Senior Director - Private Equity / Venture Capital

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC seeks a Senior Director of Private Equity Fund Administration to lead a high-impact client-facing team delivering sophisticated PE fund services. You will oversee complex capital activity, waterfalls, carried interest, and investor reporting while managing a sizable professional staff and maintaining strong CFO-level relationships.

The role emphasizes leadership, client service excellence, and collaboration across operations, technology, and tax to drive growth and scalable

Qualifications

• Extensive private equity fund accounting and fund administration experience.
• Strong client relationship management with senior stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and team-development capabilities.
• Experience managing large fund accounting teams across levels.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior relationship lead for a portfolio of complex PE fund admin clients.
• Develop trusted relationships with CFOs, Controllers, COOs, and other senior stakeholders.
• Oversee fund accounting across complex PE fund structures and capital activity.
• Lead a sizable team of fund accounting professionals across multiple seniority levels.
• Oversee NAVs, capital calls, distributions, management fees, carried interest, waterfalls, and allocations.
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements and oversee audits.
• Ensure accurate, timely client deliverables and strong controls.
• Mentor senior professionals and develop scalable teams and succession plans.
• Partner with technology, operations, tax and other teams to improve delivery.
• Support business development through client meetings and onboarding.

Skills

Private equity accounting

Client relationship management

Fund administration

Leadership

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE A leading alternative investment services organization is seeking a Senior Director, Private Equity Fund Administration to serve as a senior client-facing leader within its private equity fund services business. This individual will oversee complex institutional client relationships while leading a sizable organization of fund accounting professionals. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in private equity fund accounting and complex fund structures, including capital activity, waterfalls and carried interest, management fees, investor allocations, NAVs, and financial reporting. The role requires regular interaction with CFOs, Controllers, COOs, and other senior investment-management executives. This is a highly visible leadership position combining client relationship management, fund accounting oversight, team development, operational leadership, and business growth. Experience within a third-party fund administrator is highly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as senior relationship lead for a portfolio of complex private equity fund administration clients.
• Develop trusted relationships with CFOs, Controllers, COOs, and other senior client stakeholders.
• Oversee fund accounting and administration across complex private equity fund structures.
• Lead a sizable team of fund accounting professionals across multiple levels of seniority.
• Oversee NAVs, capital calls, distributions, management fees, carried interest, waterfalls, and investor allocations.
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements and oversee audit and year-end processes.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality client deliverables and maintain effective controls.
• Serve as escalation point for complex accounting, operational, and client-service matters.
• Support new fund launches, additional entities, complex transactions, and evolving client reporting requirements.
• Mentor senior professionals and develop scalable team structures and succession plans.
• Partner with technology, operations, investor services, tax, and other teams to improve client delivery.
• Support business development through prospective client meetings, presentations, onboarding, and expansion opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of relevant experience in private equity fund accounting, fund administration, or a combination of public accounting and alternative investment accounting.
• Significant experience supporting private equity funds and complex fund structures.
• Demonstrated experience managing a sizable fund accounting organization with multiple levels of professionals.
• Deep knowledge of private equity accounting, including capital calls, distributions, waterfalls, carried interest, management fees, investor allocations, NAVs, and financial statements.
• Strong understanding of fund administration operations and institutional client requirements.
• Proven ability to manage senior-level client relationships and communicate directly with CFOs, Controllers, COOs, and other executives.
• Experience overseeing multiple complex client relationships and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong leadership, team-development, mentoring, and organizational capabilities.
• Excellent client-service, communication, and escalation-management skills.
• Experience with third-party fund administration strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline required.
• CPA or other relevant professional certification is a plus.