PE Fund Controlership (Private Equity Fund Administration – Senior Manager)

We are partnering confidentially with a premier global private equity firm to identify a Senior Manager level professional for its PE fund finance team. This is a strong opportunity for a private equity fund accounting / financial reporting professional who wants sponsor-side complexity, high-quality peers, and a durable long-term company with established funds.

The firm needs a professional who can review complex fund reporting, mentor and develop staff, partner effectively with auditors and investor-facing teams, and help shape how the group works with a third-party fund administrator as the family of PE funds continues to scale. The work is technical, visible, and process-oriented, with real room to influence how a sophisticated fund finance function operates over the next several years.

Highlights

• Scale with substance: The firm has the size, capital base, and global footprint of a major private equity investor base, but the fund finance position is still close enough to the work to be hands-on and influential.
• Real private equity complexity: The role touches quarterly U.S. GAAP fund reporting, investor-level allocations, AIVs, waterfall calculations, opt-out mechanics, capital activity, credit facilities, valuation / performance reporting, and audit deliverables.
• Process Improvement and Builder mandate: A major part of the role is helping improve the operating model between internal fund finance and an external administrator, including workflow design, deliverable review, data handoffs, controls, SLAs, and process efficiency.
• Leadership scope: This person will oversee staff, review work, raise standards, and serve as a key point of contact for auditors, internal stakeholders, and administrator relationships.
• Career home: The firm is known for high standards, strong retention, professional development, and long-term career paths across finance, fund operations, investor services, portfolio / transaction support, compliance, and adjacent operating teams. The position is open due to internal career progression move to another team.
• Strong total compensation and benefits: Competitive base salary, meaningful annual bonus opportunity, profit sharing / retirement support, healthcare and wellness programs, family support, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other high-quality employee programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and review quarterly fund financial reporting packages, including U.S. GAAP financial statements, footnotes, supporting schedules, and investor-facing deliverables.
• Manage staff and coordinate the quarterly close and reporting calendar for assigned fund entities / sub-funds.
• Review complex fund accounting matters, including AIV reporting, waterfall calculations, investor allocations, opt-out provisions, management fees, operating expenses, and fund-level capital activity.
• Coordinate capital calls and distributions, including review of calculations and investor notification materials.
• Support credit facility drawdowns, related recordkeeping, bank reconciliations, and account opening / closing processes.
• Act as a key liaison with external auditors during the year-end audit process and help ensure clean, well-supported audit outcomes.
• Partner with Legal / Compliance, Limited Partner Services / Investor Relations, Fund Operations, tax, treasury, valuation, and broader finance stakeholders on reporting, investor questions, and special projects.
• Help design, implement, and manage a co-sourced / outsourced fund administration model, including administrator deliverables, data flows, service levels, parallel testing, and workflow enhancements.
• Identify process improvements and technology opportunities that help the team operate more efficiently as the company grows.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in private equity fund accounting, fund administration, private equity audit, or a combination of Big 4 / public accounting and sponsor-side private equity fund finance.
• CPA completed or strongly preferred
• Strong technical understanding of U.S. GAAP fund financial reporting, private equity fund structures, investor allocations, capital calls, distributions, and audit support.
• Experience managing people, reviewing work, setting deadlines, and raising the quality of team output.
• Experience working with a third-party fund administrator, or strong ability to manage external administrator deliverables and vendor relationships.
• Systems exposure such as Investran, Geneva, or other investor allocation / fund accounting platforms is helpful.
• Professional polish, strong written communication, attention to detail, judgment, and ability to work with senior internal stakeholders and external service providers.

Fit Cadence

This role is best for someone who enjoys private equity fund accounting and financial reporting, but wants more than recurring production work. The right person will like complex questions, reviewing work at a high standard, partnering across functions, improving how things get done, and building credibility inside a highly respected investment firm. It is a strong fit for someone who is career-minded, practical, collaborative, and looking for a long-term home where high performance can lead to broader opportunities over time.

First step is an informational round via Zoom with 2 leaders on the team. FYI, in case you’d like to learn more but have deeper questions on fit and team dynamics.