Published: Mar 12, 2025 – The Fund Accounting Associate ensures compliance with policies and procedures to maintain operational controls and mitigate business risks. This role manages daily interactions with clients, Fund Accounting teams, Custodians, and Service Providers while overseeing payment processing, budget preparation, fee calculations, and financial analysis. Additionally, the associate maintains internal controls, prepares procedural documentation, and supports system implementations to enhance operational efficiency.

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1. Fund Accounting Associate, Horizon Financial Partners, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Assist with managing service provider relationships, multiple funds, and relationships within the Firm
- Complete performance reporting at the LP and Fund levels
- Support Operational Due Diligence on potential new and existing investments in alternative asset managers
- Assist with managing and reviewing communications and reporting from investment managers
- Develop and maintain internal databases that support the Firm’s investment, operational, and commercial due diligence processes
- Draft capital call and distribution notices to investors and review corresponding administrator calculations, allocations, and payments
- Analyze, document, and recognize current processes across the organization
- Interact with a diverse group of internal and external contacts at all levels of the organization
- Support team in business development activities with hedge fund managers and the hedge fund investor community
- Perform ad hoc requests from the Founding Partners and the Front-Office team
Skills on Resume:
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Review (Soft Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Capital Call Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Process Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
2. Private Equity Fund Accounting Associate, Crestview Capital Advisors, Tampa, FL
Job Summary:
- Service private equity feeder and multi-manager funds
- Work closely with product and technology teams as well as the GC and CCO
- Take responsibility for new fund structuring
- Onboarding of new products with administrators and custodians
- Oversee fund administrators and others
- Review and manage all fund accounting and financial reporting to investors, advisors, and custodians
- Review and manage reporting to investors, their advisors, and custodians
- Monitor fund cash positions and reconciliations
- Manage cash reserves, accounts payable, and expense allocation process
- Oversee annual financial audits and tax deliverables
Skills on Resume:
- Fund Management (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Fund Structuring (Hard Skills)
- Product Onboarding (Hard Skills)
- Administration Oversight (Soft Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Cash Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Audit and Tax Management (Hard Skills)
3. Fund Accounting Associate, Redwood Investment Group, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Work directly with the reconciliation team
- Perform and review daily and monthly cash and activity reconciliations between Geneva and prime brokers and swap counterparties.
- Daily review, verification, and processing of mandatory and voluntary corporate actions
- Daily and Monthly settlement of various OTC products and Equity swaps
- Coordinate with Point 72’s Middle and Back Offices and the Valuation team on P&L break resolution
- Product scope includes Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Derivatives
- Work with Point72’s Fund Administration team on the monthly close
- Assist in responding to ad hoc queries from internal and external clients
- Participate in continuous improvement of the team’s processes via automation and/or identifying opportunities for increased efficiency and/or control
- Pre-empt (where possible) and manage/resolve service issues and ensure timely communication to the Client (and to Client Service where relationship-impacting matter).
- Maintain service and issue logs where applicable.
- Participate in Fund Accounting operations fast board meetings.
Skills on Resume:
- Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Corporate Action Processing (Hard Skills)
- OTC Product Settlement (Hard Skills)
- P&L Break Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Product Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Fund Close Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Ad Hoc Query Response (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
4. Fund Accounting Associate, Summit Fund Services, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Coordination of ongoing investment fundings, deal closings, and asset-level expense payments
- Audit and tax support
- Assisting entity and bank account management
- Administrative oversight/management of existing investments
- Taking on ad hoc projects that further the growth and development of the overall business
- Handle daily product valuation and reconciliation with fund administrator, including SFC authorized funds, Cayman Funds, and mandate accounts
- Asset class exposure, including equities, bonds, repurchase agreements, futures, forwards, swaps, and other derivatives
- Responsible for fund annual audit and financial reports
- Assist in various fund filings, compliance check with all SFC applicable regulations
- Liaise with fund custodian, fund administrator, auditors, and other service providers
- Help with system development and enhancement to optimize the operation flow
- Assist with another ad hoc task
Skills on Resume:
- Fund Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Audit and Tax Support (Hard Skills)
- Entity and Bank Account Management (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Oversight (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Product Valuation and Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Asset Class Exposure (Hard Skills)
- Compliance and Filing (Hard Skills)
5. Fund Accounting Associate, Evergreen Asset Management, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Assist the deal team with the purchase and sale of various private equity investments
- Assist the deal team with the valuation of all private equity investments in the portfolio
- Complete various performance/return calculations for the private equity investments and funds
- Perform various GAAP, tax, and investor reporting
- Work closely with audit and tax teams at year-end
- Work closely with outside lawyers and accountants on various investment and fund structures
- Client facing subject matter expert for Fund Accounting service delivery impacting matters.
- Manage client interactions and communications
- Take responsibility for client query management and client reporting.
- Maintain service plan and issue log.
- Ensure adherence to the Client SLA.
- Ensure awareness of and adherence to regulatory requirements for Fund Accounting.
- Ensure the Risk controls are adhered to and be able to identify new risks
Skills on Resume:
- Private Equity Transactions (Hard Skills)
- Investment Valuation (Hard Skills)
- Performance Calculation (Hard Skills)
- GAAP and Tax Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit and Tax Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Query Management (Soft Skills)
- Risk and Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
6. Fund Accounting Associate, Blue Ridge Wealth Management, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Assist with various reference and market data points that include prices and pricing files, security master information, dividends, variable rates, etc.
- Generate as well as review various reports and data files for use within Fund Accounting for internal and external clients and auditors
- Assist with the distribution of fund information to third-party vendors (e.g., Lipper, Morningstar)
- Prepare and review board reports related to Fund Administration
- Assist with auditor questions and provide support
- Assist in establishing and maintaining policies and procedures
- Assist the Fund Accounting management with various projects
- Review information provided by administrators for the asset manager's investment vehicles, including quarterly close packages, financial statements, capital calls, and distributions
- Manage certain administrator relationships
- Key interface with audit and tax providers
- Assist with cash management, including wire instruction verification and preparation of bank wires, and ensure compliance with fraud prevention procedures
- Receipt and fulfillment of investor requests
- Assist with internal financial reports and management information requests
Skills on Resume:
- Market Data Management (Hard Skills)
- Report Generation and Review (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Communication (Soft Skills)
- Board Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Auditor Support (Soft Skills)
- Policy and Procedure Management (Hard Skills)
- Administrator Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Cash Management (Hard Skills)
7. Fund Accounting Associate, Pinebrook Capital Partners, Orlando, FL
Job Summary:
- Adhere to policies and procedures to ensure operational controls are carried out following agreed procedures to ensure the ongoing mitigation of business risk.
- Point-of-contact for multiple clients (internal and external) at a daily operational level
- Liaise with Fund Accounting teams, Custodians, and Service Providers daily where issues arise with regards to the day-to-day running of Payment Processing, Budget Preparation, Ongoing Charges Review, Fee Analysis, and Fee Calculations
- Instruct payments on Custodian systems and transactions on Fund Accounting system
- Prepare Fee Budgets per Client on an annual and ad hoc basis
- Funds Ongoing Charges calculated and compared to fund KIID documents
- Complete Fee Analysis per client, compare current accrual balances and fewer payments versus the Fund’s Budget and posting any necessary adjustments
- Monthly Administrator, Investment Manager, and Fee Cap calculations
- Comply with appropriate internal controls within area of responsibility
- Ensure that operational checklists are followed
- Prepare and maintain the procedures within the team
- Take an active role in the testing and implementation of new tasks as the team grows in size and complexity
- Answer queries from Clients, Fund Accounting Teams, and other Vendors
Skills on Resume:
- Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Payment Processing (Hard Skills)
- Fee Budget Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Fee Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Internal Control Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Management (Soft Skills)