Director, Private Credit Accounting
About The Position
SS&C is seeking a Director of Fund Accounting to lead client service teams supporting private credit fund clients. This role will oversee fund accounting operations, manage client relationships, and ensure the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting. You will play a key leadership role, driving team performance, overseeing complex accounting deliverables, and partnering with clients to support their operational and reporting needs. SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and healthcare operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence. You will work alongside industry experts supporting sophisticated hedge fund clients while gaining exposure to complex products and evolving financial markets.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 4–5+ years of experience in fund accounting or back-office operations within a fund administrator, hedge fund, or investment advisor
- 3+ years of experience managing or supervising teams
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Experience with financial instruments including equities, fixed income, FX, futures, options, repos, and mortgages
- Solid understanding of corporate actions
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CFA, or progress toward certification
- Experience with Geneva, Total Return, or other fund accounting platforms
- Strong client-facing experience with the ability to influence and advise stakeholders
- Experience leading large or complex client relationships
- Proven ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiencies
Responsibilities
- Oversee teams supporting fund administration services to clients
- Manage client implementation and onboarding
- Plan and oversee the preparation of audited and unaudited financial statements, partner capital statements and underlying work papers
- Demonstrate knowledge of accounting and manage the fund audit process
- Develop and maintain the internal Private Equity business reporting calendar
- Review client deliverables, including, but not limited to: realized and unrealized gains/losses, management fees, investor allocations, investment data and partner’s capital allocations
- Review and maintenance of general ledgers, sub ledgers and trial balances for multiple fund clients, according to various accounting standards (IFRS/US GAAP/local GAAP)
- Aggregation, maintenance and reconciliation of key business and client metrics
- Develop/maintain robust review procedures around deliverables
- Manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the client and auditors
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- a 401(k) plan with company match
- paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
- professional development reimbursement opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
