Analyst - Fund Accounting Operations
About The Position
We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed. Position Overview The Analyst will be a member of the Operations team within StepStone’s Fund Accounting department. The person will be responsible for ensuring that transactions are properly recorded in the accounting records and the performance reporting system through managing the daily reconciliation process. The Analyst will work across StepStone’s Fund Accounting and Stepstone Portfolio Analytics and Reporting (SPAR) teams as well as third party administrators (TPAs). This Analyst will focus on the Infrastructure and Fund of Fund asset classes primarily.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field
- Demonstrated track record of academic success
- Acute attention to accuracy and detail
- Strong time management, prioritization, and communication skills
- Strong adaptability to learn new systems and Microsoft tools
- Proactive and focused with a strong work ethic
- Willingness to ask questions
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of client, investment and company information
Nice To Haves
- Preference for individuals with relevant internships or work experience
- Experience with Power BI, Excel, Power Pivot, Power Automate and SharePoint preferred
Responsibilities
- Daily monitoring of dashboard that compares performance reporting system data to TPAs underlying investment cash flow activity
- Review variance breaks and work with SPAR and/or TPAs to resolve breaks
- Record or update investment transactions in StepStone’s performance reporting system
- Produce quarterly cash flow reconciliation files
- Produce quarterly NAV reconciliations
- Ensure new fund commitments and investments are set up in the performance reporting system and mapped with TPA system identifiers
- Correspond with General Partners regarding accounting/reporting questions, or other issues, as necessary
- Special projects as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
