller for its Corporate Finance Team. This hands-on role reports to the Controller and CFO and sits in a small, collaborative group.

You will own corporate reporting, budgeting/forecasting, allocations, and process improvements as the finance platform modernizes. Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of accounting experience (US GAAP) and a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, with NetSuite or similar