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Senior Accounting Manager

VBO has an opening for a Senior Manager who will be responsible for applying proper principles of accounting (US GAAP) to analyze financial information and review financial reports for Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds and manage the team and client as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Review of financial statements
• Maintain the overall strategy for our client relationships
• Client Interaction: responding to client questions and requests
• Coach, train and develop a diverse team of operations accountants, staff accountants, senior accountants, and managers.
• Review capital call calculations and capital call letters
• Review distribution calculations and distribution letters
• Read and understand Limited Partnership Agreements and to determine how the agreement impacts the financial statements and correspond with legal counsel to confirm application
• Develop timelines and coordinate deliverable dates to manage tax and audit process while managing internal and external alignment of goals and priorities
• Provide and apply new accounting pronouncements and application of US GAAP to necessitate financial reporting to our clients, auditors and tax accountants for completion of quarterly reporting annual audits and tax returns
• Preparation of budgets and updated forecasting
• Internal resource engagement and fostering the VBO culture among the team

Requirements

The ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gather and analyze information skillfully and develop alternative solutions.

Considerable experience identifying and addressing client needs; building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials. Must also possess strong time and work management skills as well as effective communication and listening skills.

The ability to adapt to changes in the work environment, including managing competing demands and the ability to adjust to frequent change, delays, or unexpected events, which at times may require hours above the standard work week.

The candidate should have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat X (and higher), and the ability to use accounting software.

Education/Experience

A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a manager and 3 years as a senior; a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA required.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and copy machines.  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use their hands, and reach with hands and arms.