Private Funds - Fund Accounting

guggenheiminvestment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Accounting team oversees the end-to-end accounting and financial reporting for a suite of private funds and related entities. This is a hands-on, broad-scope position where you will manage quarterly closes, prepare fund audits, interface directly with investment and operations teams, and drive continuous improvements in reporting and processes.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical fund accounting expertise, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage complex fund

Qualifications

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience with investment companies (hedge funds, private equity, CLOs) is a plus.
• Strong communication, analytical, and spreadsheet skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accounting and financial reporting for alternative investment products.
• Prepare financial statements for annual audits of funds.
• Prepare capital statements, holdings reports, and investor statements.
• Compute management fees, incentive, carried interest, and expenses.
• Review fund administrator deliverables and invoices.
• Ensure regulatory reporting to SEC, NFA/CFTC, and Treasury is accurate and timely.

Skills

CPA

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Spreadsheet skills

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position Summary

The Accounting team oversees the end-to-end accounting and financial reporting for a suite of private funds and related entities. This is a hands‑on, broad‑scope position where you will manage quarterly closes, prepare fund audits, interface directly with investment and operations teams, and drive continuous improvements in reporting and processes. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fund accounting expertise, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage complex fund structures. This role will be based in our New York City office, full‑time.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Preparer of accounting and financial reporting for alternative investment products (hedge funds, structured products, private equity, CLOs, BDC, SPVs)
• Preparers of financial statements for annual audits of alternative investment products
• Preparers of capital statements, holdings reports, and financial statements for investors
• Preparers of all fee calculations of alternative investment products including management fees, incentive, carried interest, and expense reimbursements
• Reviewers of Fund administrator prepared accounting and financial reporting deliverables
• Preparers of all invoice payments for alternative investment products
• Accurate and timely regulatory reporting related to alternative investment products to SEC (Form PF, ADV), NFA/CFTC (PQR, PR), Treasury (Reg U, TIC)

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA Strongly Preferred
• Strong communication (written and verbal), analytical and spreadsheet skills.
• Exposure to investment companies such as hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, CLOs, or similar accounting

Basic Qualifications

• BS/BA required
• 1-3 years prior public accounting/fund accounting experience in financial services

Salary Range

Annual base salary between $95,000.00-$105,000.00

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.