Vice President, Alternatives Fund Accounting (NE)

As a Vice President of Fund Accounting, you will be part of a high-growth, high-impact team focused on providing fund accounting and administration services to our portfolio. You will support the team in the day-to-day management of the broader Fund Accounting team and contribute to the strategic growth and development of the team. 

Additionally, you will provide a senior-level review of fund accounting deliverables for our clients, ensuring the integrity and high quality of client deliverables, as well as managing key client and stakeholder relationships. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead a team  and be responsible for the delivery of client deliverables in line with SLAs, with a critical focus on quality 

• Partner closely with other teams and across the business to support and drive our operational efficiency and technology-driven automation agenda. Collaborate with the Head of Fund Accounting to define our target state operating model 

• Build strong relationships with key client contacts across their investment management deals 

• Manage effective and appropriate communication and escalation of issues both internally and to clients. Act as a point of escalation for senior client members 

• Lead the onboarding of new clients and funds, including working closely with clients to understand and support aspects of fund structuring, such as administrative implications of onshore and offshore feeders, tax blockers, and parallel master fund structures 

• Review limited partnership agreements, as well as other legal, investment, and loan agreements, ensuring compliance with key terms, covenants, and restrictions 

• Provide senior-level review support for quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards (UK GAAP, US GAAP, Canadian GAAP, and Lux GAAP), investment performance reporting, and other investor deliverables 

• Model and review complex calculations such as carried interest waterfalls, equalization, management fees, and incentive fees 

• Provide senior-level review of complex investment reconciliations, leverage, and interest calculations 

• Oversee relationships with auditors and tax advisors to ensure the timely completion of audit and tax engagements 

• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues or resolutions of complex aspects of audit and tax engagements 

• Effectively manage, mentor, and motivate team members to drive personal growth and career development, ensuring the operation of a high-performing, effective team unit 

• Contribute to business growth by participating in RfP submissions, client pitches, and other business development activities 

Skills, knowledge & expertise 

• Total 12+ years of and 7+ years of experience in private equity in multiple sectors (FoF, Co-invest, credit, secondary, etc.) in key requirement for this role 

• University degree in accounting and/or finance. 

• CA, CPA, CFA, CAIA, ACCA, or other accounting/ finance certification(s) preferred 

• Strong Exposure in end-to-end preparation of financial statements and PE year-end financial reports 

• Strong understanding of complex private equity fund structures 

• Strong Experience working with relevant accounting standards (e.g. US, UK, Lux GAPP) is mandatory 

• Good exposure in complex calculations and building waterfall models 

• Must have sound knowledge in computing LCIs, Equalization and carry models 

• Conceptual understanding on complexities of preparing the financials from the TBs manually 

• Profession accounting qualifications/qualified by experience is essential 

• Experience with FIA (Front Invest Analytics) is a plus 

• A strong leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to motivate, coach and mentor team members in order to maximize their contribution and at the same time build strong, lasting relationships with client and stakeholders