Compensation Accounting Manager

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Summary

Step into a high-visibility role at the intersection of Finance and Front Office deal economics, with real autonomy and a clear path to building your own team. If you’re ready to own a function that’s central to how a leading global manager compensates its top talent, we’d love to hear from you.


Company Information:

A leading global alternative asset manager with over $30 billion in AUM, operating across major international financial hubs and engaging in global macro, fixed income, FX, and digital asset strategies.


Job Description:
  • Own the front office compensation process — deal term management, monthly accrual calculations, and year-end compensation
  • Serve as the firm’s expert on FO deal structures, including tiered slopes, multi-fund arrangements, trailer fees, guaranteed bonuses, and carry calculations
  • Maintain a tracker of FO contractual obligations, payout schedules, and deferred compensation milestones
  • Produce quarterly PM compensation statements and manage direct PM queries and alignment
  • Lead the year-end compensation process end-to-end across Finance, HR, and front office teams
  • Support cross-Finance analytics, PM onboarding profitability modelling, and the firm’s evolving pass-through framework

Requirements / Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in a Front Office / PM Compensation function at a buy-side or sell-side firm (investment bank experience with relevant PM/FO compensation exposure is acceptable)
  • Deep quantitative and analytical capability; able to independently manage complex, formulaic compensation and economics modelling
  • Knowledge of FO deal structures in a multi-strategy or pod-based environment — including slope structures, multi-fund arrangements, deferred compensation, and carry
  • Excellent communication skills; able to engage credibly with Portfolio Managers and senior leadership
  • Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with Snowflake, Python, or similar data tools is a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
  • CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred

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