Senior Fund Accountant | New York City | BDC Fund
Our team is working with a leading credit fund based in NYC looking to hire a Senior Fund Accountant to their growing BDC strategy team. The Senior Fund Accountant will support the financial reporting, fund accounting, and regulatory compliance functions for a publicly traded investment vehicle, with a focus on SEC reporting, U.S. GAAP compliance, and investment company accounting. Responsibilities include reviewing Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy filings, overseeing NAV calculations and fund accounting activities, analyzing complex investment transactions, and preparing management, shareholder, and regulatory reporting. The position serves as a key liaison across fund administration, investor relations, tax, compliance, legal, valuation, and audit teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and operational execution.
This role is a full-time on-site position that will offer between 115K-125K base, 20% bonus, & strong benefits. If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Vincenzo Kulturides directly at [email protected]
Responsibilities:
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Review fund NAVs, investor capital account statements, and financial reports prepared by third-party fund administrators for accuracy and consistency with fund documents and internal records.
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Support recurring monthly and quarterly close processes, including review of administrator packages, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers.
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Monitor and validate fund-level expenses, management fees, performance allocations, accruals, and other key calculations.
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Maintain internal fund data, dashboards, reporting calendars, and workpapers to track capital activity, distributions, valuation events, and recurring reporting deliverables.
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Assist in the review of capital call and distribution notices before delivery to investors.
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Support the tracking of investment holdings, cash flows, and portfolio activity across applicable fund structures.
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Manage fund activity within the shadow accounting environment, including VPM, maintaining complete accounting records and supporting the accurate calculation of fund accruals, NAV components, and recurring fund-level reporting.
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Assist in the analysis and processing of complex investment activity, including restructurings, amendments, forbearances, recapitalizations, PIK income, OID, and valuation adjustments.
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Coordinate with offshore teams to delegate tasks, review deliverables, and ensure timely and accurate completion of recurring workflows.
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Coordinate with external administrators, auditors, and tax advisors to support the timely and accurate delivery of reporting packages, audit materials, tax information, and regulatory filings.
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Support internal and external audit processes by managing timelines, organizing support, and facilitating information exchange.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
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Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience, with public accounting, fund administration, asset management, private credit, private equity, hedge fund, or financial services experience preferred.
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Experience supporting recurring close, reporting, audit, fund accounting, or fund administration deliverables.
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Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, with a focus on investment fund accounting and financial reporting.
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CPA designation or active progress toward CPA certification strongly preferred.
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Experience working with third-party fund administrators.
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Familiarity with partnership accounting, complex fund structures, and U.S. tax considerations for investment funds.
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Exposure to debt investments and structured products, including bank loans, bonds, PIK income, OID, restructurings, amendments, and valuation adjustments.
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Experience with accounting, trade, or shadow accounting systems, including VPM, Investran, Geneva, or similar platforms.
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Familiarity with AI-enabled tools or workflow automation, with an interest in using technology responsibly to improve reporting efficiency, documentation quality, and review transparency.
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