Fund Accounting & Administration (Private Equity), Vice President - State Street

Responsibilities

• Partner with both clients and colleagues to establish the workflow and client deadlines while supervising staff members.
• Deliver reporting and day-to-day accounting and support for our clients.
• Supervise all lower level staff (including Associate 1, Associate 2, Senior Staff, Officer and AVP).
• Manage client relationships with both client personnel and fund investors.
• Review quarterly and annual financial work paper packages including portfolio schedules, accruals and PCAP allocations.
• Review quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes.
• Review and/or prepare annual tax work paper packages.
• Review and/or prepare capital calls and distributions, including notices and release merged documents.
• Review monthly bank reconciliations and post journal entries.
• Review quarterly management fee calculations.
• Review and/or prepare various client related correspondence.
• Work with database team regarding client deliverables such as financial statements, capital calls and distribution notices.
• Engage in heavy client interaction on a daily basis.
• Coordinate annual audit and tax return preparation with Big 4 accounting firms.
• Review and/or prepare waterfall and capital account allocations.
• Understand how to navigate through limited partnership agreements.
• Review and/or prepare estimated tax workpapers.
• Maintain working relationships with all client contacts, including investment professionals, investors, auditors, lawyers and banking personnel.
• Assist accounting managers to ensure compliance with investment fund agreements and other legal documents.
• Manage internal workflow and client deadlines.
• Identify any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and report and/or escalate in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines.

Qualifications

• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently to meet client deliverables.
• Real Estate, Fund, or Private Equity accounting experience.
• CPA or CPA Candidate.
• The ideal candidate will be a well-organized, detail-oriented, analytical individual with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to simultaneously handle multiple assignments and pressure while working efficiently to meet client deliverables.

Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages.
• Generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks.
• Access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs.
• Wealth of development programs and educational support to help you reach your full potential.
• Tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks.
• Salary range: $100,000 - $160,000 Annual.
• The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified.