Senior Manager, Fund Administration (Accounting)

About Juniper Square

Our mission is to unlock the full potential of private markets. Privately owned assets like commercial real estate, private equity, and venture capital make up half of our financial ecosystem yet remain inaccessible to most people. We are digitizing these markets, and as a result, bringing efficiency, transparency, and access to one of the most productive corners of our financial ecosystem. If you care about making the world a better place by making markets work better through technology – all while contributing as a member of a values-driven organization – we want to hear from you.

Juniper Square offers employees a variety of ways to work, ranging from a fully remote experience to working full-time in one of our physical offices. We invest heavily in digital-first operations, allowing our teams to collaborate effectively across 27 U.S. states, 2 Canadian Provinces, India, Luxembourg, and England. We also have physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai and Bangalore for employees who prefer to work in an office some or all of the time.

About your role

This is a great opportunity to join a growing initiative as we continue to evolve and scale Juniper Square’s fund administration service, filling a substantial market gap in the fund administration space. The service has had a huge impact across the business as it relates to workflow automation, leveraging technology to deliver up to par customer experience, and enabling GP's to strengthen relationships with LP's. As a Senior Manager, Fund Administration, you will oversee deliverables focusing on fund administration services, including fund accounting and reporting, to Juniper Square’s Private Equity / Real Estate customers. This role will report to a Senior Director, Fund Accounting and will manage a team of Fund Accountants at various levels. You will have a significant opportunity to help shape the trajectory of the function and in so doing help to deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers.

What you’ll do

• Lead making strategic decisions regarding team buildout and operational policies and procedures

• Lead efforts in developing and improving fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies

• Identify product development opportunities, routing technical, product feedback to the product development teams

• Hire, train and manage a team of fund accountants

• Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience

• Serve as a technical accounting expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions for the team

• Review and perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties ensuring client and investor activity reporting is prepared and completed appropriately

• Review investor allocations used to generate investor statements, waterfall calculations, capital calls and distributions in accordance with clients’ Limited Partnership Agreements, asset and fund level performance metrics and external client and financial reporting

• Oversee annual audits including review of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules and disclosures; assist with PBC list (Prepared By Client) and tax returns

• Research and provide guidance in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments

Qualifications

• 10+ years of private equity fund accounting experience with a fund administrator working on fund-level accounting and reporting, including complex fund structures and consolidations

• Experience managing and coaching high performing teams

• Bachelor’s degree required, with a degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline

• Deep understanding of complex accounting transactions, private equity investment structures, and reporting requirements for private equity funds

• Solid knowledge of waterfall, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital call calculations

• Comfortable with ambiguity within a hyper-growth, startup environment

• Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to streamline business operations and improve user experience

• Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture

• Excellent client service, verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) a plus but not required

At Juniper Square, we believe building a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture makes us a better company. If you think this job sounds like a fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the qualifications.

Compensation

Compensation for this position includes a base salary, bonus, equity, and a variety of benefits. The U.S. base salary range for this role is $160,000-185,000 USD. The Canadian base salary range fro this role is $150,000-175,000 CAD. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable.

Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Mental wellness coverage

• Fertility and growing family support

• Unlimited vacation in addition to company paid holidays

• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies

• 401k retirement savings plan

• Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs

• Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home

• Annual professional development stipend

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