Senior Fund Accountant – Boston MA – Leading Fund to Fund
Our team is working with a leading fund to fund based in Boston looking to hire a Senior Fund Accountant to their growing team. The Senior Fund Accountant will be responsible for strengthening and evolving the fund’s operating model by improving processes, managing key service providers, and ensuring high-quality delivery across all core fund functions. It works closely with investment and client relations teams on finance and investor-driven needs, oversees the valuation process, and supports budgeting and treasury activities. The position also helps launch new products and ensures all recurring fund deliverables NAVs, audits, financials, regulatory filings, and investor reporting are completed accurately and on schedule.
This role is a full time hybrid (3 days in 2 at home) position that will offer between 115K-130K base, 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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Continued focus on the evolution of the current operating model, identifying potential improvements to the operational processes and activities of the team, proposing and leading implementation of methods for more efficient and effective working across the operating platform.
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Day-to-day and cyclical liaising with the third-party administrator, banks, auditors and other third-party relationships. This will involve assessing service delivery against critical key performance indicators and ensuring service weaknesses are identified and improved in a timely manner.
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Aiding investment professionals and a wider team on finance-related tasks.
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Partner with the client relations team on ad hoc and cyclical investor deliverables. Regulatory Reporting partner with the Chief Compliance Officer and third-party compliance provider to ensure compliance with laws and standards set by various regulatory bodies.
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Coordination of the valuation process and preparation of associated papers for the valuation committee. Review direct investment valuations prepared in- house and provide related support to the investment team.
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Establish and evaluate annual budgets for the funds and partner with internal operations team and third-party administrator to ensure timely vendor payments and investor redemptions.
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Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful operational delivery. Determine and apply best operating practices to ensure efficiency is maximized.
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Ensure fund NAVs, financial statements and investor reporting are all delivered accurately within required timeframes, annual audits processed timely, regulatory filings are filed accurately and on time, support the Client Relations team to respond to and resolve investor queries or due diligence requirements.
Essential Qualifications
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Extensive experience of Private Markets operations, ideally having worked in a similar role at a fund management firm overseeing third-party administrators, performing fund audits, or management experience in fund administration.
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Qualified accountant (CPA or equivalent) preferred but not required.
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Excellent technical skills with up-to-date knowledge of current partnership accounting practices and standards.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to plan, prioritize and organize deliverables.
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