Accounting Manager

Our client is a well-established global alternative investment manager with two decades of history and strategies across credit, fixed income, quantitative investing, and venture. They are known for hiring smart people, investing in their development, and promoting from within.

This Accounting Manager leads the corporate accounting team that keeps the firm's own books (the management company, not the funds). You will report to the Corporate Controller, lead a team of three, and work closely with the CFO, FP&A, fund accounting, tax, and legal.

What you'll own

• Lead and develop a team of three accountants
• Run the corporate GL, journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, and analysis for leadership
• Account for the firm's GP investments: capital contributions, distributions, and investment activity
• Own the annual audit with the external auditors, including schedules and support
• Support regulatory, tax, and compliance reporting
• Tighten controls and streamline close and reporting workflows
• Get more out of NetSuite and the rest of the finance stack

What you bring

• CPA (required)
• 5 to 10 years of accounting experience, ideally starting in public accounting
• Strong U.S. GAAP, GL, close, and financial statement skills
• Hands-on audit support experience
• Experience leading, reviewing, or training other accountants
• Strong Excel

Nice to have

• Asset management, hedge fund, private equity, or trading firm experience
• GP investment, partnership, or investment-related accounting
• NetSuite (or a similar GL) and Concur

Details

• Hybrid: 4 days a week in the Skokie area office, Fridays from home
• $140,000 to $180,000 base, DOE, plus 20% target bonus
• Strong benefits: 401(k) match, low-cost healthcare, unlimited PTO, daily lunch credit, on-site fitness, and a formal development program
• Direct exposure to the CFO and a clear path to grow