Fund Accounting Manager POST NUMBER: 472022
Our client, a real estate investment firm, is seeking a Fund Accounting Manager to support accounting, reporting, and investor deliverables across multiple investment vehicles.
Location:
Oakland, CA. This position is hybrid, requiring three days per week onsite.
Job Description:
This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and investor relations and is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a growing, collaborative environment. The Accounting Manager will partner with internal leadership and external service providers to ensure accurate financial reporting and disciplined fund?level controls.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee fund level accounting activities, including capital activity, fees, allocations, and distributions.
- Review quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and investment fund reporting standards.
- Manage relationships with third party fund administrators, reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting packages.
- Prepare and review investor reporting, including capital account statements and financial packages.
- Coordinate responses to investor inquiries alongside internal investor relations teams.
- Support fundraising activities by providing historical fund data and assisting with due diligence requests.
- Serve as the primary liaison for annual audits, coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors.
- Review tax allocations, ensure consistency with governing documents, and support preparation of annual tax filings.
- Maintain and enhance internal controls over financial reporting and ensure compliance with partnership agreements and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with asset management and property level accounting teams to ensure consistent reporting across investments.
- Monitor fund liquidity, cash management, and financial compliance at the fund level.
Requirements:
- 5 years of real estate or investment accounting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, partnerships, and investment structures
- Proficiency in Excel and comfort working with financial systems (real estate or investment accounting platforms a plus)
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
Compensation:
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:
- The individual’s skill sets, experience, and training;
- Licensure and certifications;
- Office location and other geographic considerations;
- Other business and organizational needs.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
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