Senior Associate, Private Equity Accounting

About the role

Perform bank reconciliations and post journal entries to ensure accurate financial records.
Deliver high-quality, accurate work within tight reporting deadlines, taking ownership of key deliverables.
Prepare and maintain comprehensive workpapers, including capital activity, investment transactions, and income and expense accruals.
Update and manage distribution waterfall (carried interest) models with precision.
Calculate management fees and produce detailed supporting schedules.
Analyze transaction documentation to understand investment structures, accounting impacts, and accrual requirements.
Support the year-end audit process, partnering closely with internal teams, clients, and external auditors.
Build strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders, including legal counsel, auditors, and tax advisors, to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank reconciliations and post journal entries to ensure accurate financial records
• Deliver high-quality, accurate work within tight reporting deadlines, taking ownership of key deliverables
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive workpapers, including capital activity, investment transactions, and income and expense accruals
• Update and manage distribution waterfall (carried interest) models with precision
• Calculate management fees and produce detailed supporting schedules
• Analyze transaction documentation to understand investment structures, accounting impacts, and accrual requirements
• Support the year-end audit process, partnering closely with internal teams, clients, and external auditors
• Build strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders, including legal counsel, auditors, and tax advisors, to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• 2+ years of accounting experience, with hands-on exposure to general ledgers, workpapers, and financial statement preparation
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and core accounting principles
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and overall Microsoft Office suite
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence interacting across all levels of an organization

Qualifications

• CPA and/or MBA designation (or progress toward certification)
• Experience with alternative investment funds, including Private Equity
• Familiarity with investment partnerships and related accounting concepts

Skills

• Microsoft Excel and overall Microsoft Office suite
• US GAAP and core accounting principles
• Bank reconciliations and journal entries
• Workpapers and financial statement preparation
• Capital activity, investment transactions, and income and expense accruals
• Distribution waterfall (carried interest) models
• Management fees and supporting schedules
• Transaction documentation analysis
• Audit process support
• Client and stakeholder relationships building

Benefits

SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Hybrid