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Senior Associate/Senior Fund Accountant
About the role
CSC’s Fund Services team in Mumbai, India provides specialized accounting for global hedge fund, private equity, and debt fund clients. As a Senior Associate/Senior Fund Accountant, you will manage complex fund structures, record investor commitments and capital activities, book trading and non-trading transactions, prepare monthly/quarterly NAV workbooks, compute management fees and carried interest, and handle investor and ILPA reporting. The role operates on a UK shift in a hybrid work model.
What you’ll do
- Apply knowledge of private equity/debt fund structures, designs, hierarchies, SPVs, standalone funds, and master-feeder funds and the role of each entity
- Record investor commitments and account for initial, subsequent, and late closings
- Process capital activities including subscription, redemption, transfers, and switches; prepare call and distribution notices, wire details, and related schedules
- Process and understand master-feeder capital transactions
- Book trading and non-trading transactions and finalize books of accounts
- Prepare monthly/quarterly NAV workbooks and economic allocations, applying P&L rebalancing and European/American waterfall methods
- Compute management fees across periods, preferred returns, and carried interest; calculate IRR, time-weighted return, and investment multiple
- Handle investor reporting, fund-level reporting, and ILPA reporting; interact with clients on accounting/operational issues
What you’ll bring
- 6–10 years experience in Financial Services / Capital Markets Industry with at least 4+ years in Private Equity Accounting
- Knowledge of private equity/debt fund structures, designs, hierarchies, special purpose vehicles, standalone funds, and master-feeder funds
- Understanding of investor classes, GP class, carry class, and affiliated/non-affiliated classes
- Recording investor commitments and accounting for initial, subsequent, and late closings
- Processing capital activities (subscription, redemption, transfers, switches) and preparing call/distribution notices and wire schedules
- Booking trading and non-trading transactions and finalizing books of accounts
- Preparing monthly/quarterly NAV workbooks, economic allocations, P&L rebalancing, and European/American waterfall methods
- Computing management fees, preferred returns, and carried interest, and handling investor, fund-level, and ILPA reporting
Nice to have
- Preferred CA/CPA/CFA/CMA, Master’s in Finance & Accounting or Graduate
- Experience working across country lines in a global, multinational organization, ideally in a matrix structure
- Demonstrable accomplishments in organizational change activities in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to work in global shifts
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English and strong problem-solving skills
Skills
Benefits
- Annual success-sharing bonuses or commission plans based on individual performance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits package including annual leave
Education
Preferred CA/CPA/CFA/CMA, Master's in finance & Accounting or Graduates