Position Description
We are looking for an experienced Fund Accountant (m/f/d) Private Equity, Fund-of-Funds, to work in our Fund Accounting Team in our Bad Homburg office. The Fund Accountant will be responsible for providing accounting information – including preparation, processing, and reviewing of transactions and financial reports – to the internal and external teams, clients, and investors.The successful candidate must have private equity-based accounting experience directly at a private equity fund, fund of funds or fund administrator.
Responsibilities
- Manage numerous portfolios and perform all fund administration duties during the lifecycle (Formation, Investment period, Harvest, Liquidation) of private equity funds with varying investment strategies (i.e., Primary, Secondaries, and Co-investments)o Record the journal entries for management fees, investments, accruals, other expense/income, valuation adjustments and bank reconciliations
- Prepare accounting work papers and financial statements, including footnotes and sup-porting schedules, from beginning to end
- Confirm that all cash transactions have been completed (i.e., payment of capital calls, receipt of investment proceeds)
- Calculate and review capital transactions, management fees, and accruals
- Determine proper allocation of portfolio and income transactions
- Reach out to underlying investment for additional breakdown of investments’ proceeds
- Work with deal teams to understand deal structures and assist with execution activities relating to acquisition and disposition transactions
- Assist in the year-end audit process in collaboration with auditors and the administrator
- Perform and monitor a risk analysis on daily cash projections for all clients to mitigate liquidity concerns.
- Utilize advanced formulas to process improve all journal entries and account reconciliations
- Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders daily to resolve all queries in a timely manner.
- Develop cost projections based on past financial data and forecasted expenditures to reduce going over fiscal year budget.
- Special projects as needed
Your profile
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 3+ years of private equity-based accounting experience directly at a private equity fund, fund of funds, fund administrator
- Experience in preparing and reviewing financial statements beginning to end
- Experience using Investran, E-front, or other accounting systems
- Experience in US/ Lux GAAP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Outstanding organizational and computer skills
- Attention to details, proven ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Positive attitude and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team, high speed environment
- Solid written and verbal communications skills
- Fluent in English, German language skills are a strong plus
Why us?
- Opportunity to be part of an international team based in the US and Germany
- Open communication, flat hierarchies, and short decision-making processes
- Hybrid working model
- Attractive workplace at the corporate headquarters campus in Bad Homburg, featuring an employee restaurant
- Company pension scheme
- Bicycle leasing scheme
- Complimentary beverages and snacks
- Regular employee events
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Fund Accountant (m/f/d) - Private Equity Arbeitgeber: Hq Capital (deutschland) Gmbh
Als Arbeitgeber bietet die Firma eine herausragende Gelegenheit, in einem internationalen Umfeld zu arbeiten, das von offener Kommunikation, flachen Hierarchien und kurzen Entscheidungswegen geprägt ist. Mit einem hybriden Arbeitsmodell und einem attraktiven Arbeitsplatz im Unternehmenshauptsitz in Bad Homburg profitieren Mitarbeiter von einer Vielzahl an Vorteilen, darunter ein Betriebsrentensystem, Fahrrad-Leasing und regelmäßige Mitarbeiterevents, die das Teamgefühl stärken. Zudem wird die persönliche und berufliche Weiterentwicklung gefördert, was diese Position besonders attraktiv für erfahrene IT-Führungskräfte macht.
Kontaktdaten:
Hq Capital (deutschland) Gmbh Recruiting-Team
