Director, Private Markets Accounting

Location: New York

SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Job Title:

Director, Private Markets Accounting Locations:
New York City (hybrid) or Union, NJ (hybrid)
About the Role This leadership role is responsible for overseeing the accounting and administration of multiple alternative investment funds, with a primary focus on private equity clients. The position combines deep technical expertise in fund accounting with client relationship management, team leadership, and oversight of critical fund operations, including financial reporting, investor allocations, distribution waterfalls, and audit coordination. Success in this role requires strong project management skills, a hands-on leadership approach, and the ability to deliver exceptional client service while developing and mentoring staff.

Why Join SS&C SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.

You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments.

How You Will Make an Impact  Manage multiple fund relationships, including scheduling and meeting all client deliverables

Maintain/manage client expectations and coordinate deliverables timelines with staff

Demonstrate strong knowledge of accounting, specifically with respect to alternative investment funds, with a focus on private equity funds

Participate in new business discussions with prospects and existing clients

Prepare and maintain goals and career development plans for all direct reports

Prepare semiannual performance appraisals and discussions for all direct reports

Provide guidance and direction to staff on all technical and client-service-related topics

Review fund governing documents, offering documents, subscription documents, side letters, and investment management agreements, in order to ensure proper application of fund terms

Review all transaction documentation and supporting files, and understand the features of the investment transactions, accruals, etc.

Review work paper files for accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, investment activity, income and expense accruals, valuation adjustments, etc.

Review management fee calculations, including offsetable amounts, management fee waiver contributions, etc.

Review investor allocations and capital account statements

Review capital call and distribution calculations, sources/uses of cash, allocations, and investor notices

Create, maintain, and/or review distribution waterfall (carried interest) models, in keeping with the applicable fund terms

Prepare and/or review financial statements, notes disclosures, and supporting schedules

Develop/maintain robust review procedures around deliverables

Manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the client and auditors

Required Experience Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
15+ years’ experience in accounting, with a focus on alternative investments funds – private equity experience a plus5+ years’ experience supervising two or more professional staff

Directly responsible for hiring and termination decisions as well…