Associate Manager - Private Equity Accounting

Job Title: Associate Manager – Private Equity Fund Accounting

Locations: NYC | Boston, MA | Union, NJ | (hybrid)

About the Role

Associate Managers manage key private equity fund relationships and oversee the full spectrum of alternative investment fund accounting, from capital activity and waterfalls to financial reporting and audits. You’ll also play a hands-on role in developing junior talent, shaping team performance, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex, deadline-driven client engagements. This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise in private markets in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. 

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 

• Support development of team members by providing technical training and sharing fund knowledge
• Review client deliverables, including, but not limited to: quarterly financial statements, investment data, partner’s capital allocations, fund net asset value and applicable accrual bookings
• Primary liaison for book of business and work closely with external parties such as auditors, law firms and tax advisors
• Preparation, review and maintenance of general ledgers, sub ledgers and trial balances for multiple fund clients, according to various accounting standards (IFRS/US GAAP/local GAAP)
• Run and/or assist the implementation, onboarding and setup of new client entities
• Contribute and identify opportunity for the development and implementation of adequate and effective processes to improve the overall operations
• Actively planning, coordinating and monitoring the quality and timing of various client deliverables of the team, according to the operating memoranda/SLAs
• Aggregation, maintenance  and reconciliation of key business and client metrics

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 6+ years’ experience in accounting, focus on alternative investments funds
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other comprehensive basis of accounting, with an emphasis on investment partnerships
• Experience with Consolidated Financial Statements and Minority Interest
• Proven ability to manage time effectively and multi-task between shifting priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, advanced Excel skills required

What Sets You Apart (preferred qualifications)

• Private Equity/Real Assets experience, CPA designation and/or MBA are pluses

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