Vice President, Fund Administration | Global PE

A leading global private equity investment firm is seeking a Vice President Fund Administration to join its Finance team. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity for a CPA with strong private equity fund accounting financial reporting investor allocation audit and operational oversight experience.

This is not a narrow fund accounting seat. The person hired will help lead fund administration for a large complex private equity platform partner closely with senior Finance leadership oversee internal and external reporting processes and play a meaningful role in the continued evolution of the firms operating model.

Compensation

Base salary 40% annual bonus profit sharing eligibility strong 401(k) match tuition reimbursement exceptional healthcare and employee benefits.

The Opportunity

The Vice President Fund Administration will help oversee accounting reporting treasury audit coordination investor deliverables capital activity process improvement and third-party administrator oversight across a sophisticated private equity fund platform.

This person will partner closely with the Controller of Fund Administration and other senior Finance leaders to ensure high-quality reporting strong controls efficient workflows and timely execution across quarterly and annual reporting cycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee quarterly and annual fund reporting deliverables including financial statements investor reporting packages supporting schedules and valuation/performance-related materials.
• Review complex private equity fund accounting matters including investor allocations waterfall calculations AIV reporting opt-out scenarios capital calls distributions management fees fund expenses and partnership-level reporting.
• Manage and develop team members while coordinating the timely issuance of quarterly fund and sub-fund financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
• Support the year-end audit process and serve as a key liaison with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Help design implement manage and improve the firms co-sourced / outsourced fund administration model.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for the third-party administrator ensuring data flows deliverables controls deadlines and service-level expectations are met.
• Review capital call and distribution calculations investor notices credit facility activity bank reconciliations account activity and related treasury processes.
• Partner with Finance Legal Compliance Tax Investor Relations Limited Partner Services external auditors and third-party providers on reporting inquiries process improvements and special projects.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls improve workflows enhance reporting quality and better leverage technology across the Fund Administration function.

Ideal Background

• CPA required.
• Relevant experience in public accounting private equity fund accounting fund administration asset management or alternative investment finance experience.
• Prior Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred especially with private equity alternative investment asset management or financial services clients.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP financial statements fund-level reporting investor capital activity allocations waterfalls capital calls distributions management fees and partnership structures.
• Experience managing reviewing or coordinating work performed by a third-party fund administrator is highly preferred.
• Experience with Investran or similar fund accounting / investor allocation software is a plus.

Best-Fit Candidate Profile

This role is best suited for someone currently operating as a Vice President Assistant Controller Fund Accounting Manager Senior Fund Accounting Manager Fund Controller Audit Manager or similar within private equity alternative investments asset management fund administration or Big 4 financial services / asset management audit.

The strongest fit will likely bring a CPA Big 4 training private equity fund accounting exposure strong US GAAP technical skills experience reviewing complex fund reporting deliverables and the maturity to manage people external administrators auditors and senior internal stakeholders.