Vice President, Alternatives Fund Accounting (NE)

As a Vice President of Fund Accounting you will be part of a high-growth high-impact team focused on providing fund accounting and administration services to our portfolio. You will support the team in the day-to-day management of the broader Fund Accounting team and contribute to the strategic growth and development of the team.

Additionally you will provide a senior-level review of fund accounting deliverables for our clients ensuring the integrity and high quality of client deliverables as well as managing key client and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ateam andbe responsible forthedelivery of client deliverables in line with SLAs with a critical focus on quality

• Partner closely with other teams and across the business to support and drive our operational efficiency and technology-driven automation agenda. Collaborate with the Head of Fund Accounting to define our target state operating model

• Build strong relationships with key client contacts across their investment management deals

• Manage effective andappropriate communicationand escalation of issues both internally and to clients. Act as a point of escalation for senior client members

• Lead the onboarding of new clients and funds including working closely with clients to understand and support aspects of fund structuring such as administrative implications of onshore and offshore feeders tax blockers and parallel master fund structures

• Review limited partnership agreements as well as other legal investment and loan agreements ensuring compliance with key terms covenants and restrictions

• Provide senior-level review support for quarterly and annual financial statementsin accordance withrelevant accounting standards (UK GAAP US GAAP Canadian GAAP and Lux GAAP) investment performance reporting and other investor deliverables

• Model and review complex calculations such as carried interest waterfalls equalization management fees and incentive fees

• Provide senior-level review of complex investment reconciliations leverage and interest calculations

• Oversee relationships with auditors and tax advisors to ensure thetimelycompletion of audit and tax engagements

• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues or resolutions of complex aspects of audit and tax engagements

• Effectively manage mentor and motivate team members to drive personal growth and career development ensuring the operation of a high-performing effective team unit

• Contribute to business growth byparticipatinginRfPsubmissions client pitches and other business development activities

Skills knowledge &expertise

• Total12 years of and 7 years of experience in private equity in multiple sectors (FoF Co-invest credit secondary etc.) in key requirement for this role

• University degree in accounting and/or finance.

• CA CPA CFA CAIA ACCA or other accounting/ finance certification(s) preferred

• Strong Exposure in end-to-end preparation of financial statements and PE year-end financial reports

• Strong understanding of complex private equity fund structures

• Strong Experience working with relevant accounting standards( UK Lux GAPP)is mandatory

• Good exposure in complex calculations and building waterfall models

• Must have sound knowledge in computing LCIsEqualizationand carry models

• Conceptual understandingoncomplexities of preparing the financials from the TBs manually

• Professionaccounting qualifications/qualified by experienceisessential

• Experience withFIA (Front Invest Analytics)is a plus

• A strong leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills able to motivate coach and mentor team membersin order tomaximizetheir contribution and at the same time build strong lasting relationships withclientand stakeholders