Description
As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Fund Accounting Consultant | Managed Operations
Location: New York
Get to Know Us:
SS&C Advent is seeking an experienced Fund Accounting Consultant to join its Managed Operations division, supporting sophisticated buy‑side clients across a broad range of fund structures and operating models. This role requires a fund‑controller level understanding of fund accounting, including close processes, valuation, accruals, and financial control. The consultant is accountable for producing high‑quality accounting outputs that support downstream investor reporting and allocations. While reconciliations and investor allocations are performed by other teams, this role must understand all upstream and downstream dependencies and operate with strong ownership and judgement.
The successful candidate will operate as a consultative partner to large, complex funds in addition to a production processor.
Why You Will Love It Here!
- Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model and Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
- Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
- Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
- Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
- Wide Ranging Perspectives: Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds, Talents and Experiences of Our Employees
- Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
- Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
What You Will Get to Do:
Fund Accounting Delivery & Close Oversight
Deliver fund accounting services across multiple fund types and structures, including:
Standalone funds and Master / Feeder structures (including profit and loss push / pull mechanics)
Cayman and Delaware domiciled funds
UCITS and other regulated vehicles
Capital account driven and alternative investment structures, including private investments and side pockets
Execute and manage daily, monthly, and quarterly close cycles, including:
Closed period accounting and subsequent period adjustments
Alignment to client timelines for preliminaries, finals, and investor reporting
Own core fund accounting activities, including:
Accrual and expense accounting (cash versus accrual treatment)
Fee calculations and postings, including management, performance, administration, and carried interest
High water marks, hurdle rates, benchmark returns, and retained earnings
Accounting for capital activity, bank debt (funded, unfunded, and commitments), and complex instruments
Valuation and foreign exchange treatment aligned to pricing and valuation policies
Apply sound judgement across accounting nuances such as:
Derivatives, including swaps and Open Trade Equity (OTE) treatment
Offsets, tolerances, and threshold agreements
Chart of accounts alignment and financial statement presentation
Operational Control, Dependencies & Collaboration
Maintain a strong working understanding of reconciliation processes, including:
Cash, position, profit and loss, Open Trade Equity (OTE), and trial balance reconciliations
Market value versus cost, tax lots, and valuation support
Partner closely with internal reconciliation and upstream accounting teams to:
Understand accounting outcomes, timing, and dependencies
Confirm readiness for close and downstream use
Identify and escalate issues with potential reporting or allocation impact
Support client onboarding and solution design, working directly with clients and internal implementation teams to:
Gather and validate accounting requirements
Provide input into system configuration and accounting approach
Participate in testing, walkthroughs, and controlled handover into steady state delivery
Operate in line with agreed service level agreements, operational calendars, and runbooks, contributing to:
Runbook refinement and maintenance
Documentation of best practices
Continuous improvement and standardization of repeatable processes
Work collaboratively with downstream functions (including investor accounting and allocations) to provide accounting context and support, ensuring consistent understanding of fund level outcomes
What You Will Bring:
6–10+ years' experience in fund accounting, fund control, or managed operations
Strong experience with Advent Geneva or equivalent fund accounting platforms
Proven ability to manage complex fund structures and multiple close cycles
Strong accounting judgement across accruals, fees, valuation, derivatives, and period close
CPA preferred (or equivalent accounting qualification)
Comfortable engaging with client Fund Controllers, Chief Financial Officers, and senior operations teams
Consultative mindset with strong ownership, communication skills, and attention to control
Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.
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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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