Fund Accountant Manager - RESIG Team

Job Description

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

We are seeking a Manager Fund Accountant to join the RESIG Team in our Bengaluru/Mumbai office. We are seeking someone who thrives in a growing environment and providing clients with exceptional services.  

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work

• Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts

Operations – 65%

• Accountability for work product of the team

• Dissemination and Review of NAVs for PE Funds while following accepted accounting principles, and local tax requirements.

• Complete regulatory reporting and associated client reporting requirements covering all aspects of the funds valuation, portfolio, expenses, and transaction volumes ensuring a variety of standard and client/regulatory formats

• Preparation/review of quarterly reporting to investors on the Funds’ and Portfolio companies’

• Performance (comprising NAV, IRRs, costs and investors’ capital accounts)

• Preparation/review of Financial Statements of Funds (under US GAAP) and various Audit

• Schedules for the timely completion of statutory audit

• Assist Management team for broader spectrum of financial and accounting matters affecting clients.

• Working with the team in other locations both locally and onshore to define strategy and new projects, including prioritizations.

• Identify and implement corrective action plans across teams while analyzing and assessing business risks

• Working with technology teams as needed, by assisting in special projects, developing bespoke reports, developing specifications, product implementation and UAT.

• Serve as primary point of escalation for internal/external staff queries, and develop/manage process, productivity, and quality standards

• Identify and implement service, system, and process enhancements, lead and evaluate system testing, and train staff on new technology enhancements

Client/CRM Satisfaction (15%)

• Effective engagement with Client/CRMs to build rapport and proactively manage expectations through various calls/scheduled meetings

• Ensure continuous focus and improvement in service quality for all the assigned deliverables

• Maintain required transparency and communication with Clients/CRMs

• Strive to attain 100% Client reference/recommendation

People Management and Retention (10%)

• Manage a team of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties as well as support mechanism for achievement including SMART goal settings.

• Mentor and foster leadership skills and best practices amongst the team members

• Encourage and facilitate team communication and rapport building within/across offices

• Build employee motivation and engagement through innovative programs

• Proactively manage attrition

• Identify, mentor and fast track high performers

• Nominate deserving team members for promotions/awards

• Groom subordinates to create bench strength

• Maintain high morale and integrity for self and team

• Conduct adequate one-on-one and group meetings with your teams

• Complete employee assessments on a periodic basis

• Ensure awareness of cultural diversity inherent with global teams

• Manage people's career aspirations with organization's goals

Process Improvements, Special Projects and SOC II Certification (10%)

• Monitor and review benchmark hours and track variance against actual Utilization

• Identify efficiency gaps and Implement process improvements

• Increase utilization per FTE through increased productivity and efficiency

• Implement automation/process improvements which result in FTE and Cycle time save

• Monitor ageing of IT bugs and Development requests and follow up with IT to ensure timely closure.

• Actively involve and contribute towards Special projects driven by Management.

• Ensure internal controls and procedures are aligned to requirements of SOC II Type 1 requirements

• Achieve 100% success in SOC II Type 1 Audit

Experience & Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate must have an MBA (Finance) / CFA / CA or equivalent qualification

• 8-12 years of work experience in Fund Accounting preferably with hands on experience in Private Equity Funds

• In-depth domain  and knowledge of financial markets is a must

• Attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision in a time pressure environment

• Drive to enhance process efficiencies and effectiveness

• Strong project management skills and effective managerial ability

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Proficiency in MS Excel is a must.

• Ability to work in a Global Operating Model

• Experience in Yardi will have an added advantage

About our EA RESIG Team:

For more than 20 years, the EA RESIG team has focused on working with medium- to large-sized funds across every asset class in the real estate world. It’s by fully immersing ourselves in this one area that we’re able to both create opportunities for our employees to thrive in the industry and provide the most innovative advisory solutions to our clients.

We pride ourselves in fostering an environment based on both continuing education and enabling employees to take on new responsibilities and become business leaders. By keeping these elements at the forefront of our work each day, EA RESIG employees are empowered to grow as professionals and advance in their careers.

As the second-largest real estate private fund administrator, we offer a full suite of financial products to our clients, from general accounting and tax planning to outsourced services and investor relations. Between our scope of services and culture of always learning, EA RESIG employees not only see the entire lifecycle of our clients but serve as strategic partners as they grow.

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 400 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.

About EisnerAmper India:

EisnerAmper (India) Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (“EA India”) is a subsidiary of Eisner Advisory Group LLC (“EA Group”), which practices in an alternative practice structure with EisnerAmper LLP.  EA India employees provide advisory services to clients of EA Group and audit services to clients of Eisner Amper LLP and comply with the professional standards applicable to each of EA India, EA Group and EisnerAmper LLP.  EA India employees also provide operational services to EA Group and EisnerAmper LLP.  The policies and procedures of EA India, including obligations of confidentiality and non-disclosure, apply to all services provided by EA India employees.  All applicants are applying to positions for employment with EA India, and not EA Group or EisnerAmper LLP. 

EA India opened its first office in Mumbai in 2007. Over the years, our India footprint has expanded to include offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad. We are a culturally diverse pool of over 500 professionals supporting our global clientele from a range of startups to Fortune 500 entities.

Bangalore