BDC Assistant Controller - Lord Abbett.com
Jersey City, NJ 07302
About the Job
About Lord Abbett:
Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we’ve earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors.
From the very beginning, we’ve recognized that our people are our greatest asset. As an investment-led, investor-focused firm, we value intellectual curiosity, teamwork, and collaboration across the organization.
We’re looking for people with a keen interest in working for a trusted leader in the asset management industry, a desire to expand their knowledge, and a passion for delivering a client experience that exceeds expectations.
Now that you know our history, are you ready to be part of our future?
Job Overview:
We are looking for an Assistant Controller to support our Private Credit Business.
We’ll trust you to::- Work with the CFO of our BDCs to design and implement financial and operational best practices for private credit funds and BDCs in order to support the growth and evolution of the platform
- Own and coordinate the financial reporting production calendar to meet corporate and investor deadlines and identify ways to further streamline the third party accounting agents
- Oversee the preparation of the private credit fund and BDC financial statements, including quarterly financial statements (10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks), capital account statements, performance reporting, capital calls, and distribution notices
- Perform management and incentive calculations, expense accruals, budgeting and forecasting
- Work closely with third party vendor partners including accounting agents and pricing vendors, facility providers, etc.
- Effectively liaise with other investment professionals, legal and compliance, business development, and operations to ensure proper controls are in place to support current and future business
- Serves as the key point of contact for auditors and tax accountants
- BDC or 40 Act accounting experience essential
- 5-8+ years of Private Credit or Public Accounting experience in investment management
- Bachelor's degree
- CPA preferred
- Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Highly organized
Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.
- Principles-Led - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
- Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
- Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.
We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $160,000-$190,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.
Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.
Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett
Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.
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