Associate Director, Private Credit Accounting

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Job Title: Associate Director, Private Credit Accounting

Locations: New York, NY (hybrid) and Union, NJ (hybrid)

About the Role

Associate Directors on the Private Markets/Credit Accounting team manage and lead teams in monitoring client deliverables while developing and executing strategic plans for continued business development. 

Why Join SS&C

SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.

You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments.

How You Will Make an Impact 

• Lead and manage the private credit accounting team, setting priorities, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level accountants, fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, and professional growth.
• Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements, investor reports, and management reporting packages.
• Manage general ledger maintenance, NAV calculations, and portfolio performance reporting for private credit funds and SPVs.
• Ensure accurate accounting for capital calls, distributions, management fees, incentive allocations, and fund expenses.
• Oversee accounting and reporting for private credit instruments including senior secured loans, unitranche, mezzanine, subordinated debt, structured credit, and co-investments.
• Partner with valuation teams to ensure appropriate methodologies for illiquid credit instruments are applied.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and investment structures.
• Manage external relationships with fund administrators and auditors, reviewing their work and ensuring timely deliverables.
• Review and approve investor notices (capital calls, distributions, statements).
• Support fundraising efforts by preparing accounting-related sections of offering materials and responding to investor due diligence requests.
• Drive process efficiency through automation, system enhancements, and best practices in fund accounting.
• Act as a key point of contact for investment teams, offering accounting insights to deal structuring and portfolio management.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 7-10+ years’ of progressive experience in fund accounting, audit or financial reporting within Private Credit, Direct Lending or Alternative Investment Funds
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience with a track record of managing, training and developing accounting teams.

What Sets You Apart

• CPA / Master's degree are pluses
• Proficient with fund accounting systems (e.g., Allvue, Investran, eDFront, Geneva) and advanced Excel skills
• Experience with complex waterfall and carried interest structures
• Excellent client relationship and project management skills 
• Knowledge of multi-currency and cross-border fund structures (e.g. Cayman, Luxembourg, Delaware)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization

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SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.

Actual base salary will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant skills, prior experience, education, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

New Jersey: The expected base salary for the position is between 94000 USD to 205000 USD. New York: The expected base salary for the position is between 95,000 USD to 205000 USD. Massachusetts: The expected base salary for the position is between 95000 USD to 190000 USD.

In addition, employees in this role may be eligible for consideration on an annual basis for a discretionary bonus and/or equity awards, such as restricted stock units or stock options, based upon individual and business performance at the company’s discretion. 

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.