Senior Vice President – Fund Accounting

Oliver James have recently partnered with a global alternative asset manager as they seek to hire a Senior Vice President of Fund Accounting to oversee their fast growing multi-credit asset platform. The role based in Manhattan will see this Director-level professional be responsible for a wide variety of duties including fund accounting and financial reporting oversight, fund operations, strategic partnership, process improvement, senior management and much more.

• Oversee all accounting functions including quarterly close packages, income and expense allocations, waterfall calculations, NAV calculations etc.
• Review partnership and fund IRRs and other performance metrics on a quarterly basis.
• Manage investor capital call and distribution processes.
• Oversee credit facility management, including lender reporting, covenant monitoring and borrowing base calculations.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to the Portfolio Management team on overall business development and management including due diligence, fund structuring and fee calculations.
• Coordinate across internal functions - including Compliance, Legal, Tax and Valuation - as well as external counter-parties including fund administrators and auditors to ensure timely and accurate fund operations.
• Lead process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance the scalability and efficiency of fund accounting and financial reporting workflows.

• 12+ years of experience across both Big 4 public accounting & multi-fund asset managers.
• CPA qualification is required.
• Broad experience across diverse alternative investment strategies and asset classes is required.
• Preferred experience within Private Credit, Direct Lending, Structured Credit and/or multi-strategy fund structures.
• Strong leadership skills / executive presence is ideal.

• Compensation package worth between $300,000 and $400,000.
• Hybrid working schedule (3 days a week in the office).
• Excellent healthcare benefits.
• Market-leading 401k match.
• A clear route for progression.
• Much more.