San Diego, CA
A growing real estate investment platform is seeking a Fund Accountant to own investor-side accounting and reporting across its syndication entities. This individual will be responsible for investor capital accounting, monthly distributions, equity waterfalls, and fund-level reporting, while serving as a key partner to ownership and investor relations.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with fund administration, syndication accounting, or partnership accounting experience who wants ownership of a full function and a clear path toward fund accounting leadership as the platform continues to scale.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain fund and syndication entity books, ensuring timely and accurate monthly closes
- Calculate, reconcile, and process monthly investor distributions in accordance with partnership agreements
- Maintain equity waterfalls, preferred returns, catch-up provisions, promote structures, and investor capital accounts
- Record capital calls and investor contributions while ensuring balances reconcile accurately
- Produce investor reporting packages, including IRR, equity multiple, preferred return coverage, distribution coverage, and capital account statements
- Partner with outside CPA firms to support annual tax reporting and K-1 preparation
- Maintain data integrity within Juniper Square and ensure alignment with accounting records
- Develop and document repeatable processes for distributions, reporting, and investor accounting workflows
- Partner with internal teams to automate recurring accounting and reporting functions
- Support ongoing process improvement initiatives as the investor platform grows
Requirements:
- 3+ years of accounting experience within fund administration, partnership accounting, syndication accounting, or a related field
- Strong understanding of capital accounts, equity waterfalls, investor distributions, and partnership structures
- Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail
- Experience with Juniper Square or similar fund administration software preferred
- Real estate, private equity, or alternative investment experience preferred
- CPA or CPA-track preferred but not required