Head of Fund Accounting, Credit Funds

Confidential New York City investment firm is seeking a senior fund accounting leader to report directly to the CFO. This individual will oversee fund accounting, financial reporting, NAV oversight, and team management across complex credit strategies, while helping strengthen processes, controls, and infrastructure to support growth.

The role is ideal for a seasoned fund accounting professional with deep private credit, structured credit, or complex hedge fund experience who can serve as a true partner to the CFO while also leading team development and process buildout.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee fund accounting, NAV oversight, financial reporting, and investor allocations across complex credit vehicles and related structures
• Manage third-party administrators and review monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, financial statements, capital activity, and fee calculations
• Partner closely with investment, operations, legal, compliance, tax, and investor relations teams on deal activity, valuations, reporting, and fund operations
• Review accounting for credit strategies including loan activity, structured products, financing arrangements, and complex waterfalls
• Lead audit, tax, regulatory, and control processes with external service providers
• Support launches of new funds, vehicles, SMAs, or related structures
• Build and improve policies, controls, reporting processes, and scalable infrastructure
• Manage and mentor fund accounting staff

Ideal background

• 10-20 years of experience in fund accounting, fund finance, or controllership within alternative asset management
• Strong experience with private credit, structured credit, asset backed strategies, opportunistic credit, or complex hedge fund structures
• Deep understanding of fund financial statements, investor allocations, capital calls and distributions, management and incentive fees, and administrator oversight
• Experience with complex instruments such as loans, ABS, RMBS, CMBS, derivatives, financing facilities, or structured entities is highly valued
• CPA Required
• Strong Excel skills and systems/process improvement mindset
• Must be comfortable in a full-time in-office environment in New York City

Why this role stands out

• High visibility role with real ownership and ability to influence build-out
• Opportunity to step into a broader leadership seat and help scale finance infrastructure
• Strong long-term upside for the right person

Confidentiality

This search is being run on a confidential basis. Additional details will be shared directly with qualified candidates.