Fund Accountant, Private Credit

Responsibilities

• Build and scale a best-in-class fund accounting platform for Point72's private credit strategies, creating measurable improvements in controls, efficiency, and reporting
• Implement new accounting processes for bespoke credit products, including syndicated debt trades, collateralized loan obligation and collateralized debt obligation tranches, forward flow arrangements, asset-backed lending, direct lending, and origination
• Ensure accurate internal bookings and month-end NAV reporting across private capital entities, joint ventures, and international entities
• Prepare and review custom fee arrangements, including advisory fees, waterfall structures, carried interest calculations, and related disclosures
• Review NAV deliverables and supporting documentation from fund administrators and other service providers to validate completeness and accuracy
• Assist with annual audits and provide timely information and schedules for tax preparation and regulatory reporting
• Analyze and allocate expenses and prepare budgets across multiple fund entities, reconciling allocations to supporting schedules
• Coordinate closely with Operations, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and business partners to support deal fundings, wire requests, and control processes
• Drive data analysis and reporting using advanced Excel and visualization tools to produce actionable insights for senior management and stakeholders
• Lead system enhancement and automation projects with technology partners and mentor team members to raise team capability and ensure high-quality deliverables
• What's required
• 4 years of public or private fund accounting experience
• Professional designation, such as CPA licensure, or roadmap to achieve such designation
• Credit-focused private funds experience
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with AI, Alteryx, Anaplan or Power BI
• Strong critical thinking, quantitative, and analytical skills with clear written and verbal communication
• Effective team collaboration skills with the ability to escalate issues, multitask, and prioritize competing demands
• Proactive, organized self-starter with a positive attitude, powerful work ethic, and strong attention to detail
• Change cultivator with a strong technology background and a focus on automation
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards
• We take care of our people
• We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
• About Point72

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Additional Information

A Career with Point72's Finance Team The Finance team provides a broad range of timely, accurate, relevant, and objective financial information, advice, and services to its business partners, with commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards. Our team offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where our colleagues can learn at a fast pace and are rewarded with advanced opportunities both within Finance and across the firm.

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