Senior Fund Accountant- Private Equity

Private Equity; Greenwich (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Equity Greenwich, CT seeks an accounting and finance professional to join its growing team. You will contribute to financial statement preparation, fund reporting, and Partner Capital activities for a diversified client base within a sophisticated investment platform.

Responsibilities include preparing general ledger and work papers, reconciling cash balances, calculating NAVs, interest accruals, and management fees, and supporting year-end audits.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years experience PE or RE Fund Accounting OR from public accounting with FS clients.
• Accounting Degree required.
• CPA is a plus.
• Experience with Yardi or Investran a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute toward a team covering one or more client relationships.
• Assist in the preparation and review of financial statements, including Balance Sheet, Statement of Investments, Statement of Operations, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to Financial Statements
• Prepare general ledger and work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, etc
• Prepare Partner Capital reports including Partner P&L
• Prepare and calculate monthly interest accruals, management fees and capital allocations
• Calculate capital call and distribution notices, sources/uses of cash, and investor notices
• Reconcile cash balances daily for multiple accounts
• Calculate quarter-end final and estimated NAVs
• Support the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the team, client, and auditors
• Train and mentor junior staff

Skills

Fund accounting

Financial statements

GL & close

NAV calculations

Mentoring

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Yardi

Investran

Job description

A leading global private equity real estate firm with approximately $20B in assets under management. The firm invests across a diversified portfolio of real estate strategies and asset classes, partnering with institutional investors and other sophisticated capital providers to create long-term value.

The organization is seeking a high-caliber accounting and finance professional to join its growing team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a sophisticated investment platform with a significant global footprint, complex investment structures, and a highly collaborative culture.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute toward a team covering one or more client relationships
• Assist in the preparation and review of financial statements, including but not limited to, Balance Sheet, Statement of Investments, Statement of Operations, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to Financial Statements
• Prepare general ledger and work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, etc
• Prepare Partner Capital reports including Partner P&L
• Prepare and calculate monthly interest accruals, management fees and capital allocations
• Calculate capital call and distribution notices, sources/uses of cash, and investor notices
• Reconcile cash balances daily for multiple accounts
• Calculate quarter-end final and estimated NAVs
• Support the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the team, client, and auditors
• Train and mentor junior staff

Skills/Requirements:

• 2-6 years experience PE or RE Fund Accounting OR from public accounting with FS clients.
• Accounting Degree required
• CPA is a plus.
• Experience with Yardi or Investran a plus.