Top Accounting Associate Jobs

The Experienced Associate in Accounting Advisory oversees financial reporting engagements, supports team development, and enhances client service while demonstrating core accounting skills and leadership attributes.

Responsible for leading day-to-day fund accounting operations, overseeing NAV production, resolving accounting issues, and preparing financial reports for complex funds.

Prepare SEC periodic filings, financial statements and disclosures; partner with Investor Relations for earnings releases; analyze complex transactions and apply U.S. GAAP; monitor new accounting standards and implement policy changes; manage accounting for capital structure and stock-based awards; perform impairment, restructuring, strategic investments, joint venture and lease accounting reviews; support 401(k) plan notes and liaise with external auditors.

Perform hedge fund accounting tasks including reviewing and resolving escalated accounting/reporting issues, maintaining fund accounting records, leading report preparation and review, mentoring junior staff, communicating with clients on cash and reporting matters, and implementing process improvements to reduce risk and increase efficiency.

Perform private markets fund accounting tasks including bank reconciliations, journal entries, workpapers, capital activity and accruals; update distribution waterfall models, calculate management fees, analyze investment transaction documentation, support year-end audits, and maintain client and stakeholder relationships to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.

The Associate Director, Accounting leads a team in delivering financial reports, manages compliance, provides strategic guidance, and drives business development while ensuring high standards of governance.

This role involves overseeing financial and accounting matters for Private Markets clients, leading teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring compliance with accounting principles.

The Senior Associate in Technical Accounting will handle financial reporting, technical accounting, REIT compliance, and collaborate across teams to support financial processes.

Support accounting operations by processing vendor bills, reimbursements, and credit card transactions; prepare reports; ensure transaction accuracy and data integrity; maintain vendor records; respond to expense inquiries; coordinate with accounting to resolve issues and improve processes while maintaining confidentiality.

Perform month-end/quarter/annual close activities, prepare journal entries, complete BlackLine reconciliations, reconcile intercompany balances, support auditors and tax compliance, prepare draw packages, review vendor payments, ensure control compliance, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve accounting processes.

The Senior Associate or Supervisor in Accounting Advisory Services will provide accounting and financial advisory services, maintain client records, perform general ledger accounting, prepare financial statements, and supervise associates.

The Senior Associate will review client financials, manage month end close activities, prepare financial statements, and assist in advisory projects. They supervise CAAS Associates and interact with clients professionally.

Execute month-, quarter-, and year-end close tasks including journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation support, variance analysis, audit coordination, ERP and process improvements, shared services onboarding, and ad-hoc financial analyses to ensure GAAP-compliant financial reporting.

The Senior Associate in Fund Accounting will handle cash reconciliation, trade processing, liaising with auditors, reviewing accruals, and interacting with investment managers.

Lead and manage fund accounting teams for private equity funds, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, reviewing deliverables, and improving operational processes.

Manage daily treasury operations, oversee financial statement preparation, maintain ledgers, analyze fees, liaise with auditors, and ensure accuracy in reporting.

The role involves daily reconciliation, trade processing, liaising with auditors, reviewing accruals, processing corporate actions, and analytical reviews of results.

The Senior Associate in Private Markets Fund Accounting prepares financial documents, conducts reconciliations, supports audits, and interacts with clients for timely deliverables in accounting tasks.

Responsible for daily cash reconciliation, trade processing, liaising with auditors, reviewing accruals, and calculating fees for hedge funds.

Lead Private Credit Accounting teams, manage client deliverables, oversee financial statement preparation, and improve operational processes.

Support HBS faculty on economics and accounting research by designing, conducting, and analyzing empirical research. Perform statistical programming and data management using STATA, Python, R, or MATLAB; apply NLP methods as needed. Ensure regulatory compliance, work independently with general supervision, collaborate onsite at the Boston campus (hybrid), and provide writing, code, and data deliverables.

Manage day-to-day procure-to-pay and accounts payable activities, maintain vendor master file, triage AP inquiries, run weekly payments, oversee Concur expense processing, support audits, drive AP process efficiencies and automation, and perform ad-hoc accounting analysis.

Perform platform general accounting including reconciliations, month-end close, accruals, and variance analysis; oversee agency and client billing; prepare financial and operational reports; resolve billing issues; support expense reviews, process improvements, and AI/automation tools; mentor junior staff and assist on ad hoc analyses and projects.

Perform daily cash, investment position and market-value reconciliations; process trades; manage corporate actions; review accruals and expenses; calculate and record fees; liaise with auditors, tax preparers, investment managers and prime brokers; and perform analytical review of daily and monthly results.

Manage and review outsourced fund accounting deliverables (NAV, valuations, P&L), produce internal/external reports, liaise with internal teams and vendors, troubleshoot issues, improve processes, and help train and cross-train associates.