Investment Accounting Manager - Alternative Investments

Overview

This Investment Accounting Manager role is an individual contributor position within the Investment Controllership team. The work supports accurate, timely investment financial reporting and contributes to process improvement, analysis, and stronger coordination with business partners.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the implementation of the organization’s new ledger.
• Own ongoing activities across monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.
• Proactively identify and implement accounting improvements that increase business value and team efficiency.
• Initiate and/or lead increasingly complex continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to problem solving to improve quality, cycle times, efficiencies, and employee engagement within the Investment Controllership team.
• Collaborate with Investment Management to help drive a collaborative and inclusive team culture.
• Provide recommendations to continuously improve the overall control environment within Investment Controllership.
• Manage priorities effectively, adapt quickly to changing circumstances, and develop efficiencies and established methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related major.
• 6+ years of related work experience, with a track record of increasing responsibility, including financial reporting experience on alternative investments.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of related work experience.
• CPA preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze financial data sets and communicate insights.
• Proven ability to complete high-quality work efficiently and increase autonomy over time.
• Experience analyzing new investments and relevant accounting guidance to drive appropriate investment accounting and reporting across the organization and subsidiaries.
• Experience with system implementations preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across cross-functional groups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly to leadership, staff, and regulatory bodies.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, agile environment while leading execution of priorities and deliverables.
• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to ongoing learning.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Full-time
• Boston, MA or Springfield, MA