Associate Director, Fund Accounting

Mission Statement

The Associate Director provides leadership and oversight for Fund Accounting teams, ensuring high-quality training, review, and development of junior professionals, including Managers and Senior Accountants. He or she has deep relationships with third party service providers, such as counterparties, custodians, and third-party administrators. Expected to be autonomous and independent with full ownership the monthly close process and all its related tasks.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversight of monthly and quarterly close process for all GEM portfolios, including review of junior accountant’s assigned portfolios and controls processes
• Review generated monthly and quarterly deliverables for investors
• Oversight of accounting systems and key vendor relationships
• Oversight of portfolio activity and accounting, including monthly / quarterly NAV review, capital calls and distributions, fund expense allocations and portfolio rebalancing execution
• Audit requests
• Special projects, as needed

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with strong academic credentials and record of achievement
• Advanced Excel and other Microsoft Office skills
• Power user of team software and tools, including managing upgrades, updates, and/or enhancements
• Advanced knowledge of system interdependencies
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, and performance measurement principles
• Proven ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Working Conditions

• Position type – Full-time
• Work schedule – Minimum 40 hours / week
• Work location – Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) subject to manager discretion
• Work environment – Office
• Essential physical requirements – Ability to sit and work on a computer for an extended period
• Travel requirements – None