Manager – Fund Accounting, Real Estate

Overview

Maintain the books and records for Evergreen and Closed-end Partnerships and report to clients and the portfolio group.

What you'll do

• Prepare and maintain the books and records of pooled private investment funds organized as limited partnerships and/or separate accounts.
• Prepare and/or review complex management fee and waterfall calculations.
• Apply understanding of side pocket accounting.
• Apply understanding of internal rate of returns, time weighted returns and multiple of capital calculations.
• Record and reconcile cash, investments and other balance sheet accounts.
• Record purchase and sale transactions.
• Estimate and post accruals.
• Prepare and/or review allocations of income and expense to each partner, including updating the distribution waterfall based on the terms of the governing documents.
• Determine and prepare distributions and drawdowns.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Analyze and calculate performance metrics for partnerships/accounts and for each investment.
• Coordinate with funds' independent auditors, custodians, prime brokers and fund administrators.
• Perform other tasks as required.

What you'll need

• Minimum 5 years' relevant accounting or audit experience within Big Four public accounting or a mix of public accounting and investment management industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of reconciliation and account analysis.
• Knowledge of US GAAP accounting, operations, reconciliations, account analysis, and management reporting.
• Excellent understanding of accounting and the ability to apply relevant investment company accounting rules.
• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Work ethic: strong attention to detail and focus on continual development, performance, and accountability.
• Organization: proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competing activities; able to prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Independence: experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; must be able to drive work effectively with limited supervision (at times); self-starter with the ability to take initiative, ask questions, detect problems and provide solutions.
• Flexibility: adapting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Communication: strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience from a fund admin shop.
• Experience in Geneva and Geneva World Investors.
• Knowledge of IFRS GAAP.
• Microsoft PowerBI.
• ACA/CPA.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.