Director-Fund Accounting

About the role

Director-Fund Accounting position with a hybrid work schedule (three days in office) in Livingston, NJ, Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships including onboarding new clients, review of fund documents and fund set up and renewals of existing client engagements
• Understand clients’ business to identify opportunities for additional fund services and cross selling of other CSC products
• Review accounting records, financial statements and support schedules, including waterfall calculations (GAAP & OCBOA)
• Review SBA compliance reporting, including SBA Form 468
• Review capital call & distribution calculations and letters
• Assist as needed with internal teams with all client deliverables
• Ensure that best practices are used by client service team and look for efficiency improvements
• Staffing/resource allocation for client service team
• Career development and talent management of team members
• Manage special projects as required
• Extensive on‑the‑job training
• Internal responsibilities (status reports, time tracking, etc.)

Requirements

• BS Degree in Accounting; CPA or CFA preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in portfolio/investment and partnership accounting
• 5+ years of supervisory experience
• Working knowledge of US GAAP for investment companies
• Thorough understanding of key terms of fund documents
• Tech savvy a plus (e.g., advanced Excel skills and ability to learn and navigate web applications)
• Private equity accounting software experience preferred
• Able to multi‑task and perform tasks under strict deadlines
• Experience delegating to, training and supervising multiple staff
• Experience managing multiple client relationships
• Strong professional verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $175,000 to $200,000.