Senior Private Equity Fund Operations Lead

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Investment Fund Accounting Leader to oversee client service teams and drive accuracy in financial reporting for private equity funds.

You will lead a team of about 10 professionals across locations, manage complex investment transactions, ensure compliance with GAAP, and partner with clients to deliver timely, high‑quality work while maintaining data confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; advanced degree and/or CPA are desired.
• Minimum of 15+ years of investment fund accounting experience inclusive of private equity fund administration.
• Demonstrated leadership of accounting professionals and client service orientation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Communicate intelligently with all team members concerning client fund specifics and industry best practices
• Direct overall management of assigned client service teams with a focus on consistent application of Apex process control procedures, workflow consistency, proper client communications, and confidentiality of client data.
• Lead and develop a team of approximately 10 professionals across multiple locations, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Develop full project plans and manage client team workloads in order to meet established timetables and deadlines, including coordination with Apex Investor Services group
• Continuously evaluate workload of client service teams to ensure adequate staffing to meet client assignments, ensure individual team members maintain balanced workloads, assist team members with prioritizing, delegating, and managing temporary spikes in workload, make recommendations for new staff resources as needed, and ensure new hires receive appropriate training
• Identify inefficiencies and provide recommendations to management to address them through a change in procedure or enhanced technology
• Evaluate performance of individual client service team members and coordinate annual reviews
• Monitor and evaluate team hours to identify needs for additional training and or supervision, enhancements to Apex processes and/or workflows, and unusual client requests or working habits that require additional time commitments
• Maintain knowledge of accounting rules and reporting requirements pertaining to investment funds and registered investment advisors and ensure such rules are appropriately applied
• Strong experience supporting closed-end private equity funds is required; fund of funds experience is highly preferred.
• Review and approve quarterly and annual financial workpaper packages including detailed review of financial statements to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Review and approve all business workflows including capital calls, management fees, partner allocations, and investor distributions.
• Perform both detailed and high-level reviews of financial statements and related reporting deliverables.
• Review investment related legal documents, waterfall calculations, and complex investment transactions
• Serve as a primary client-facing representative, building strong relationships with clients and presenting complex financial and operational matters clearly and professionally.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Client service

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance related field

CPA or advanced degree desired

Job description

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Investment Fund Accounting Leader to oversee client service teams and drive accuracy in financial reporting for private equity funds.

You will lead a team of about 10 professionals across locations, manage complex investment transactions, ensure compliance with GAAP, and partner with clients to deliver timely, high‑quality work while maintaining data confidentiality.