Assistant Manager, Fund Administration (Accounting)

About the role

We are hiring an Assistant Fund Accounting Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced start-up environment to help build out Juniper Square’s Fund Administration service offering. Juniper Square is on a mission to transform the Fund Administration offering to Private Markets. We are more than a Fund Administrator, we are a Modern Fund Administrator.

Responsibilities

• Support major decisions regarding team buildout and operational policies and procedures
• Define and support the implementation of fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies
• Identify product development opportunities, routing technical, product feedback to the product development teams
• Aid in training and managing a team of fund accountants
• Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience
• Serve as a technical accounting expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions for the team
• Review and perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties; ensure client and investor reporting is prepared and completed timely and accurately
• Assist in preparing, compiling, and verifying external client and regulatory reporting
• Prepare and review financial information for stockholders/investor reports
• Aid in preparing, compiling, and verifying external client and regulatory reporting
• Assist with annual audits, including preparation and review of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules and disclosures; assist with PBC list (Prepared By Client) and tax returns
• Research and assist in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments

Qualifications

• 4+ years of fund accounting or audit experience with exposure to Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Credit and/or Real Estate funds
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field. Exposure to complex fund structures, waterfall calculations, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations
• Experience with annual reporting (audited financial statements)
• Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to improve business operations
• Experience scoping out system requirements and implementing new systems
• Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture
• Ability to handle many projects at once without losing track of the details
• Comfortable with ambiguity, excellent work ethic and likes to take ownership of your work