Private Markets - Fund Accounting Manager

Coda Search; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search is hiring a Fund Accounting Manager in Central New Jersey. Hybrid work with three days in the office, leading a team responsible for accounting and reporting for a portfolio of private markets clients. You’ll interpret fund agreements, review waterfalls and financials, and stay hands-on with complex structures.

You’ll onboard funds and interact with managers, auditors, tax teams, and bankers, while coaching staff and managing client communications to ensure timely, accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Around 10+ years in private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate or real assets.
• At least 3 years supervising or managing a team.
• Strong technical fund accounting and financial reporting skills.
• Experience reading fund agreements and applying terms to allocations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day fund accounting and client communications for a portfolio of private markets engagements.
• Review financial statements, ledgers, capital calls, distributions and waterfall calculations.
• Interpret fund governing documents and apply terms to investor allocations and reporting.
• Onboard new funds, entities and investors; coordinate with auditors, tax advisors and legal partners.
• Train and develop engagement team members and provide performance feedback.

Skills

Fund accounting

Financial reporting

Team leadership

Private markets

Excel

Investran

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

Investran

Job description

Central New Jersey, Metropark area

Hybrid, 3 days in office

A growing boutique fund administrator is hiring a Fund Accounting Manager to lead a portfolio of private markets client engagements. You’ll be the day-to-day lead for your clients, manage the team responsible for their accounting and reporting, and stay close to the technical work that matters most, from interpreting fund agreements to reviewing distribution waterfalls and financial statements.

This is an opportunity to own the full engagement, from onboarding new funds to working directly with fund managers, auditors, tax teams, and other external partners. You’ll have room to develop your team while staying hands-on with complex fund structures and deliverables.

What you’ll own

• Lead day-to-day fund accounting, client communication, and delivery across a portfolio of alternative investment clients.
• Review financial statements, general ledgers, supporting workpapers, capital calls, distributions, and realized and unrealized waterfall allocations.
• Interpret fund governing documents and apply their terms to investor allocations, reporting, and fund-level calculations, including IRRs.
• Help onboard new funds, legal entities, and investors, and coordinate with auditors, tax advisors, legal teams, and banking partners.
• Train and develop engagement team members, set performance goals, and provide feedback.

What we’re looking for

• Around 10 or more years of relevant experience with private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate, or real assets, including at least 3 years supervising or managing a team.
• Strong technical fund accounting and financial reporting skills, with the ability to read fund agreements, work through complex allocations, and explain the results to clients.
• Experience at a fund administrator, investment manager, or in public accounting serving private markets clients. Candidates coming directly from public accounting are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate hands-on experience working through fund financial statements, capital activity, and waterfall calculations.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, or a related field. Strong Excel skills are expected, and Investran experience is a plus.