Private Equity Fund Accountant

Bell Partners - Greensboro, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Greensboro, NC

1,001-5,000 employees

Real Estate

About the position

The Private Equity Fund Accountant at Bell Partners is a full-time role focused on applying accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports for private equity funds. The position requires a highly motivated professional with private equity accounting experience to manage month-end closings, prepare financial statements, and support investor reporting. The role emphasizes teamwork, communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to the company's core values.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing and prepare financial statements using GAAP consolidation and equity methods of accounting for private equity funds/portfolios.
• Prepare and/or support quarterly investor reporting, recurring and ad hoc investor-specific reports, and investor presentations.
• Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
• Prepare and/or support capital calls, draw requests, distributions, and acquisition/disposition analyses.
• Calculate performance metrics for private equity funds/portfolios, and maintain investor-specific capital account and accrued preferred return waterfall calculations.
• Assist external accounting firms with requests to ensure timely completion of audits and tax returns.
• Translate operating agreements into actionable responsibilities related to calculating appropriate fees, meeting deadlines, creating and preparing required reports, and determining appropriate lead time on capital calls or notifications.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in Accounting or Master of Accounting
• 2-5 years of accounting experience (private equity experience a plus)
• CPA certification preferred
• 2+ years' experience at a public accounting firm preferred
• Proficient with MS Office, including Excel
• Knowledge of consolidation and equity method of accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate results effectively
• Ability to work on a team, whether in office or remote
• Resourceful, well organized, and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Nice-to-haves

• Yardi Voyager software experience
• Workiva software experience

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives