Associate Manager - Private Equity Accounting
Job Description
As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Job Title: Associate Manager – Private Equity Fund Accounting
Locations: NYC | Boston, MA | Union, NJ | (hybrid)
About the Role
Associate Managers manage key private equity fund relationships and oversee the full spectrum of alternative investment fund accounting, from capital activity and waterfalls to financial reporting and audits. You’ll also play a hands-on role in developing junior talent, shaping team performance, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex, deadline-driven client engagements. This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise in private markets in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Why Join SS&C
SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.
You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Support development of team members by providing technical training and sharing fund knowledge
- Review client deliverables, including, but not limited to: quarterly financial statements, investment data, partner’s capital allocations, fund net asset value and applicable accrual bookings
- Primary liaison for book of business and work closely with external parties such as auditors, law firms and tax advisors
- Preparation, review and maintenance of general ledgers, sub ledgers and trial balances for multiple fund clients, according to various accounting standards (IFRS/US GAAP/local GAAP)
- Run and/or assist the implementation, onboarding and setup of new client entities
- Contribute and identify opportunity for the development and implementation of adequate and effective processes to improve the overall operations
- Actively planning, coordinating and monitoring the quality and timing of various client deliverables of the team, according to the operating memoranda/SLAs
- Aggregation, maintenance and reconciliation of key business and client metrics
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 6+ years’ experience in accounting, focus on alternative investments funds
- Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other comprehensive basis of accounting, with an emphasis on investment partnerships
- Experience with Consolidated Financial Statements and Minority Interest
- Proven ability to manage time effectively and multi-task between shifting priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, advanced Excel skills required
What Sets You Apart (preferred qualifications)
- Private Equity/Real Assets experience, CPA designation and/or MBA are pluses
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SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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