About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $227.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
* As at 31 December 2025
About Man US Direct Lending
Man US Direct Lending is a private credit manager, specializing in directly-originated, secured senior and unitranche loans to performing, private equity sponsor-backed U.S. middle market companies.
Man US Direct Lending’s middle market direct lending investment objective is to generate current income with a focus on capital preservation. Man US Direct Lending offers a complete financing solutions product suite to middle market businesses with EBITDA generally between $10 million and $75 million. From inception to September 30, 2025, MDL has invested and managed capital (including co-investments) of over $33 billion in performing, senior secured loan investments across more than 355 borrowers.
Man US Direct Lending has built its platform with a senior management team that has extensive experience investing across the capital structure. Man US Direct Lending’s senior management team shares a common investment philosophy built on a framework of assessing companies with disciplined, fundamentals-based credit analysis. As of September 30, 2025, MDL had 78 employees, 45 of whom are dedicated investment professionals, with three primary offices located in New York, New York, Fort Worth, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois. The Firm also has offices in Wellesley, MA and in San Francisco, CA.
Purpose of the Role
Fund Accounting team at Man US Direct Lending is responsible for financial reporting, audit, and tax compliance for its funds and other investment structures.
The Fund Accounting team is seeking to add to its growing team an Associate role that will be focused on financial reporting and audit. The Associate will spend significant time with finance, and operations teams. The ideal candidate has a strong sense of ownership, is proactive, and is able to work on multiple projects at one time, employing a range of skillsets.
The Associate will report to Parmeet Jangi, Vice President.
Specific Responsibilities
- Managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual Fund financial statement closing process
- Primary review of the Fund quarterly and annual financial statements
- Primary review of monthly and quarterly compliance report to the Funds’ lenders
- Primary review of Fund tax returns and K-1s
- Assisting and coordinating Fund audits
- Assisting in the preparation of quarterly income and annual operating budget projections
- Managing investor capital calls and distributions process
- Management fee and incentive fee calculations
- Monitoring daily cash management and other liquidity needs
- Managing and supervising third-party administrators and other third-party service providers
- Efficient and effective communication with auditors, portfolio management team and investment team
- Contribute to the development of policies and procedures
- Ad hoc projects as assigned
Key Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- A minimum of two years of experience within the financial services industry at a public accounting firm or alternative asset manager
- Understanding of and interest in private credit a plus
- Strong Excel skills
- Exceptionally detail oriented and has ability to multi-task
- Effective communicator and able to write clearly and concisely
- Strong interpersonal skills
The anticipated based salary range for this position is listed below. Compensation packages would also include benefits and a discretionary bonus. This is the base salary range that the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting based on the location and requirements of the position as well as the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant. The Firm reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
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What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM. These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
