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Manager - Private Equity Fund Accounting

SS&C Technologies

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Private Equity Fund Accounting

Locations: New York, NY (hybrid), Boston, MA (hybrid) and Union, NJ (hybrid)

About the Role

Step into a client-facing leadership role whereyou'llmanage key private equity fund relationships and oversee the full spectrum of alternative investment fund accounting, from capital activity and waterfalls to financial reporting and audits.You'llalso play a hands-on role in developing junior talent, shaping team performance, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex, deadline-driven client engagements. This is an opportunity to deepen yourexpertisein private markets while building leadership experience in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Why Join SS&C

SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industryexpertiseto support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, andoperatesolutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.

You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments.

How You Will Make an Impact

  • Manage one or more key client relationships, ensuringtimelydelivery of all fund accounting and reporting deliverables

  • Apply strongexpertisein alternative investment fund accounting, with a focus on private equity limited partnerships

  • Lead and develop junior staff, including setting goals, providing ongoing coaching, and contributing to performance reviews

  • Review fund governing documents (LPA, offering documents, side letters, IMAs) to ensureaccurateapplication of fund terms

  • Oversee and review all transaction activity, including capital calls, distributions, accruals, and valuation adjustments

  • Prepare and review workpaper files, capital account statements, investor allocations, and management fee calculations

  • Build andmaintaindistribution waterfall modelsin accordance withfund terms

  • Review financial statements, supporting schedules, and disclosures for accuracy and completeness

  • Support and coordinate the year-end audit process in partnership with clients, auditors, and internal teams

  • Assistwith tax reporting support and other client deliverables as needed

  • Manage client expectations and coordinate timelines with internal teams to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery

  • Contribute to broader team and firm initiatives, supporting continuous improvement and operational excellence

RequiredExperience

  • Bachelor's degree in Accountingor related field

  • 7+yearsofexperience in accounting, with a focus on alternative investment funds - private equity experience/fund of funds

  • 2+ years of management/supervisory experience

What Sets You Apart

  • CPA designation a plus

  • Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting, with an emphasis on investment partnerships

  • Experience supervising one or two junior professional staff

  • Provide significant input into hiring and termination decisions as well as providing continuous performance feedback to staff

  • Hands-on management style with strong leadership skills and ability to develop junior staff

  • Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to multi-task

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Proficiencyin Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills

  • SungardInvestran experience a plus

  • Team player mentality with the ability to work independently

Join SS&C, where innovation meets global opportunities.Click heretoapply.

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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

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