• Location: Northern New Jersey NJ
• Type: Contract to Hire
• Job #24297

Company Overview:
A leading global investment firm with nearly $300 billion in assets under management is seeking an Associate for their Private Equity Finance – Operations group. This role involves fund administration operations and supporting private equity deal teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with deal teams, fund counsel, tax advisors, and portfolio company management on investment transactions and support
• Liaise with fund accountants on deal transaction accounting for GAAP financial statements
• Manage the investment closing/sale funds flow process alongside deal teams
• Review capital call and distribution memos
• Prepare and review internal reporting to COO, CFO, and Head of Finance on fund metrics and dry powder schedules
• Forecast portfolio company cash-flow and fund capital call needs
• Monitor fund LPA limit and deal certificate compliance
• Manage capacity on the funds’ credit lines and borrowing base compliance/covenants
• Oversee creation and maintenance of fund and investment structure charts and KYC/AML letters
• Manage custody with third-party vendor, share/stock reconciliation, and proxy voting process for fund investments
• Liaise with external and internal auditors
• Manage the expense process and compliance with LPA and firm policies
• Work with technology team to improve automation/reporting of manual processes
• Assist with special projects and internal ad hoc requests as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA preferred
• 3-5 years of public accounting, private equity fund accounting, or private equity fund operations experience
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required

Compensation:
Pay Rate: $50 – $65/hr, DOE