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About the Role

The Fund CFO team is responsible for fund accounting and specific investment operations tasks for investment vehicles. The team ensures timely and accurate completion of vehicle financial statements, liaises with third-party service providers, and interfaces with current and potential investors on information requests.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the US Infrastructure Debt Fund CFO team, providing direction, coaching, and oversight across fund accounting, financial reporting, fund operations, governance, and control activities.
• Act as the senior financial and operational lead for the US Infrastructure Debt platform, ensuring the timely and accurate execution of all fund-level accounting, reporting, governance, and investor deliverables.
• Own the end-to-end oversight of fund structures across multiple credit funds and separately managed accounts, ensuring adherence to fund documentation, regulatory requirements, and investor obligations.
• Partner closely with Investment, Investor Relations, Legal, Tax, Compliance, and Operations teams to support strategic business initiatives, fund launches, investment execution, and platform growth.
• Lead the review and approval of quarterly and annual financial statements, investor reporting packages, capital activity, and performance disclosures.
• Oversee key third-party service providers including fund administrators, auditors, tax advisers, and other external partners, ensuring high standards of delivery and accountability.
• Drive operational excellence through the enhancement of processes, controls, governance frameworks, and technology solutions across the Fund CFO function.
• Support transaction structuring, financing activities, new product development, and complex fund initiatives, ensuring appropriate accounting and operational outcomes.
• Manage fund liquidity, cash forecasting, facility oversight, and capital planning to support investment deployment and investor distributions.
• Serve as a senior representative of the Infrastructure Debt business with investors, regulators, auditors, and internal governance committees as required.

Requirements

• Significant experience within alternative investment fund finance, with deep expertise across Infrastructure Debt, Private Credit, Infrastructure, or Private Equity fund structures.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams within a fund accounting, fund finance, or fund operations environment.
• Strong understanding of closed-end fund structures, investor allocations, capital call and distribution mechanics, partnership accounting, and fund governance.
• Proven experience overseeing fund financial statements, investor reporting, audits, tax reporting, and regulatory requirements for institutional investment vehicles.
• Ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making across investment, finance, and operational functions.
• Experience supporting complex transactions, fund launches, financing arrangements, and strategic growth initiatives within an alternatives platform.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to translate complex financial, legal, and operational matters into clear business recommendations and action plans.
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and fund reporting systems, with a track record of driving operational improvements through technology and process optimization.

Skills

• AI tools
• Financial modeling
• Excel
• Fund reporting systems

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $203,000 to $255,000

Benefits

• Access to a range of benefits for a personalized plan
• Healthcare
• Company perks
• Retirement plan
• Physical wellness benefits
• Emotional wellness benefits
• Financial wellness benefits

About the Company

• DWS Group is an industry-leading firm with a global presence, focused on innovation and responsible investing.
• The DWS Private Infrastructure business (“DWS Infrastructure”) acquires and manages Debt and Equity investments in businesses that provide essential Infrastructure services.
• DWS Infrastructure has funds under management of approximately €20 billion.
• The US Infrastructure Debt platform currently manages in excess of $6 billion of committed capital through multiple credit funds and separately managed accounts.

Equal Opportunity

• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.