Senior Corporate Accountant - Private Equity

Coda Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search is assisting a global private equity firm in recruiting a Senior Accountant for its New York, NY corporate accounting team. You will oversee day-to-day accounting for the management company and related entities while supporting a major finance platform rollout (NetSuite, StaffPay, Concur).

Key responsibilities include close ownership, reconciliations, GL oversight, and preparing management reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 4+ years in financial services, PE or asset management preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, GL, reconciliations and month-end close.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur preferred.
• Experience with management company accounting preferred.
• System implementation experience a plus.
• Big 4 or large public accounting an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close with journal entries and asset schedules.
• Complete and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Monitor GL activity and post correcting entries as needed.
• Prepare departmental and monthly/quarterly management reporting.
• Oversee fund chargebacks and shared-cost allocations with administrators.
• Support calculation, billing, and recording of management fees.
• Analyze budget-to-actuals and assist budgeting/forecasting.
• Maintain GP commitment tracking and reconciliations with fund statements.
• Record daily cash activity and streamline payables with new systems rollout.
• Support implementation of NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur; be system super user.
• Use AI/automation to improve efficiency and reporting.
• Coordinate annual management company audit and internal controls.
• Support Controller and CFO on special projects and ad hoc requests.

Skills

US GAAP

Advanced Excel

CPA preferred

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

StaffPay

Concur

Job description

Our client, a global private equity and investment firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in New York, NY. Reporting to the Controller, this person will oversee day-to-day accounting and reporting for the management company and its related entities. They will also play a key role in supporting the firm’s rollout of a new finance platform, including NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management company’s monthly, quarterly, and annual close, booking journal entries and maintaining fixed asset, accrual, prepaid expense, and amortization schedules
• Complete and review account reconciliations across the balance sheet, investigating and clearing any variances
• Monitor general ledger activity to confirm transactions are properly coded by entity, department, and deal, posting correcting entries when necessary
• Prepare departmental reporting and support monthly and quarterly management reporting
• Oversee fund chargebacks and shared-cost allocations across affiliated entities, coordinating with the administrator and fund accounting to ensure timely collection of outstanding balances
• Support the calculation, billing, and recording of management fees
• Analyze budget-to-actual results each month, explaining key variances, and contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
• Maintain the firm’s GP commitment tracking, reconciling balances each period against fund capital statements
• Record daily cash activity and help streamline the payables process as new systems roll out, ensuring disbursements follow firm policies
• Support the implementation of NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur, including helping standardize and document new processes
• Serve as a super user for firm systems, support end users, and partner with consultants on system enhancements
• Use AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and reporting
• Coordinate the annual management company audit, support internal controls and tax
• Support the Controller and CFO on special projects and ad hoc requests

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 4+ years of accounting experience in financial services, ideally in private equity or asset management
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and the month-end close
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• CPA preferred
• Experience with NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur preferred
• Management company accounting experience preferred
• Experience supporting a system implementation a plus
• Big 4 or large public accounting experience a plus