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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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 126000 USD to 219000 USD. New York: The expected base salary for the position is between 160000 USD to 200000 USD. Massachusetts: The expected base salary for the position is between 100000 USD to 195000 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
- 9+ years' experience in accounting, with a focus on Private Equity/Real Asset funds
- CPA designation and/or MBA
- Strong knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- 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
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, advanced Excel skills
SS&C Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SS&C Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by SS&C Technologies.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave policies are described as generous, including flexible or unlimited vacation and broadly positive views of PTO as a meaningful part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a notable strength, with repeated references to a 401(k) plan with company matching as a valued component of rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity and stock-related incentives are highlighted as a bright spot, with stock incentives described as excellent in some roles and contributing positively to perceived total rewards.
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What We Do
SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 22,000+ employees in over 150 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.
