Vice President, Fund Administration | Global PE

A leading global private equity investment firm is seeking a Vice President, Fund Administration to join its Finance team. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity for a CPA with strong private equity fund accounting, financial reporting, investor allocation, audit, and operational oversight experience.

This is not a narrow fund accounting seat. The person hired will help lead fund administration for a large, complex private equity platform, partner closely with senior Finance leadership, oversee internal and external reporting processes, and play a meaningful role in the continued evolution of the firm’s operating model.

Compensation

Base salary + 40%+ annual bonus + profit sharing eligibility + strong 401(k) match + tuition reimbursement + exceptional healthcare and employee benefits.

The Opportunity

The Vice President, Fund Administration will help oversee accounting, reporting, treasury, audit coordination, investor deliverables, capital activity, process improvement, and third-party administrator oversight across a sophisticated private equity fund platform.

This person will partner closely with the Controller of Fund Administration and other senior Finance leaders to ensure high-quality reporting, strong controls, efficient workflows, and timely execution across quarterly and annual reporting cycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee quarterly and annual fund reporting deliverables, including financial statements, investor reporting packages, supporting schedules, and valuation/performance-related materials.
• Review complex private equity fund accounting matters, including investor allocations, waterfall calculations, AIV reporting, opt-out scenarios, capital calls, distributions, management fees, fund expenses, and partnership-level reporting.
• Manage and develop team members while coordinating the timely issuance of quarterly fund and sub-fund financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
• Support the year-end audit process and serve as a key liaison with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Help design, implement, manage, and improve the firm’s co-sourced / outsourced fund administration model.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for the third-party administrator, ensuring data flows, deliverables, controls, deadlines, and service-level expectations are met.
• Review capital call and distribution calculations, investor notices, credit facility activity, bank reconciliations, account activity, and related treasury processes.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Compliance, Tax, Investor Relations, Limited Partner Services, external auditors, and third-party providers on reporting, inquiries, process improvements, and special projects.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, improve workflows, enhance reporting quality, and better leverage technology across the Fund Administration function.

Ideal Background

• CPA required.
• Relevant experience in public accounting, private equity fund accounting, fund administration, asset management, or alternative investment finance experience.
• Prior Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred, especially with private equity, alternative investment, asset management, or financial services clients.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP financial statements, fund-level reporting, investor capital activity, allocations, waterfalls, capital calls, distributions, management fees, and partnership structures.
• Experience managing, reviewing, or coordinating work performed by a third-party fund administrator is highly preferred.
• Experience with Investran or similar fund accounting / investor allocation software is a plus.

Best-Fit Candidate Profile

This role is best suited for someone currently operating as a Vice President, Assistant Controller, Fund Accounting Manager, Senior Fund Accounting Manager, Fund Controller, Audit Manager, or similar within private equity, alternative investments, asset management, fund administration, or Big 4 financial services / asset management audit.

The strongest fit will likely bring a CPA, Big 4 training, private equity fund accounting exposure, strong US GAAP technical skills, experience reviewing complex fund reporting deliverables, and the maturity to manage people, external administrators, auditors, and senior internal stakeholders.