Accountant

We are creating a dedicated in-house accounting position. This is a newly defined, standalone role. The person we hire will own the accounting function end to end: day-to-day bookkeeping, monthly close, financial statement preparation, and the portfolio valuation and performance schedules that support both management reporting and our lender and audit relationships. This is a rare seat for an accountant who wants breadth. You will not be one of twelve people closing one piece of a ledger. You will see the entire business, work directly with ownership, and have visible influence on how a growing specialty finance company reports and manages itself. Title: Accountant Reports to Principals / Managing Members Location Fairfield, NJ - full-time, in office Schedule Monday-Friday, standard business hours Direct reports None initially; potential to add support as the portfolio scales Works closely with Ownership, outside CPA firm, outside counsel, portfolio servicing staff, and prospective institutional lenders Core Responsibilities Day-to-Day Accounting and Bookkeeping Own all recurring bookkeeping in QuickBooks - accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts and disbursements, banking activity, credit cards, and general ledger maintenance. Record investment fundings, settlement receipts, fee income, and portfolio servicing activity accurately and on a timely basis. Maintain the chart of accounts and enforce consistent, well-documented coding across periods. Perform monthly bank, cash and inter-company reconciliations, including activity with affiliated entities. Process payroll entries and coordinate with the payroll provider. Monthly and Annual Close Run a disciplined monthly close on a defined calendar, including accruals, prepaid amortization, interest accretion, and reserve entries. Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements - balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows - with supporting schedules. Prepare and maintain audit-ready workpapers that tie the financial statements to underlying portfolio and general ledger detail. Support the annual audit as the primary internal point of contact: assemble PBC requests, respond to auditor questions, and resolve comments. Coordinate with the outside CPA firm on tax provision, K-1 support, and filings. Portfolio Valuation and Performance Reporting Maintain the investment-level portfolio schedules covering open and settled positions, fundings, receipts, realized gains, and impairments. Prepare and maintain the valuation spreadsheets supporting carrying value of open deals, including mark-to-market and impairment analysis. Produce and update performance metrics - IRR, MOIC, loss ratios by vintage, and weighted-average duration. Reconcile portfolio subledger detail to the general ledger and to the financial statements every period. Build and maintain the monthly funding and receipts analysis used in forecasting and cash planning. Reporting, Controls and Lender Support Produce the reporting package required under the company's institutional debt facility, including borrowing base, covenant compliance, and collateral schedules. Deliver monthly management reporting with variance analysis against budget and prior period. Support cash forecasting and capital deployment planning. Document accounting policies and internal control procedures; identify and implement process improvements as the business scales. Assist with lender diligence requests and data room population. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. 7-10 years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle ownership of a general ledger and independent preparation of financial statements. Advanced Excel - comfortable building and auditing multi-tab models with lookups, pivot tables, and linked schedules from scratch. This is a genuine requirement, not a checkbox; spreadsheet work is a core part of the job and will be tested. Demonstrated experience as a self-starter in a small-company environment - able to operate without a large accounting department, established procedures, or daily direction. Meticulous attention to detail with an instinct to reconcile, tie out, and document. Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain results to non-accountants and to interface credibly with auditors and lenders. Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential financial, investor, and case-level information. Preferred CPA license (preferred, not required). Experience in litigation finance, specialty finance, private credit, factoring, fund accounting, or another investment-oriented business. Exposure to investment valuation, impairment analysis, or return metrics such as IRR and MOIC. Prior experience supporting an external audit or a lender reporting package. Familiarity with multi-entity or affiliated-company accounting. #J-18808-Ljbffr