Fund Accountant

We are seeking a Fund Accountant to support the accounting and reporting activities of an investment management firm in San Francisco. This hybrid contract role will focus on fund-level accounting, portfolio reconciliations, capital activity, financial reporting, and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounting records for assigned investment funds and related entities.
• Prepare and post journal entries for investment, income, expense, and capital activity.
• Reconcile cash, investment positions, and fund activity to custodial and administrator records.
• Calculate or review net asset value and investor allocations.
• Record capital calls, distributions, management fees, and fund expenses.
• Maintain partner capital accounts and investment roll-forward schedules.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual fund reporting packages.
• Review administrator reports and investigate accounting discrepancies.
• Assist with financial statement preparation and annual audits.
• Coordinate with fund administrators, auditors, custodians, and internal teams.
• Support investor reporting, data requests, and ad hoc accounting projects.
• Document procedures and identify opportunities to improve fund accounting processes.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of fund accounting, investment accounting, or financial-services accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Experience with investment reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Understanding of capital calls, distributions, management fees, and partner allocations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup formulas.
• Experience with private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, or other alternative investments preferred.
• Familiarity with Investran, Allvue, Geneva, eFront, Yardi Investment Management, or a comparable system is a plus.
• Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet monthly, quarterly, and annual deadlines.
• Experience working with fund administrators or external auditors is preferred.

Compensation

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