Senior Vice President - Fund Accounting (PE Secondaries)

Oliver James Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 450,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Clear progression path

Job summary

Oliver James Group in New York seeks a Senior Vice President to oversee accounting, operations and financial reporting for a leading Private Equity Secondaries platform. The role builds scalable infrastructure and controls to support continued growth, with a focus on automation and data governance.

CPA-qualified candidate with 12+ years of accounting experience and PE secondaries or fund of funds exposure is preferred; compensation is competitive with strong progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• CPA preferred; 12+ years of public and/or private accounting experience.
• Significant experience in PE secondaries or fund of funds, with strong reporting.
• Strong US GAAP technical accounting expertise.
• Experience with data governance, automation and governance tooling.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting, operations and financial reporting for secondaries products.
• Develop target operating model and scalable infrastructure for growth.
• Oversee data governance across vendors and portfolio systems.
• Analyze budgets across fund entities and liquidity projections.
• Support fundraising campaigns and RFP processes.
• Collaborate with Deal, Client, Operations, Tax and Legal teams.
• Mentor junior staff and lead strategic projects for senior leadership.

Skills

US GAAP expertise

12+ years accounting experience

Secondaries / fund of funds

Leadership

Automation/AI mindset

Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

Anaplan

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

Anaplan

Job description

Oliver James have recently partnered with a global alternative asset manager as they seek to hire a Senior Vice President to join their fast-growing Private Equity Secondaries business.

The role, based in New York, is a newly created senior position that will see this individual oversee the accounting, operations and financial reporting for a market-leading secondaries platform with $14bn+ AUM, spanning drawdown funds, managed accounts and evergreen/registered products. You will lead the build-out of the target operating model, creating scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support continued growth.

Our client is ideally seeking a CPA qualified professional with 12+ years of accounting experience and significant exposure to secondaries or fund of funds; our client is offering a competitive compensation package, a high-visibility senior role, a clear route for progression and much more!

Responsibilities:

• Manage the accounting, operations and financial reporting for products across the secondaries strategy.
• Advance the target operating model and build scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support product and AUM growth.
• Oversee data governance across vendors, third-party administrators and portfolio monitoring systems.
• Analyse and review budgets across multiple fund entities, improving liquidity modelling and projections.
• Support planning and infrastructure for new products, including RFPs, and manage client requests during fundraising campaigns.
• Partner with the Deal Team, Client Teams, Corporate, Operations, Marketing, Tax, Legal and Technology.
• Coach and review junior team members.
• Lead ad hoc strategic and operational projects for senior leadership.

Requirements:

• CPA preferred; 12+ years of public and/or private accounting experience.
• Significant experience in the PE secondaries or fund of funds industry, with a strong understanding of secondary fund structures, operations and reporting.
• Strong US GAAP technical accounting expertise.
• Strong orientation towards technology, automation and continuous improvement, including AI adoption.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with AI tools, Alteryx, Anaplan or Power BI is a plus.
• Total cash compensation between $450,000 and $550,000
• Excellent benefits package
• A clear route for progression
• Much more!