Associate Manager, Private Markets Accounting

SS&C • Union, NJ

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Manager manages key private equity fund relationships and oversees alternative investment fund accounting, including capital activity, waterfalls, financial reporting, and audits. The role includes developing junior team members, supporting team performance, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex, deadline-driven client engagements. The position is based in Union, New Jersey, with a hybrid work arrangement.

The Associate Manager reviews client deliverables, coordinates a book of business, works with external parties, and prepares, reviews, and maintains accounting records for multiple fund clients. The role also supports new-client onboarding and setup, process improvements, delivery planning and monitoring, and maintenance and reconciliation of business and client metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• At least 6 years of accounting experience, focused on alternative investment funds.
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other comprehensive bases of accounting, with an emphasis on investment partnerships.
• Experience with consolidated financial statements and minority interest.
• Proven ability to manage time effectively and multitask across shifting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• Private equity or real assets experience.
• CPA designation.
• MBA.

Responsibilities

• Support team members’ development through technical training and sharing fund knowledge.
• Review client deliverables, including quarterly financial statements, investment data, partners’ capital allocations, fund net asset value, and applicable accrual bookings.
• Serve as the primary liaison for a book of business and work with external parties such as auditors, law firms, and tax advisors.
• Prepare, review, and maintain general ledgers, sub-ledgers, and trial balances for multiple fund clients under IFRS, US GAAP, and local GAAP.
• Run or assist with implementation, onboarding, and setup of new client entities.
• Identify and contribute to the development and implementation of effective processes to improve operations.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the quality and timing of team client deliverables in accordance with operating memoranda and SLAs.
• Aggregate, maintain, and reconcile key business and client metrics.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Professional development reimbursement opportunity
• May be eligible for discretionary annual bonus and/or equity awards, such as restricted stock units or stock options, based on individual and business performance at the company’s discretion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level