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The Fund Accountant will support the day-to-day accounting, NAV calculations and financial statements of the Company’s International retail investment funds. The Fund Accountant will work closely with the Company’s investment operations team, legal and compliance, EY tax and audit, reporting and Northern Trust (fund accounting and administration).
Essential Functions:
This hands-on, detail-oriented, dynamic position will:
- Track daily cash activity, including prompting administrator wires, funding investments and overseeing invoice/expense payments
- Reviewing fund forecasts, weekly accruals and assessing against actuals
- Oversight of expense limitation agreements (waiver and recoupment)
- Updating weekly cash projections and liquidity analysis
- Assist with updates to portfolio management data (SPI) and weekly reconciliation
- Assist in the preparation of semi-annual unaudited and annual audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Oversight of subscription currency hedging process
- Assist in the preparation of weekly net asset value (“NAV”) and monthly NAV reporting
- Prepare workpapers and supporting documentation for the annual financial statement audit
- Support fund administrators and coordinate delivery of required information, etc.
- Review weekly administrator reporting; evaluate any risks
- Respond to investor, sub-adviser and team member requests in a professional and timely manner
- Assist with daily work associated with accounting and reporting functions
- Process, track and summarize expenses across all funds
- Assist with preparation of company dashboards and board decks
- Perform other duties as requested or as responsibilities dictate
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- At least 2 years’ post‑qualification experience (PQE) of accounting or audit experience in asset management, fund accounting/administration ore alternative assets
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Requirements:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Astute attention to detail
- Strong Microsoft Excel experience
- Experience with Alteryx is desirable but not required
- Ability to multi-task and manage priorities against key deadlines
Other Attributes:
- Must be able to work independently, but contribute in a team-oriented environment
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At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply.
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What We Do
StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals.StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
