Director, Fund Controllership

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the worlds top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMGs extensive network of specialists; enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to a wide array of business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it is an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Fund Controllership to join our Tax practice.Responsibilities:Lead complex fund controllership, accounting and reporting engagements for private-markets clients, with accountability for delivery quality, issue resolution, risk management, team performance and stakeholder communicationDevelop a detailed understanding of client fund structures, accounting processes, source data, service-provider environments, reporting requirements, controls and operating models, and use those insights to shape Bedrock priorities and capabilitiesOversee controllership activities, including accounting and reporting workflows, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, review controls and related operating processesTranslate accounting and operational requirements into clear business requirements for data models, calculations, workflows, controls, reporting outputs and technology solutionsIdentify recurring pain points, manual processes, data challenges and control gaps, and design future-state operating models that use standardized processes, automation, AI and exception-based review where appropriateGuide the development and testing of representative fund-accounting and reporting prototypes, and help determine which capabilities should be standardized across clients versus configured for specific strategies, structures or reporting requirementsBuild trusted senior-client relationships; partner across accounting, data, AI, product and engineering teams; coach multidisciplinary teams; and contribute to service development, solution demonstrations and proposalsAct with integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environmentQualifications:Minimum eight years of recent experience in private markets, alternative investments, asset management, fund accounting, fund controllership or financial reportingBachelor's degree from an accredited college or universityPrior experience in public accounting, accounting advisory, asset-management operations or professional services is preferred; demonstrated ability to translate accounting and operational requirements into data, workflow, control, reporting and technology requirementsExperience with transformation, managed services, technology-enabled delivery, operating-model design or process improvement is strongly preferred; deep understanding of private-fund structures and the end-to-end fund accounting and reporting lifecycleExperience leading complex client engagements, multidisciplinary teams and interactions with senior stakeholdersSound judgment regarding where technology and AI can automate work and where accounting expertise, governance and human review remain necessary; comfort working with prototypes and evolving solutionsKPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. 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