Senior Accountant

JSB Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JSB Partners, a New York private equity firm, seeks a Senior Accountant who will work directly with the Controller, supporting day-to-day accounting for the management company and its investment funds.

This hands-on role covers the general ledger, investor reporting, NAV review with the fund administrator, and coordination with auditors in a lean, ownership-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of private equity accounting experience (public accounting background considered)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
• CPA license or progress toward CPA is preferred
• Exposure to private equity fund administration or management company accounting is a strong plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day liaison with the external fund administrator for quarterly and annual close deliverables
• Assist in reviewing quarterly NAV packages, capital account statements, and financial statements prior to issuance
• Support preparation and review of capital call and distribution notices
• Coordinate with external auditors during the annual fund audit
• Support external tax advisors with information requests for fund and management company filings
• Assist investor relations in responding to investor questionnaires
• Compile and review monthly general ledger with fund admin
• Allocate expenses between management company, funds, and portfolio companies
• Review and reconcile monthly corporate card expenses; coordinate Concur expense reports
• Monitor cash positions and assist with cash flow tracking across accounts
• Support quarterly management fee billing and portco monitoring fee coordination

Skills

Private equity accounting

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Intercompany allocations

Auditor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Concur

Excel

Job description

Launched in 2021, a private equity investment firm focused on partnering with technology companies. Fund 1 is $1B AUM, Fund II is $2.5B AUM, IRR is over 30% with simply outstanding returns, they are in the top 5% of their peer group.

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will work directly alongside the Controller, supporting day-to-day accounting operations across the management company and its investment funds. This is a broad, hands‑on role with exposure to the full spectrum of PE finance — from general ledger to investor reporting — in a lean, high‑ownership environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as day-to-day liaison with the external fund administrator on quarterly and annual close deliverables
• Assist in reviewing quarterly NAV packages, capital account statements, and financial statements prior to issuance
• Support preparation and review of capital call and distribution notices
• Coordinate with external auditors during the annual fund audit
• Support external tax advisors with information requests for federal, state, and local fund and management company filings
• Assist the investor relations team in responding to investor questionnaires.

Management Company Accounting

• Assist with monthly general ledger review from fund admin.
• Compile and track invoices for payment; Allocate expenses between the management company, investment funds, and portfolio companies in accordance with governing agreements
• Review and reconcile monthly corporate card expenses; coordinate Concur expense report review and reimbursements
• Monitor cash positions and assist with cash flow tracking across management company bank accounts
• Support quarterly management fee billing and portco monitoring fee coordination with the investment team
• Support external tax advisors with information requests for management company federal, state, and local tax filings, including quarterly estimated tax payments.

Qualifications:

• 2- 4 years of private equity accounting experience; public accounting background preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA license or progress toward CPA preferred
• Exposure to private equity fund administration, alternative investment managers, or management company accounting a strong plus