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Assistant Controller - Private Equity

SDL Search Partners
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/1/2026

Assistant Controller - Private Equity


This company is culture-first, focusing on hiring the right people and creating opportunities for long-term development. If you're looking to join a top pedigree team that still values flexibility and people, please apply here.


Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for management, supervision, and mentorship of team members.
  • Management of quarterly reporting and annual GAAP reporting, including hands-on coordination and in-depth review of deliverables with our external administrators and our auditors such as management fees and waterfall calculations.
  • Assist in Treasury functions including review of facility, covenant compliance, liquidity management and cash projections and review of cash transfers.
  • Analysis and management of the company/Fund/partnership rollup commitment structures within Investment Management. Provide data validation, testing and other support that may be required for maintenance, data conversions, upgrades or other projects relating to system support.
  • This role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners, including fund administrators, prime brokers, and auditors
  • Oversight of the monthly NAV process for multiple funds, including the review and approval of administrator-calculated NAVs
  • Oversight of tax-related workflows in coordination with internal and external tax teams.
  • Implement various simple to complex investor allocation methodologies (examples preferred return calculation, waterfall method) and create and design allocation templates based on needs.
  • Responsibility for compliance reporting, including credit facility compliance and regulatory reporting.
  • Analysis/troubleshoot of transactions related to the general ledger close, including eliminations, accruals for fund level expenses, distributions and other transactions within the Investment Accounting system.



Experience Necessary:

  • BA/BS degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university required; MSA / MST preferred
  • CPA is a plus, but not required
  • Public Accounting experience highly preferred
  • 7 years of related experience
  • Desire for growth & promotion within the company
  • Strong Excel experience

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