Assistant Controller, Private Equity

• Play a key role in supporting the Controller in overseeing the accounting, reporting, and operational infrastructure for the firm's flagship private equity funds, co-investment vehicles, and related entities.
• Support the quarterly and annual fund reporting cycle, including financial statements, audit coordination, investor reporting, waterfall calculations, carried interest, and performance metrics.
• Partner closely with the investment, finance, tax, and investor relations teams to ensure accurate reporting and seamless execution across the fund lifecycle.
• Oversee day-to-day capital activity, including capital calls, distributions, investor allocations, and cash management, while ensuring compliance with partnership agreements and side letters.
• Provide accounting expertise on complex investment transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, valuations, and portfolio company activity, while supporting the Controller and broader finance team on strategic initiatives and firm growth.
• Serve as a key point of contact for investors, auditors, tax advisors, and other external partners, helping ensure timely and accurate deliverables and a high level of investor service.
• Assist the Controller in driving enhancements to fund accounting processes, systems, and controls to improve scalability, efficiency, and transparency across the platform.
• Help oversee and mentor junior accounting professionals, providing guidance on technical accounting, fund reporting, and day-to-day accounting activities.

Requirements:

• 5-10 years of public/private accounting or straight private sector accounting within private equity