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Investment Accounting Manager

Houston, TX · On-site

$150K - $170K/yr

Role Overview The Senior Manager, Investment Accounting will play a key role in overseeing investment accounting activities, supporting close processes, financial disclosures, and regulatory ...

AIG

Investment Accounting, Manager

New York, NY

$99K - $143K/yr

The Investment Accounting group's specific responsibilities include reconciliation of transactional data from various sub-ledgers to the general ledger and ultimately AIG's financial statements as ...

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To excel in Investor Accounting, you need a strong background in accounting principles, financial reporting, and a relevant degree in accounting or finance. Familiarity with investment management software, Excel, and industry-standard systems like Yardi or Investran is typically required. Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication are vital soft skills for accurate reporting and client interactions. These competencies are crucial to ensure precise financial management, regulatory compliance, and maintaining investor confidence.

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One common challenge in Investor Accounting is ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, especially when handling large portfolios with complex investment structures. Managing data integrity across multiple systems and coordinating with various departments—such as asset management and compliance—can also be demanding. To manage these challenges, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are essential. Many teams use specialized accounting software and establish clear processes to streamline workflows and reduce errors.

What is investor accounting?

Investor accounting refers to the process of tracking, managing, and reporting financial information related to investments made by individuals or institutions. This includes maintaining records of transactions, calculating returns, distributing earnings, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements. Investor accountants often work in industries such as real estate, mutual funds, and private equity, helping both companies and investors maintain accurate and transparent financial records.

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AspectInvestor AccountingFund Accountant
Primary FocusManaging investor records, distributions, and reportingMaintaining fund books, calculating NAV, and preparing financial statements
CredentialsAccounting certifications (e.g., CPA), finance backgroundAccounting certifications, finance or investment background
Work EnvironmentFinancial firms, asset management companies, private equityFund management firms, hedge funds, private equity
Employer UsageUsed by firms handling investor relations and reportingUsed by fund managers for fund-level accounting

While both roles involve accounting within the investment industry, Investor Accounting primarily focuses on managing investor-related records and distributions, whereas Fund Accountants handle the fund's overall financial statements and NAV calculations. Both roles require similar credentials and often work in related environments, but their core responsibilities differ in scope and focus.

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Associate Specialist, Fund Admin, Hedge Fund Services

Associate Specialist, Fund Admin, Hedge Fund Services

Northern Trust

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 5 days ago

Northern Trust rating

7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

Based on 22 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description Summary

Responsible for end-to-end fund administration and financial control activities supporting monthly NAV close, investor accounting, and financial reporting for a multi-billion hedge fund client. Oversees daily and month-end processing across transaction systems, the SubLedger, investor accounting platforms, and Oracle ERP/FS, including journal entry posting, automated and manual reconciliations, and investigation/resolution of breaks.

Reviews investor capital balances, profit and loss, and fee/performance allocation calculations in accordance with governing documents, and ensures appropriate controls and segregation of duties are maintained for system setups and manual adjustments. Coordinates production of financial packages and periodic financial statements, supports audit and stakeholder requests, and serves as a senior technical advisor driving process improvements and risk/control remediation with a solver mindset.

Major Duties:
1. Oversee monthly NAV close activities, including controlling period close in transaction systems, monitoring/clearing suspense items, and ensuring daily transaction and position postings from source systems to the SubLedger are complete and accurate, and that related journal entries are generated and supported.
2. Execute month-end posting of SubLedger journal entry summaries to Oracle ERP and perform/oversee automated reconciliations to validate completeness and accuracy; investigate, document, and resolve identified breaks.
3. Prepare, review, and retain support for manual accruals/adjustments when instructed, including maintaining appropriate documentation and audit trail.
4. Produce, review, and finalize monthly financial packages (key financial statements and supporting schedules), maintaining evidence of review within the monthly close package.
5. Perform NAV-to-General Ledger reconciliations (e.g., proprietary investor accounting system to Oracle ERP) and other automated reconciliations (e.g., SubLedger to Oracle ERP); research and resolve differences to closure.
6. Monitor and assess prior-period postings/adjustments for materiality and potential restatement implications; summarize findings and coordinate resolution with relevant parties.
7. Support periodic and annual financial statement production (quarterly, semi-annually, annually) and coordinate with auditors and stakeholders as required.
8. Review investor capital balances and profit and loss results, including management fee and performance allocation calculations in accordance with offering and/or governing documents.
9. Oversee the automated feed of profit and loss from the SubLedger into proprietary investor accounting system and validate allocation outputs to feeder funds and investors; when manual profit and loss adjustments are required, ensure system-enforced segregation of duties is followed for input and approval.
10. Oversee posting of applicable investor accounting system -generated amounts to Oracle FS and perform reconciliations (final NAV to the SubLedger and to financial statements) to confirm completeness and accuracy; investigate and resolve breaks.
11. Oversee investor letter generation and publication controls, including fund close authorization, client review/approval prior to distribution, manual letter preparation where applicable within required timelines.

12. Serve as a senior problem solver, technical advisor, and escalation point for ambiguous, high-risk, or highly complex month-end close, investor accounting, and financial reporting issues, applying judgment informed by deep technical expertise and experience.
13. Independently identify risks, inefficiencies, and control gaps; design and drive solutions through influence and subject-matter leadership to improve accuracy, scalability, and sustainability across fund administration processes.

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Knowledge:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
  • In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
  • Highly flexible and adaptable to change
  • Technical Accounting skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Oracle ERP, investor accounting platforms ) is required


Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience preferred. CPA preferred; other professional qualifications (e.g., ACCA)alsopreferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in hedge fund administration, financial control, audit, or related financial services roles.

Salary Range:

$95,600 - 162,400 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.


We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

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