Hedge Fund Accountant

Job Description

What You'll Do: Work with pre-onboarding teams like project management and other Forward Deployed teams to understand and gather the scope and client requirements. Review and understand key fund organizational documents and operational workflows. This will be required for onboarding Implementing Private Funds data into accounting platform. Perform various activities like Data Mapping, data transformation, loading and reconciliation platform as a part of client implementations. Liaise with various stakeholders within projects during the phases of implementation project. Support building/enhancing the implementation tools for seamless & faster onboarding. Work with technology teams as needed for assisting/testing in developing bespoke reports and any special requirement identified during requirement gathering phase. Manage a team for independent execution of the implementation project. What You’ll need: 2 to 10 years of financial industry experience along with professional certification like CA, MBA, or CFA. A background in private capital markets (one or several of the following: Hedge Funds, private credit, real estate, infrastructure) with strong fund accounting and operations domain expertise is required. Prior experience of client implementations/onboarding is an added advantage. Working knowledge of various Private Fund structures, fee calculations, carried interest etc. Well versed with GAV/NAV calculations and overall investor allocations process. Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel. Knowledge of private equity accounting systems like Investran and is a significant plus. A good understanding of financial products. Strong analytical & problem-solving skills. Willingness to work in a very dynamic environment and meet tight timelines.