Senior Fund Accountant

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to support fund accounting and day-to-day operations across its investment platform in New York. You’ll be hands-on with the quarterly close and work closely with the administrator to keep books accurate and clean.

You will prepare NAV calculations, capital activity, allocations, and financial statements for multiple vehicles, support audits, respond to investor requests, and mentor junior accountants as the platform grows.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of fund accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of partnership accounting and allocations.
• Familiarity with master/feeder structures and SPVs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review NAV calculations, capital activity, and allocations across multiple vehicles.
• Draft quarterly financials, partner capital statements, and support the annual audit.
• Review administrator work product and follow up on breaks or open items.
• Process capital calls, distributions, and cash movements with tight documentation.
• Prepare reconciliations and maintain controls around cash, investments, and fees.
• Respond to investor reporting requests with investor relations and tax.
• Help onboard new vehicles and improve workflows as the platform grows.
• Mentor junior accountants and review their work.

Skills

Fund accounting

NAV calculations

Partnership accounting

Education

CPA or CPA candidate

Job description

A growing alternative investment manager looking for a Senior Fund Accountant to support fund accounting and day-to-day fund operations across its investment platform. You’ll be hands-on with the quarterly close, work closely with the administrator, and help keep the processes around the books running cleanly.

What you’ll do

• Prepare and review NAV calculations, capital activity, and allocations across multiple vehicles
• Draft quarterly financials, partner capital statements, and support the annual audit
• Review administrator work product and follow up on breaks or open items
• Process capital calls, distributions, and cash movements, and keep the supporting documentation tight
• Prepare reconciliations and help maintain controls around cash, investments, and fees
• Respond to investor reporting requests alongside investor relations and tax
• Help onboard new vehicles and improve workflows as the platform grows
• Mentor junior accountants and review their work

Requirements

• 4 to 7 years of fund accounting experience, ideally in private equity, credit, real estate, or hedge funds
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Solid understanding of partnership accounting, allocations, and fund structures like master/feeder and SPVs