Director - Private Markets Accounting

About this role

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: Director, Private Markets Fund Accounting

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

About the Role Directors on the Private Markets Fund Accounting team manage and lead teams in monitoring client deliverables while developing and executing strategic plans for continued business development. They act as a key member of our fund administration teams.

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  • Oversee teams supporting fund administration services to clients • Manage client implementation and onboarding • Plan and oversee the preparation of audited and unaudited financial statements, partner capital statements and underlying work papers • Demonstrate knowledge of accounting and manage the fund audit process • Develop and maintain the internal Private Equity business reporting calendar • Review client deliverables, including, but not limited to: realized and unrealized gains/losses, management fees, investor allocations, investment data and partner’s capital allocations • 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) • Aggregation, maintenance and reconciliation of key business and client metrics • Develop/maintain robust review procedures around deliverables  • Manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the client and auditors 

Required Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field • 9+ years’ experience in accounting, with a focus on Private Equity/Real Asset funds • Strong 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 • Excellent client relationship and project management skills • Previous leadership, training, delegation and work review experience • 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

What Sets You Apart • CPA / Master's degree are pluses

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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.     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.    

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.

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