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Added - 03/07/25

36920 | Fund Accounting Manager

Accounting/Finance

Chicago, Illinois | Direct Hire

Job Description

Job Title: Fund Accounting Manager

Location: Chicago, IL 

Compensation:Up to $150,000 + Bonus

Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including fully paid medical + dental, vision, life, LTD, and 401(k).

About the Job:
In partnership with our client, we are seeking an experienced Fund Accounting Manager to support the Controller in one of Chicago's premier private equity firms. In-depth knowledge of fund accounting operations, experience in investment management and private equity clients, and public accounting experience is strongly preferred. 

Responsibilities: 

• Review of period end NAV, financial reporting, timely filing, and accounting of Fund’s with understanding of the underlying investments.
• Review of daily cash, capital transactions, operating transactions, and investment transactions.
• Understanding fund structures, underlying investments profiles, promotes and Fund’s governing agreements.
• Conduct technical accounting research and ensure appropriate application to Fund and underlying investments.
• Active management that includes Fund’s liquidity, cash flow analysis, available cash, sources, and uses of liquidity and active oversight.
• Preparation of Board of Directors analysis and presentations.
• Oversight and management of Fund’s available operating cash.
• Oversight of payments with HVP Treasury and Fund Administrator.
• Oversight of third-party fund administrator, external auditors, tax advisers and other professional service providers.
• Audit coordination with external service providers, key contact/owner.
• Oversight of Fund level debt closing and reporting, review covenant analyses for third party debt/line of credit.
• Understand component of Fund’s and underlying investment performance measurements. Review Fund return/performance analyses, break down fund performance to assist/field client, portfolio management and/or consultant inquiries.
• Build and manage relationships for all internal and external collaborators.
• Field questions and run/discuss analyses for the Fund’s Portfolio Management and Controller.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of experience, including a combination of public accounting, private equity, hedge fund, or credit fund. 
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team building skills.

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