Accounting Director Alternative Investment Funds
Boston, MA - USA
Job Summary
We are working on a confidential search for a Director to join a well-established real estate investment management firm. The team is looking for a strong real estate fund accounting leader who can oversee fund-level accounting financial reporting investor accounting tax coordination waterfalls and portfolio-level analysis across a mix of real estate investment vehicles.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of real estate fund accounting but also wants a visible cross-functional role with exposure to Investor Services Portfolio Management Asset Management Acquisitions Capital Markets Valuations Tax Legal lenders auditors and external investors. The right person will be comfortable reviewing financial statements managing deadlines leading accounting staff digging into fund structures and JV agreements and making sure reporting is accurate thoughtful and well-controlled.
The team is collaborative experienced and values people who take ownership communicate well and bring a high standard of accuracy to their work. This should be a strong fit for someone coming from public accounting and/or real estate investment management who has meaningful fund-level responsibility management experience a CPA and strong knowledge of US GAAP financial statements waterfalls capital activity and complex real estate fund structures.
Highlights
- Leadership-level fund accounting role with ownership across financial reporting investor accounting tax coordination performance calculations capital activity and fund-level analysis.
- Exposure to real estate funds separate accounts joint ventures acquisitions dispositions financings lender reporting waterfalls and investor deliverables.
- Opportunity to manage and mentor a team of Portfolio Accountants and accounting professionals.
- Strong cross-functional visibility with Investor Services Corporate Accounting Acquisitions Asset Management Portfolio Management Valuations Capital Markets Dispositions Tax Legal lenders auditors and external investors.
- Great fit for someone with extensivepublic accounting and/or real estate investment management experience including meaningful fund-level responsibility.
- CPA required; advanced Excel and strong US GAAP / fund financial statement experience important. Yardi experience is a plus.
- Highly competitive compensation package including strong base salary annual bonus profit sharing 100% company-paid healthcare and other perks.