About the Role
You will be responsible for fund accounting and financial reporting across a diverse range of PE and PD products — from Cayman-domiciled FoF structures to Japan-domiciled commingled funds. Working closely with global finance, investment, and investor relations teams, you will play a critical role in delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality financial operations to both internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead fund accounting, financial reporting, and cash flow management for PE/PD products, ensuring precise and timely reporting across all fund structures.
- Serve as a key point of contact for business teams and clients — investigating and resolving inquiries with speed and accuracy.
- Support new fund onboarding from a finance perspective, including review of DoT and LPA provisions.
- Prepare detailed cash projections for fund liquidity management, and assist with LP-specific reporting, RFP responses, and ad-hoc requests from senior management and portfolio managers.
- Oversee the Fund Administrator responsible for the preparation of quarterly financial statements, capital account statements, capital calls, and distribution notices.
- Review audited financial statements and footnote disclosures; assist audit and tax professionals in year-end audit and tax reporting.
- Review and analyze distribution waterfalls based on fund legal documents, and review partnership and fund IRRs on a quarterly basis.
- Review management fee calculations.
- Partner with investor relations to address LP questions, and collaborate closely with the Japan Desk and New York finance team.
- Contribute to valuation discussions and expense allocation reviews in coordination with portfolio managers and investment teams.
Qualifications:
Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in fund accounting or finance for PE/PD strategies (FoF and commingled) at a domestic or international PE firm or asset manager.
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Strong understanding of accounting theory, fund accounting, and financial reporting; experience as a fund controller is a plus.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a client service mindset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and creative problem-solving in complex situations.
- Collaborative team player who is eager to grow with the platform.
Preferred / Nice to Have
- CPA qualification (Japan or international).
- Fluent or business-level English for communication with global teams.
Why Join Us
If you're ready to bring your finance expertise to one of the world's leading independent asset managers — and help shape the future of our alternatives platform in Japan — we'd love to hear from you.
Applicants must be authorized and have the right to work in the country where the role is located without the need for current or future sponsorship.Neuberger is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, creed, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship status or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in fund accounting or finance for PE/PD strategies (FoF and commingled) at a PE firm or asset manager
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Strong understanding of accounting theory, fund accounting, and financial reporting
- Experience reviewing distribution waterfalls, partnership and fund IRRs, and management fee calculations
- Lead fund accounting, financial reporting, cash flow management, and prepare cash projections for liquidity management
- Experience overseeing or coordinating with fund administrators on quarterly financial statements, capital calls, distributions, and capital account statements
- Ability to review audited financial statements and footnote disclosures and assist audit and tax reporting
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a client service mindset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and creative problem-solving in complex situations
- Collaborative team player eager to grow with the platform
- Experience as a fund controller
- CPA qualification (Japan or international)
- Fluent or business-level English
- Authorized to work in the country without current or future visa sponsorship
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What We Do
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman’s diverse team has over 2,400 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. For important disclosures: http://www.nb.com/linkedin
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