Corporate Accounting Manager - Private Equity Firm
$170k - $210kRobert Half
HYBRID ROLE – Corporate Accounting Manager - Private Equity Firm
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The salary range for this position is $170,000-$210,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this role please send your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io
Job Description
- Own the monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and workpapers.
- Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting packages.
- Lead annual budgeting and multi-year forecasting in partnership with the CFO and department leads.
- Establish and maintain internal controls and accounting policies; support firm-level regulatory reporting as needed.
- Own the end-to-end intercompany and expense allocation process across the management company, funds, operating partners, and portfolio companies.
- Serve as primary finance contact for portfolio company and operating partner counterparties; document and improve allocation methodologies and approval workflows.
- Lead the implementation and rollout of a new management company accounting system.
- Own UAT, training, change management, and post go-live administration and enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to streamline workflows.
- Prepare monthly variance analyses, cash flow projections, and liquidity analyses.
- Support ad hoc analysis, modeling, and reporting requests.
- Manage day-to-day treasury operations including cash monitoring, wires and ACH approvals, and banking portal administration.
- Collaborate with investment, IR, and operations teams on transactions, capital events, and strategic initiatives.
- Oversee AP, vendor management, and employee expense reporting; review and approve disbursements.
- Coordinate with the CFO on semi-monthly payroll, benefits, and related entries.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; CPA required.
- 8+ years of relevant accounting experience
- Strong technical accounting foundation (US GAAP) with hands-on experience in management company close, budgeting, treasury, payroll-related accounting, and intercompany / billback processes.
- Experience leading or playing a key role in a new ERP / accounting system implementation strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge and practical usage of AI tools to enhance workflows and automate manual tasks strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of fund accounting, partner capital accounts, and waterfall / carried interest concepts a plus.
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