Fund Controller

Buckingham Search
Chicago, IL, United States
Full-time

As an integral part of the Private Fund Accounting Group, and reporting to the Private Fund’s CFO, the Controller will join a highly collaborative group and facilitate the completion of the monthly and quarterly end financial close process, preparing financial statements, overseeing the fund administrator, assisting in year-end audits, recurring tax reporting, and other responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned from time to time.

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of private and public accounting experience with exposure to private credit funds, partnerships, and consolidations.

Responsibilities :

  • Prepare period accounting and reporting packages, including fund-level net asset values and investor capital statements.
  • Review monthly net asset value package prepared by Administrator.
  • Maintenance of general ledger for various funds and investment entities.
  • Calculate management fees and process 3rd party invoices.
  • Prepare monthly performance estimates and final performance numbers to be distributed to investors.
  • Prepare monthly investor allocations schedules and review Administrator investor allocation schedules.
  • Review K-1 schedules and tax adjustments and allocations prepared by outside tax professionals.
  • Assist in annual audits and financial statement preparation. Review and improve processes and controls.
  • Prepare information related to due diligence requests.
  • Strong understanding of business and accounting principles including consolidation reporting / elimination entries and fund accounting.
  • Provide financial information and reporting to internal management, external counterparties, and investors.
  • Interact with senior management, corporate accounting, operations, analysts, and legal.

Required skills and qualifications :

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
  • CPA or foreign equivalent.
  • 3+ years’ work in public accounting.
  • 5+ years’ work experience in commercial accounting or Private Equity
  • Knowledge of U.S generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for private investment funds, including experience with fund-level accounting and reporting
  • Working knowledge of investment and fund performance metrics, distributions and capital calls calculations.
  • Possess strong analytical skills required in reviewing, researching, and resolving issues surrounding accounting and financial matters.
  • Exposure to complex fund structures, waterfall calculations, performance calculations (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations is a plus.
  • Experience with annual external reporting (audited financial statements)
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture.
  • Ability to operate independently and handle many projects at once without losing track of the details.
  • Someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, has an excellent work ethic and likes to take ownership of your work
  • 30+ days ago
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