Senior Fund Accountant Job Charlotte area,North Carolina USA,Accounting

Growing investment organization with a sophisticated real estate investment platform
Collaborative Fund Finance team supporting investment activity across funds, joint ventures, and special purpose entities
Opportunity to work closely with finance leadership, investment teams, external partners, auditors, tax advisors, and investors
Environment that values strong technical accounting, attention to detail, ownership, and continuous process improvement
Highly visible role with exposure across fund operations, reporting, investment activity, and investor-related processes
Reports directly to the Director of Fund Finance

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

Opportunity to join a growing investment platform and develop deeper expertise within real estate fund accounting
Broad exposure across fund operations, financial reporting, investor activity, valuations, and investment structures
Ability to work across multiple entities including funds, joint ventures, middle-tier entities, and SPEs
Hands-on involvement in capital calls, distributions, management fees, investment funding, and cash activity
Exposure to quarterly valuation processes and fund/deal setup and structuring
Opportunity to partner with both internal stakeholders and external auditors, tax consultants, investors, and JV partners
Strong platform for an accountant seeking to build long-term expertise in fund finance and investment accounting

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Review wire transfers, related journal entries, and transaction activity
Prepare and review allocations, supporting documentation, and journal entries across investment funds
Support expense payments, investment funding, and distributions
Prepare investor capital calls, distributions, and management fee calculations, along with related notices and wires
Coordinate and track intercompany transactions
Reconcile fund, middle-tier, joint venture, and SPE investment and equity accounts
Maintain historical and forecasted cash tracking schedules
Coordinate expense reimbursements with joint venture partners
Assist with the quarterly valuation process
Participate in fund and deal setup and structuring
Prepare monthly and quarterly work papers supporting fund activity
Assist with quarterly financial statement preparation, including footnotes, under U.S. GAAP and Investment Company accounting
Prepare quarterly investor statements and respond to investor-related requests
Support external audit inquiries and provide documentation as required
Coordinate information for external tax consultants and review relevant tax reporting
Support internal analysis and ad hoc requests across the organization

BACKGROUND PROFILE

3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
Real estate fund accounting experience is strongly preferred
Public accounting experience supporting financial services or investment-related clients is also highly relevant
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
CPA or progress toward CPA accreditation is preferred
Experience preparing or supporting financial statements under U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS
Strong general ledger and account reconciliation experience
Advanced Excel skills and overall proficiency with Microsoft Office
Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements
Strong attention to detail with the ability to both prepare work and critically review completed work product
Ability to manage competing priorities while collaborating effectively across a team
Strong communication and interpersonal skills