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Firm Overview

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a leading middle-market private equity firm with deep sector expertise in media, communications and education focused on North America and Europe. Providence looks to invest in businesses that are benefiting from the long-term growth trends around experiences, learning, and connectivity by partnering with exceptional management teams to build enduring, scaled companies. Founded in 1989 in Providence, Rhode Island, the firm has invested over $40 billion across more than 180 portfolio companies with a transatlantic investment team based primarily in London, New York and Boston. Through disciplined portfolio construction, prudent risk management and a collaborative culture, the firm seeks to deliver strong results across market cycles. To learn more, please visit www.provequity.com.

Position Overview
This person will join a five-person team and report to the Director & Controller, Fund Accounting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and is flexible to take on whatever task is needed.

Responsibilities
The Associate, Fund Accounting will be responsible for the following:

• Prepare bank reconciliations

• Prepare journal entries and supporting documentation

• Assist with weekly cash activity reporting

• Prepare and track Fund capital calls and distributions

• Assist with preparation of quarterly financial statements

• Interact and coordinate with auditors as needed

• Respond to ad-hoc limited partner requests

• Prepare wire transfers

• Ad-hoc reporting and special projects as necessary

• Miscellaneous responsibilities as deemed appropriate and needed within the finance team

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have an exceptional track record and reputation. Given the significant responsibilities of this position, the top candidate will be a mature, experienced individual. In addition, the successful candidate should have:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience required, preferably within a Big 4 public accounting environment

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

• CPA or working towards CPA strongly preferred

• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills

• Experience with Workday and Investran a plus, but not required

• Meticulous attention to detail and high level of conscientiousness to work product

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (the "Firm") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws. The Firm strictly prohibits and will not tolerate, condone or allow discrimination, harassment or retaliation with respect to any Supervised Person or applicant for employment in matters of hiring (or failure or refusal to hire), promotion, transfer, disciplinary actions, assignments, working conditions, termination, compensation, fringe benefits or other terms and conditions of employment on the basis of characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law, as may be applicable, such as race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, actual or perceived sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), actual or perceived gender (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression, other gender-related characteristic, or transgender status), actual or perceived sexual orientation, disability (including physical disability or mental disability), medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, employment or unemployment status, credit history, familial status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and reproductive health decision-making, domestic victim status, or marital status, pay or other compensation history, or height and weight. All employees are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation.

Please note that Providence Equity Partners L.L.C., together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively, the "Firm"), does not accept unsolicited resumes from any third-party recruiting agency that is not currently operating under a valid, fully executed agreement with the Firm. The Firm strictly prohibits agencies from contacting employees directly, including hiring managers, for the purpose of submitting candidates.

Any unsolicited resume or candidate information sent to the Firm or any of its employees-whether submitted via email, postal mail, online platforms, or through any other means-by a third-party recruiting agency lacking a current signed agreement will be deemed the property of the Firm. In such circumstances, no implied contract or obligation shall be created, and the Firm expressly reserves the right to contact, engage, or hire any such candidate without any financial or other obligation to the submitting agency. The Firm reserves the right to reject or disregard any terms, conditions, or fee schedules that accompany or are included in unsolicited submissions.

Third-party recruiting agencies that wish to be considered for a formal engagement should contact a member of the Firm's Human Capital Management Team to discuss entering into a signed agreement. The Firm reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to enter into any such agreement and may decline to do so.