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About the Role

This leadership role oversees the accounting and administration of multiple alternative investment funds, focusing on private equity clients. The position requires technical expertise in fund accounting, client relationship management, team leadership, and oversight of fund operations like financial reporting, investor allocations, and distribution waterfalls.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple fund relationships, including scheduling and meeting all client deliverables
• Maintain/manage client expectations and coordinate deliverables timelines with staff
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of accounting, specifically with respect to alternative investment funds, with a focus on private equity funds
• Participate in new business discussions with prospects and existing clients
• Prepare and maintain goals and career development plans for all direct reports
• Prepare semiannual performance appraisals and discussions for all direct reports
• Provide guidance and direction to staff on all technical and client-service-related topics
• Review fund governing documents, offering documents, subscription documents, side letters, and investment management agreements, in order to ensure proper application of fund terms
• Review all transaction documentation and supporting files, and understand the features of the investment transactions, accruals, etc.
• Review work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, valuation adjustments, etc.
• Review management fee calculations, including offsetable amounts, management fee waiver contributions, etc.
• Review investor allocations and capital account statements
• Review capital call and distribution calculations, sources/uses of cash, allocations, and investor notices
• Create, maintain, and/or review distribution waterfall (carried interest) models, in keeping with the applicable fund terms
• Prepare and/or review financial statements, notes disclosures, and supporting schedules
• Develop/maintain robust review procedures around deliverables
• Manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the client and auditors

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 15+ years’ experience in accounting, with a focus on alternative investments funds
• 5+ years’ experience supervising two or more professional staff
• Directly responsible for hiring and termination decisions as well as providing continuous performance feedback to staff
• Hands-on management style with strong leadership skills and ability to develop staff
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills
• Team player mentality with the ability to work independently

Skills

• Private equity experience
• Microsoft Office suite
• Advanced Excel skills

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 15+ years’ experience in accounting
• 5+ years’ experience supervising professional staff

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $115,000 USD to $210,000 USD

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental leave
• Professional development reimbursement opportunity
• Discretionary bonus
• Equity awards (restricted stock units or stock options)

About the Company

• SS&C is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company.
• Headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, with 27,000+ employees in 35 countries.
• Serves 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations.
• SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations.
• Teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.
• Offers exposure to industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.