Senior Fund Accountant - Private Equity

Taurus Search; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Taurus Search in Stamford, CT is seeking a skilled fund accountant to support private equity fund accounting. You will prepare financial and management reports, handle fee calculations and periodic reporting, and work with CFOs, IR teams, and LPs.

This role offers visibility with senior leadership and growth opportunities within a world-class organization, ideal for an early-career professional aiming to advance in public/private fund accounting.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in public accounting, private accounting, or public/private mix.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance.

Responsibilities

• Create the financial and management reports
• Manage fee calculations and weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting
• Handle management fee, waterfalls, and carried interest calculations
• Work closely with investor relations teams to handle reporting for various LP requests
• Collaborate with tax team on year end tax-return information and tax projections throughout the year
• Review and manage expense budgets and projects related to expense projections and deal allocations
• Assist with mentorship of junior employees
• Collaborate with external audit and tax teams
• Ad hoc projects

Skills

Public accounting

Private accounting

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Job description

A stellar opportunity for a strong public or private accountant just opened up in Stamford! The opportunity to work with top private equity funds and partner closely with CFOs, IR and Investment Professionals is available.

This will focus primarily on thefund accounting for PE funds, and have the opportunity for high visibility with CFOs, IR teams and LPs. This is a fantastic opportunity for an early career fund accountant looking to work at a world-class organization with incredible growth opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Create the financial and management reports
• Manage fee calculations and weekly/monthly /quarterlyreporting
• Handle management fee, waterfalls, and carried interest calculations
• Work closely with investor relations teams to handle reporting for various LP requests
• Collaborate with tax team on year end tax-return information and tax projections throughout the year
• Review and manage expense budgets and projects related to expense projections and deal allocations
• Assist with mentorship of junior employees
• Collaborate with external audit and tax teams
• Ad hoc projects

Requirements:

• 2-4 years of experience in public accounting, private accounting, or public/private mix
• Bachelors degree in accounting and/or finance