Senior Vice President – Fund Accounting; PE Secondaries

Position: Senior Vice President – Fund Accounting (PE Secondaries)
Location: New York

Salary $450000 - $550000

Location Manhattan, New York, NY, USA Contract Permanent Type Hybrid Industry Accountancy  & Finance Contact Sam  S
Oliver James have recently partnered with a global alternative asset manager as they seek to hire a Senior Vice President to join their fast-growing Private Equity Secondaries business.

The role, based in New York, is a newly created senior position that will see this individual oversee the accounting, operations and financial reporting for a market-leading secondaries platform with $14bn+ AUM, spanning drawdown funds, managed accounts and evergreen/registered products. You will lead the build-out of the target operating model, creating scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support continued growth.

Our client is ideally seeking a CPA qualified professional with 12+ years of accounting experience and significant exposure to secondaries or fund of funds; our client is offering a competitive compensation package, a high-visibility senior role, a clear route for progression and much more!

Responsibilities:

Manage the accounting, operations and financial reporting for products across the secondaries strategy.

Advance the target operating model and build scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support product and AUM growth.

Oversee data governance across vendors, third-party administrators and portfolio monitoring systems.

Analyse and review budgets across multiple fund entities, improving liquidity modelling and projections.

Support planning and infrastructure for new products, including RFPs, and manage client requests during fundraising campaigns.

Partner with the Deal Team, Client Teams, Corporate, Operations, Marketing, Tax, Legal and Technology.

Coach and review junior team members.

Lead ad hoc strategic and operational projects for senior leadership.

Requirements:

CPA preferred; 12+ years of public and/or private accounting experience.

Significant experience in the PE secondaries or fund of funds industry, with a strong understanding of secondary fund structures, operations and reporting.

Strong US GAAP technical accounting expertise.

Strong orientation towards technology, automation and continuous improvement, including AI adoption.

Advanced Excel skills; experience with AI tools, Alteryx, Anaplan or Power BI is a plus.

Benefits:

Total cash compensation between $450,000 and $550,000

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits packageA clear route for progression

Much more!

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further, please send a copy of your resume to [email protected]