Director of Finance And Administration

Were partnering with a leading global alternative investment management firm on a Director of Finance opportunity within one of its fastest-growing investment platforms. This is a broad fund finance leadership role spanning private credit structured products fixed income private investments fund-of-funds derivatives and other alternative investment structures.

The Director will serve as the day-to-day finance lead for the business with ownership across investment accounting fund reporting valuation third-party fund administrator oversight cash management and cross-functional finance initiatives. The position works closely with investment professionals Portfolio Management Operations Tax Legal Compliance and other Finance teams.

The platform supports investment portfolios for insurance-related clients but prior insurance experience is not required. The focus is investment management and understanding funds investment structures NAVs valuations waterfalls and the operational side of managing complex portfolios.

What makes this opportunity unusual is the breadth. Director-level roles at large investment managers are often highly specialized around a single strategy or function. This position offers the resources and infrastructure of a major global firm while maintaining broad ownership across products finance operations and process improvement. The business is growing quickly and this person will also have meaningful input into how the finance function and team develop.

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day finance activities across a diversified alternative investment platform
• Oversee third-party fund administrators responsible for investment accounting NAVs financial reporting and other fund deliverables
• Partner with investment and portfolio management teams on valuations investment activity reporting and finance-related matters
• Review financial statements capital activity cash management expense allocations consolidations and audit deliverables
• Support a broad portfolio spanning private credit structured products fixed income private investments fund-of-funds derivatives and related investment vehicles
• Coordinate closely with Operations Tax Legal Compliance and other Finance teams on complex fund and investment matters
• Evaluate existing processes and build more scalable reporting controls and finance infrastructure as the platform grows
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation data and AI tools to improve finance processes and reporting
• Help shape the future team structure including the development and oversight of additional finance resources

Qualifications:

• CPA strongly preferred; CFA or comparable financial/accounting background will also be considered
• Progressive accounting fund finance investment accounting or related asset management experience
• Combination of Big 4/public accounting and in-house investment management experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of alternative investment funds financial reporting NAVs capital activity valuations waterfalls and investment structures
• Experience overseeing third-party fund administrators or other external service providers
• Exposure to private equity private credit structured credit fund-of-funds or other alternative investment strategies; experience across every asset class is not required
• Ability to operate independently take ownership of a business area and work effectively in a growing environment