Investment Accounting Associate

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Investment Accounting Associate to join our team in Charlotte, North Carolina. This position offers the chance to contribute to a growing private investment firm where you will support core financial operations, reporting, and compliance activities while working closely with firm leadership. The role is ideal for a hands-on accounting specialist who thrives in an entrepreneurial setting and enjoys partnering across both the firm and its portfolio companies. You will play an important part in strengthening financial processes and delivering accurate, timely information to internal stakeholders and investors.

Responsibilities:
• Direct daily accounting activities across the firm, including general ledger maintenance, payables, receivables, journal entries, and month-end close.
• Produce financial statements and internal management reports that provide leadership with clear and timely insight into performance.
• Strengthen accounting structures by maintaining the chart of accounts, supporting internal controls, and completing account and bank reconciliations.
• Monitor liquidity, coordinate treasury activity, and serve as a key contact for banking relationships and cash management matters.
• Partner with outside tax advisors to support preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax documents, including partnership returns, K-1 reporting, and related entity filings.
• Administer investor-related financial processes such as capital calls, distributions, record maintenance, and reporting through the firm’s investor systems.
• Prepare recurring investor materials, including periodic financial updates, capital account information, and performance reporting packages.
• Support fund economics by calculating management fees and carried interest in line with governing agreements.
• Lead the quarterly valuation support process for portfolio holdings, coordinating with external valuation specialists when needed and summarizing conclusions for leadership.
• Track portfolio company results against budgets and investment assumptions while maintaining organized investment-level financial records and key operating metrics.• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in accounting roles with responsibility for month-end close, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of general ledger activity, account reconciliation, and bank reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with tax compliance coordination, including partnership-related filings and work with external advisors.
• Experience preparing accurate reports for leadership, investors, or other senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a small, fast-paced environment with a high level of ownership and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with accounting systems and spreadsheet-based financial analysis.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with firm leadership and portfolio company contacts.