Assistant Controller

NB Alternatives - Private Equity is a rapidly growing group within Neuberger Berman with over $90 billion of investor commitments across our private equity fund of funds, secondary investments, co-investment and direct investment areas, including private credit. Due to the complex nature of the funds, the accounting, valuation and operations functions are critical control functions with respect to the business.  This individual will bear day-to-day responsibility for managing the finance and accounting work streams. 

Responsibilities:

•  Member of the finance team responsible for the accounting and financial reporting oversight for Pre IPO equity and credit funds

• Oversight of the Fund Administrator responsible for the preparation of the quarterly financial statements, capital account statements, capital calls and distribution notices

• Oversight and compliance of fund credit facilities by accurately comprehending and interpreting the agreement, while maintaining a thorough knowledge of the assets in the portfolio

• Review and analyze distribution waterfalls based on fund legal documents

• Review partnership and fund IRRs on a quarterly basis and prepare ad hoc calculations

• Review management fee calculations

• Assist audit and tax professionals in year-end audit and tax reporting

• Prepare detailed cash projections for fund liquidity reporting

• Assist marketing in preparation of LP specific reporting and responses to prospective client RFP

• Work with investor relations to answer LP questions

• Various ad-hoc requests from senior management and portfolio managers

• Assist with SEC or other regulatory compliance as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting or Finance

• Strong understanding of accounting theory and fund accounting and financial reporting

• 5 - 8 years of accounting/finance experience; CPA a plus, but not required

• Experience with credit related products, including loan settlement and trade reconciliations is a plus

• Highly detail oriented and organized

• Ability to meet assigned deadlines

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus

• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives

• Proficiency with email and Microsoft Office applications

• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results

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Neuberger Berman is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $110,000-$135,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, production, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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