Associate II, Fund Administration (Accounting)

About the role

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.

You will partner with the customer, other members of the fund accounting team, and Investor Services and Fund Administration Onboarding teams to deliver fund accounting and reporting services to Juniper Square’s Private Market customers in the Real Estate, Private Equity, and Venture Capital space. You will have a significant opportunity to shape the trajectory of our service offering and in so doing help to deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of fund accounting experience in fund administration and/or in-house with exposure to Private Equity (open-ended and/or close-ended), Private Debt and/or Real Estate funds
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required
• Investran experience preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of accounting rules and procedures for private investment funds, including experience with fund-level accounting and reporting
• Exposure to waterfall, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations
• Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to improve business operations
• Possess strong analytical skills required in reviewing, researching and resolving issues surrounding accounting and financial matters
• Excellent interpersonal and client service skills, verbal and written communication

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to decision making regarding team operational policies and procedures
• Help to define fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies
• Aid in training of team members on processes and monitoring client deliverables
• Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience
• Perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties; ensure client and investor reporting is prepared and completed timely and accurately
• Prepare waterfall calculations, capital calls and distributions in accordance with clients’ Limited Partnership Agreements as applicable
• Prepare asset- and fund-level performance metrics (IRRs, TVPI, etc.)
• Assist in preparing, compiling, and verifying external client and regulatory reporting
• Prepare financial information for stockholders/investor reports
• Support annual audits, including preparation of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules