Associate Director, Private Credit Accounting

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Associate Director, Private Credit Accounting

Location: Union, NJ | New York, NY | Hybrid

Get To Know The Team: 

Associate Directors on the Private Markets/Credit Accounting team manage and lead teams in monitoring client deliverables while developing and executing strategic plans for continued business development. 

Why You Will Love It Here!  

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans 
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement  
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays 
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave  
• Wide Ranging Perspectives: Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds, Talents and Experiences of Our Employees
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University  
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more! 

What You Will Get To Do: 

• Lead and manage the private credit accounting team, setting priorities, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level accountants, fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, and professional growth.
• Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements, investor reports, and management reporting packages.
• Manage general ledger maintenance, NAV calculations, and portfolio performance reporting for private credit funds and SPVs.
• Ensure accurate accounting for capital calls, distributions, management fees, incentive allocations, and fund expenses.
• Oversee accounting and reporting for private credit instruments including senior secured loans, unitranche, mezzanine, subordinated debt, structured credit, and co-investments.
• Partner with valuation teams to ensure appropriate methodologies for illiquid credit instruments are applied.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and investment structures.
• Manage external relationships with fund administrators and auditors, reviewing their work and ensuring timely deliverables.
• Review and approve investor notices (capital calls, distributions, statements).
• Support fundraising efforts by preparing accounting-related sections of offering materials and responding to investor due diligence requests.
• Drive process efficiency through automation, system enhancements, and best practices in fund accounting.
• Act as a key point of contact for investment teams, offering accounting insights to deal structuring and portfolio management.

What You Will Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 7-10+ years’ of progressive experience in fund accounting, audit or financial reporting within Private Credit, Direct Lending or Alternative Investment Funds
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience with a track record of managing, training and developing accounting teams.
• CPA / Master's degree are pluses
• Proficient with fund accounting systems (e.g., Allvue, Investran, eDFront, Geneva) and advanced Excel skills
• Experience with complex waterfall and carried interest structures
• Excellent client relationship and project management skills 
• Knowledge of multi-currency and cross-border fund structures (e.g. Cayman, Luxembourg, Delaware)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! To further explore this opportunity, please apply through our careers page on the corporate website at www.ssctech.com/careers. 

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SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.