27 Sep
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globalthoughtfocus
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Bengaluru
27 Sep
globalthoughtfocus
Bengaluru
ey Responsibilities
1.
Private Equity Fund
Accounting
- Oversee end-to-end fund accounting activities for Private Equity funds and related entities.
- Review and manage accounting for funds, SPVs, feeder funds, blocker entities, co-investment vehicles and management entities.
- Review and approve fund books and accounting records maintained under applicable accounting standards.
- Ensure accurate recording of investment transactions, capital activity, expenses, income and distributions.
- Review General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, P&L; and cash activity.
- Perform review and validation of accounting entries, accruals, prepayments, reclassifications and journal postings.
2. NAV &
- Financial Reporting
- Lead the preparation and review of NAV packages and periodic financial reporting.
- Review NAV calculations, investment valuations, capital accounts and fund-level allocations.
- Review financial statements and supporting schedules for quarterly and annual reporting.
- Coordinate with auditors during quarterly/year-end audits and address audit queries.
- Ensure timely completion of month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities.
- Perform detailed review of Balance Sheet and P&L; movements, including variance analysis.
3.
Investment
Accounting &
- Valuation
- Review accounting for private equity investments, acquisitions, disposals, transfers and realizations.
- Review investment valuation calculations and supporting documentation.
- Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for unrealized and realized gains/losses.
- Review valuation adjustments, fair-value movements and investment-level reconciliations.
- Coordinate with valuation, investment and client teams for resolution of complex accounting issues.
4.
Capital
Activity
- Oversee processing and review of:
- Capital calls
- Investor contributions
- Distributions
- Return of capital
- Recallable distributions
- Transfer activity
- Investor allocations
- Review partner capital accounts and ensure accurate allocation of fund activity among investors.
- Review capital call and distribution notices and supporting calculations.
5. Partnership &
- Allocation Accounting
- Strong understanding of Private Equity partnership accounting and waterfall structures.
- Review allocation of income, expenses, gains and losses across LPs/GPs.
- Review management fees, carried interest, incentive allocations and performance-related calculations.
- Understand and review complex partnership agreements and accounting implications.
- Identify accounting issues arising from fund-specific terms and investment structures.
6. Reconciliations &
- Controls
- Review bank, investment, broker and intercompany reconciliations.
- Ensure timely investigation and resolution of cash and accounting breaks.
- Establish and maintain appropriate accounting controls and review procedures.
- Perform root-cause analysis for recurring accounting exceptions.
- Ensure compliance with internal quality and control standards.
7. Client &
- Stakeholder Management
- Act as a senior point of contact for clients, investment teams, auditors and internal stakeholders.
- Lead discussions on accounting issues, NAV queries, financial reporting and complex transactions.
- Manage client escalations and ensure timely resolution.
- Participate in client calls and periodic service reviews.
- Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders.
8. Team Management &
- Leadership
- Lead and mentor a team of fund accountants and senior fund accountants.
- Review team performance, productivity and quality metrics.
- Allocate work and manage deliverables based on business priorities.
- Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance on complex accounting matters.
- Identify training requirements and develop team capabilities.
- Drive process improvements, standardization and automation initiatives.
9.
Process
Improvement &
- Automation
- Identify opportunities to improve fund accounting processes through automation, workflow optimization and technology.
- Drive standardization of accounting and reporting processes across funds.
- Participate in implementation and migration of fund accounting platforms.
- Develop and improve SOPs, review checklists and control frameworks.
- Support transition and onboarding of new funds and clients.
Required Skills &
- Experience
- Chartered Accountant (CA) – mandatory.
- 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably in Private Equity Fund Accounting / Fund Administration / Alternative Investments.
- Robust knowledge of Private Equity fund accounting and partnership accounting.
- Hands-on experience with NAV preparation and review.
- Strong understanding of capital calls, distributions, investor allocations and partner capital accounts.
- Experience with investment accounting and private market valuations.
- Strong knowledge of financial statements, GL, trial balance, reconciliations and month/quarter/year-end close.
- Experience managing audit processes and responding to auditor queries.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP / IFRS; exposure to both is preferred.
- Experience handling complex fund structures and SPVs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Demonstrated experience in team management and delivery ownership.
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting US Private Equity funds.
- Exposure to European or Asian Private Equity funds is an advantage.
- Experience with fund accounting platforms such as Investran, eFront, Allvue, Geneva, Yardi or similar platforms.
- Exposure to waterfall calculations and carried interest accounting.
- Experience with fund administration transitions, migrations or new client implementations.
- Knowledge of ASC 820 / fair value accounting.
- Exposure to financial statement preparation and audit support.
- Experience in managing offshore/onshore fund accounting teams.
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