Summary
Great Opportunity to Join a Thriving Private Equity Firm!
Company Information:
New York-based investment adviser providing alternative investment solutions to long-duration capital investors. The firm’s global alternative investment program seeks to construct a diversified and opportunistic portfolio, and spans across a wide set of strategy, sector, geography and return profiles. The firm combines the legacy of the company, its decades of international investments activity and operational heritage, with the investment team’s expertise to make well-informed investment decisions and foster long-term relationships with its partners.
Job Description:
- Download and save Investment communication and documents into the PE document management system
- Maintain login IDs and passwords for third party Investment websites to facilitate extraction of documents
- Meet strict deadlines for Quarterly reports
- Perform bank reconciliations, process journal entries, and prepare supporting financial schedules
- Handle daily/routine client information requests
- Prepare work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, valuation adjustments, etc.
- Prepare investor allocations and capital account statements
- Prepare capital call and distribution calculations, sources/uses of cash, allocations, and investor notices
- Assist in the preparation of financial statements, notes disclosures, and supporting schedules
- Support the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the team, client, and auditors
- Where applicable, support the tax team with information to prepare tax compliance/reports
- Assist in special projects and ad hoc requests
Requirements / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
- 0-2+ years’ experience in accounting – experience in the financial services sector a plus
- Must have a strong academic foundation in financial accounting: journal entries, cash transactions and reconciliations, non-cash activity, investment activity, and investor capital activity
- Exposure to fee calculations and waterfall (carried interest) models a plus
- Deadline oriented with ability to complete assigned tasks independently
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite especially in Excel
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Independent self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be a team player
- Allvue or Business Central experience is a plus but not necessary
