coda searchstaffingNew York, NY
Senior Corporate Accountant - Private Equity (New York)
Senior Corporate Accountant - Private Equity (New York)
Senior Corporate Accountant - Private Equity (New York)
coda searchstaffingNew York, NY
yesterday
Accountants and AuditorsBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksFinancial Specialists, All Other
Other Accounting ServicesPortfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
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Our client, a global private equity and investment firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in New York, NY. Reporting to the Controller, this person will oversee day-to-day accounting and reporting for the management company and its related entities. They will also play a key role in supporting the firm's rollout of a new finance platform, including NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the management company's monthly, quarterly, and annual close, booking journal entries and maintaining fixed asset, accrual, prepaid expense, and amortization schedules
- Complete and review account reconciliations across the balance sheet, investigating and clearing any variances
- Monitor general ledger activity to confirm transactions are properly coded by entity, department, and deal, posting correcting entries when necessary
- Prepare departmental reporting and support monthly and quarterly management reporting
- Oversee fund chargebacks and shared-cost allocations across affiliated entities, coordinating with the administrator and fund accounting to ensure timely collection of outstanding balances
- Support the calculation, billing, and recording of management fees
- Analyze budget-to-actual results each month, explaining key variances, and contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
- Maintain the firm's GP commitment tracking, reconciling balances each period against fund capital statements
- Record daily cash activity and help streamline the payables process as new systems roll out, ensuring disbursements follow firm policies
- Support the implementation of NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur, including helping standardize and document new processes
- Serve as a super user for firm systems, support end users, and partner with consultants on system enhancements
- Use AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and reporting
- Coordinate the annual management company audit, support internal controls and tax
- Support the Controller and CFO on special projects and ad hoc requests
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field 4+ years of accounting experience in financial services, ideally in private equity or asset management
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and the month-end close
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skillsCPA preferredExperience with NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur preferred
- Management company accounting experience preferredExperience supporting a system implementation a plus
- Big 4 or large public accounting experience a plus
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Level
Senior
Location
New York, NY
Occupation
Accountants and Auditors
Industry
Other Accounting Services
Posted
yesterday