Private Equity, Fund Accounting & Administration, Vice President

State Street • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

We are looking for a Vice President (VP) for our Private Markets to service clients for our division of Alterative Investment Solutions Group. They will partner with both clients and colleagues to establish the workflow and client deadlines while supervising staff members. They will be responsible for delivering reporting and day-to-day accounting and support for our clients. The team you will be joining is a part of International Fund Services (IFS), acquired by State Street in July 2002. IFS, also known as Alternative Investment Solutions is a recognized industry-leading provider of fund accounting, fund administration and risk services to hedge funds and private equity funds. These services are fully integrated to provide complete end-to-end solutions that span the front-, middle- and back-office requirements.

Requirements

• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills
• Ability to multi task and work efficiently to meet client deliverables.
• Bachelor’s degree with accounting
• 12+ years of general ledger accounting or audit experience
• 6+ years of leadership experience
• Previous Financial reporting experience
• Advanced Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP).

Nice To Haves

• Real Estate, Fund, or Private Equity accounting experience
• CPA or CPA Candidate
• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills
• Experience with Investran, Great Plains and Oracle Financials preferred
• The ideal candidate will be a well-organized detailed oriented, analytical individual with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to simultaneously handle multiple assignments and pressure while working efficiently to meet client deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Supervising all lower level staff (including Associate 1, Associate 2, Senior Staff, Officer and AVP).
• Managing client relationships with both client personnel and fund investors.
• Reviewing quarterly and annual financial work paper packages including portfolio schedules, accruals and PCAP allocations.
• Reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes.
• Review and/or preparation of annual tax work paper packages.
• Review and/or preparation of capital calls and distributions, including notices and release merged documents.
• Reviewing monthly bank reconciliations and post journal entries.
• Reviewing quarterly management fee calculations.
• Review and/or preparation of various client related correspondence.
• Work with database team regarding client deliverables such as financial statements, capital calls and distribution notices.
• Heavy client interaction on a daily basis.
• Coordination of annual audit and tax return preparation with Big 4 accounting firms.
• Review and/or preparation of waterfall and capital account allocations.
• Understand how to navigate through limited partnership agreement.
• Review and/or preparation of estimated tax workpapers.
• Maintain working relationship with all client contacts, including investment professionals, investors, auditors, lawyers and banking personnel.
• Ensure compliance with investment fund legal documents, i.e. partnership agreement.
• Assist accounting managers to ensure compliance with investment fund agreements and other legal documents.
• Special client projects.
• Manage internal workflow and client deadlines.
• During the course of normal day to day operation, be responsible for identifying any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and must report and/or escalate in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees