Hiring for Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting and Operations

Job Description:

Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting and Operations

Accounting and finance operations for a US-based private credit fund and origination company

Role Overview

This is the accounting lead for a US-based private credit fund and loan origination company. The person in this role works India hours with overlap of pacific time, and is responsible for the books across both entities: bank recs, AP/AR, trust accounts, investor fund tracking, payment preparation, cash forecasting, and audit support. This is a senior, independent role. The right candidate runs their work without being managed and has the judgment to flag the diversions to the client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Books and Close

• Keep the general ledger current for the Fund and origination company: journal entries, expense coding, intercompany postings.
• Run the monthly close: post accruals, amortize prepaids, book standard adjustments, hit the deadline.
• Keep the chart of accounts and supporting schedules clean enough to hand to an auditor without preparation.

Bank Reconciliations

• Reconcile operating, trust, and investor bank accounts daily and monthly. Document every reconciling item.
• Track down variances and fix them. Flag anything that needs the Controller the same day it surfaces.
• Keep a live cash position summary across all accounts.

Payables and Receivables

• Work invoices from receipt to payment: intake, match where applicable, code, route for approval, schedule.
• Issue invoices, chase outstanding balances, post cash as it comes in, keep the AR aging current.
• Reconcile vendor and customer statements. Resolve discrepancies before they age.

Trust Accounts and Investor Funds

• Keep trust accounts and investor fund balances properly segregated and reconciled at all times.
• Post investor contributions and distributions. Maintain the capital balance workbooks and their supporting reconciliations.
• Prepare investor-level reports when the Controller requests them.

Payment Preparation

• Assemble check and ACH payment batches with full backup documentation for the Controller to approve.
• Keep a clean payment log: what was prepared, who approved it, when it went out.
• Track each payment through to bank clearance and reconcile it back.

Cash Forecasting                                                                                                                  

• Build the 13-week cash forecast at entity and company-wide level. Refresh it every week.
• Run projections covering funding draws, loan deployment, debt service, and operating costs.
• Compare forecast to actuals each week and update assumptions with the Controller.

Audit, Tax, and Third-Party Reporting

• Be the first point of contact for auditors and tax accountants: pull schedules, gather evidence, answer queries.
• Compile loan deposit data and documentation for lender and regulator reports.
• Keep files audit-ready year-round so the annual close does not slow down.

Process Documentation and Reporting

• Write up SOPs for every process in the first two months. No exceptions.
• Find the gaps in the close and controls, and propose specific fixes.
• Build the management reports that give the US team a clear view of where the business stands.

Other Business Support

• When the books are in shape, take on other work the business needs: vendor onboarding, KYC on new investors or borrowers, data clean-up, one-off analysis.

What We Need

• Qualification: CA or CPA, fully qualified. CA inter with strong experience will be considered, but a qualified candidate is preferred.
• Experience: 8 to 12 years in accounting and finance. At least 3 of those in a role where you ran your own work rather than supported someone else.
• Fund or Lender Accounting: You have worked inside a private credit fund, an alternative lender, an asset manager, or a commercial loan servicer. Investor capital tracking is not new to you.
• Trust Accounts: You know how segregation rules work and have reconciled trust accounts before.
• Full Accounting Cycle: You have run bank recs, AR/AP, and month-end close yourself. Not reviewed someone else's. Yours.
• Cash Flow Forecasting: You build 13-week forecasts and company-level projections in Excel from a blank sheet.
• US Payments: You have prepared ACH batches, wire instructions, and check runs, and know the controls expected around each.
• Audit Support: You have sat with auditors and tax accountants, pulled schedules, answered questions, and not panicked.
• Documentation: You write clear SOPs. If a process is not written down, you will write it down.
• Excel: Complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, clean models. Not basic.
• Written English: Clear, direct business writing. You can produce a client report or a tight email without editing help.
• Reliability: Deadlines do not move. You know this and plan accordingly. No hand-holding required.

Nice to Have

• Started in audit at a Big 4 or mid-tier firm, then moved into fund accounting or commercial lending.
• Has worked under US GAAP and knows where it diverges from Indian standards.
• Uses QuickBooks, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct without needing a tutorial.
• Has used a loan origination or servicing system and understands how loan-level data is structured.