Senior Manager, Fund Administration

Summary

Join Juniper Square's growing initiative as a Senior Manager, Fund Administration, overseeing fund administration services for Private Equity/Real Estate customers. Lead strategic decisions on team building and operational procedures, develop and improve fund administration workflows, and identify product development opportunities. Manage a team of fund accountants, interface directly with clients, and serve as a technical accounting expert. Review accounting, analytical, and financial reporting duties, ensuring accurate client and investor reporting. Oversee annual audits and provide guidance on accounting developments. This role offers a significant opportunity to shape the function and deliver a best-in-class customer experience.

Requirements

• 10+ years of private equity fund accounting experience with a fund administrator working on fund-level accounting and reporting, including complex fund structures and consolidations
• Experience managing and coaching high performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree required, with a degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline
• Deep understanding of complex accounting transactions, private equity investment structures, and reporting requirements for private equity funds
• Solid knowledge of waterfall, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital call calculations
• Comfortable with ambiguity within a hyper-growth, startup environment
• Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to streamline business operations and improve user experience
• Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture
• Excellent client service, verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead making strategic decisions regarding team buildout and operational policies and procedures
• Lead efforts in developing and improving fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies
• Identify product development opportunities, routing technical, product feedback to the product development teams
• Hire, train and manage a team of fund accountants
• Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience
• Serve as a technical accounting expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions for the team
• Review and perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties ensuring client and investor activity reporting is prepared and completed appropriately
• Review investor allocations used to generate investor statements, waterfall calculations, capital calls and distributions in accordance with clients’ Limited Partnership Agreements, asset and fund level performance metrics and external client and financial reporting
• Oversee annual audits including review of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules and disclosures; assist with PBC list (Prepared By Client) and tax returns
• Research and provide guidance in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) a plus but not required

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Mental wellness coverage
• Fertility and growing family support
• Unlimited vacation in addition to company paid holidays
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs
• Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home
• Annual professional development stipend