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Leverage Companies

Data-driven real estate private equity

Fund Accounting Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/21/2026
$80k - $110k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
Newark, NJ, USA
HybridOn-site in Newark; a hybrid arrangement may be available with at least 3 days in the office.
AccountingFinancial Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • Three to five years of accounting experience; experience in private lending, real estate, private equity, or fund accounting is strongly preferred.
  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and multi-entity accounting structures.
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks, including chart of accounts design, class-based tracking, and entity structure.
  • Comfort working with data exports, reconciliations, and multi-source financial tie-outs.
  • A tech-forward approach to identifying and fixing broken processes.
  • Proficiency in Ramp or an equivalent modern accounts payable platform.
  • Active use of artificial intelligence tools in day-to-day finance workflows, including drafting, research, reconciliation support, and process thinking.
  • Ability to quickly understand a complex business, ask relevant questions, and work with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage the Fund Accountant as the team grows.
  • Reconcile, review, and approve all accounting entries related to the debt fund.
  • Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting close process; generate and distribute the financial statement package.
  • Review and deliver management fee and investor waterfall calculations, ensuring compliance with the fund agreement.
  • Analyze agreements and side letters to ensure the fund operates according to its agreements.
  • Oversee the calculation and distribution of investor capital calls and distribution notices.
  • Monitor fund liquidity, prepare weekly cash balance reports, and manage data entries related to ACH transactions and wire transfers.
  • Review and approve fund-level expenses.
  • Fulfill investor and stakeholder information requests accurately and promptly.
  • Maintain the investor portal.
  • Create, document, and execute standard operating procedures for financial matters related to the debt fund, and institutionalize the knowledge base across the organization.
  • Support accounting operations for TLC Opportunity Debt Fund, including period closes, investor capital tracking, distributions, and fund-level expense management.
  • Assist with revenue and expense reconciliation across the lending division by tying actuals across systems and vendor data sources.
  • Maintain accurate multi-entity QuickBooks records for the lending operation, fund management entity, and related structures.
  • Support intercompany accounting across the three lending entities, ensuring proper classification and period attribution.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with fund accounting, including investor capital ledgers, preferred returns, distributions, and net asset value calculations.
  • Exposure to real estate entity accounting, including acquisitions, development projects, or property management portfolios.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or another customer relationship management or enterprise resource planning system used as a financial source of truth.
  • Experience with or understanding of private lending mechanics, including origination, warehouse lines, and loan-level economics.
  • Certified Public Accountant credential or active CPA candidacy.
  • Experience in a high-growth, smaller-operator environment where building and improving processes was part of the role.
  • Familiarity with Ramp's artificial-intelligence-assisted features, including memo coding, automated categorization, or accounts payable workflow automation.

About the company

Leverage Companies is a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm in Newark, NJ that handles acquisitions, asset management, and private lending. It uses an in-house data platform to analyze hundreds of data points to create a seller motivation score, helping source real estate opportunities mainly in northern New Jersey. The firm runs Brick City Capital for financing, Leverage Homes for residential investments, Deals & Dollars as a real estate network, and Leverage Cares for financial literacy; its flagship fund is TLC Opportunity Debt Fund I. Its aim is to speed up deal flow and expand debt and equity options by combining data-driven sourcing with hands-on asset management to revitalize Newark and surrounding communities.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newark, New Jersey

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • July 31, 2025 headquarters opening signaled durable scaling and 80-plus employees.
  • August 2026 site claims $60 million AUM and $800 million loan volume.
  • Leverage Media’s 200 million views since 2024 expands cheap customer acquisition and recruiting.

What critics are saying

  • Brick City Capital faces loan-loss risk if 2024-2026 originations sour.
  • Heavy Newark concentration ties performance to one market’s occupancy, taxes, and collections.
  • Choi and Panecki control strategy; a founder departure would disrupt underwriting and capital raising.

What makes Leverage Companies unique

  • Proprietary seller-motivation scoring targets distressed Newark properties before competitors.
  • Vertical integration spans acquisitions, lending, asset management, media, and community outreach.
  • Leverage’s Newark headquarters and local network deepen deal flow and brand trust.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options