Private Equity – Fund Accountant

Job description
Education/Experience and Skills Requirement
• MBA or other postgraduate/professional degree from a reputed institute
• Basic knowledge and understanding of PE, real estate, PE co-investment and PE fund of funds
• Prior experience of 1-2 years in PE fund accounting
• Knowledge of MS Office with strong skills in MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Knowledge of databases, including Investran, iLevel and eFront (an added advantage)
• Ability to take complete ownership and deliver projects as per client requirements and timeline
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to conduct high-quality project-level conversations with clients

Responsibilities
• Review NAV and financials of PE and hybrid funds, including recording journal entries, preparing monthly/quarterly/annual financials, processing payments and preparing investor notices and client reports
• Review capital call and distribution working, along with notices, and release to respective investors
• Develop various KPIs to be followed and ensure all necessary controls are put in place in the process
• Create/update fund track record and reconcile the data using cash flow notices
• Manage client relationships for the funds and individually handle deliverable requirements on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis
• Onboard new PE/hybrid funds in the accounting platforms (Investran, Geneva and eFront)
• Prepare quarterly reports for investors on the funds’ and portfolio companies’ performance (comprising NAV, DVPI, TVPI, IRRs, costs and investors’ capital accounts)
• Identify and implement process improvement techniques to improve the process efficiency and team productivity
• Prepare cash reconciliation for PE funds