Fund Accounting Manager – Open Ended Fund
| Company | HarbourVest |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Approximately 6+ years of public company SEC reporting in the private equity and/or real assets industry
- Strong technical SEC and CSSF reporting expertise
- Investment Company accounting background
- Strong accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Detail oriented
- Proven communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficient knowledge of Excel
Responsibilities
- Responsible for monthly pricing, financial reporting, and accounting of Fund’s with understanding of the underlying investments
- Prepare and/or review semi/annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, Lux GAAP and other local GAAP as needed
- Review of period end NAV, financial reporting, timely filing, and accounting of Fund’s
- Review monthly NAV reporting, concepts, and mechanics
- Timely preparation and filing of periodic financial
- Conduct technical accounting research and ensure appropriate application to Fund and underlying investments
- Build and maintain REG reporting disclosure checklist/reporting calendar to ensure timely compliance
- Active management that includes BOD presentations, Fund’s liquidity, cash flow analysis, available cash, sources, and uses of liquidity
- Preparation of Board of Directors analysis and presentations, as needed
- Oversight and management of Fund’s available operating cash
- Oversight of payments with HVP Treasury and Fund Administrator
- Oversight of third-party fund administrator, external auditors, tax advisers and other professional service providers
- Audit coordination with external service providers, key contact/owner
- Oversight of Fund level debt closing and reporting, review covenant analyses for third party debt/line of credit
- Understand component of Fund’s and underlying investment performance measurements
- Review Fund return/performance analyses, performance attribution, assist other teams with consultant inquiries as it relates to financial reporting model
- Build and manage relationships for all internal and external collaborators
- Field questions and run/discuss analyses for the Fund’s Portfolio Management and Controller
Preferred Qualifications
- Public and/or private prior experience, open-end fund experience preferred
- Comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP, (SEC financial reporting standards) and LUX GAAP
- Fair Value reporting experience a plus
- Proven understanding of Investran, Efront and Great Plains accounting software a plus
- Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting, CPA required