Private Equity Fund Accountant

We Care. We Deliver. Our purpose is to create communities our residents are proud to call home. We currently own or manage over 85,000 units in North America and continue to grow.

Bell Partners, https://bellpartnersinc.com/overview/a national leader in multi-family housing, our mission is to be the apartment company of choice by creating value and honoring commitments to our residents, partners, and associates.

The Private Equity Fund Accountant requires a highly motivated professional with demonstrated private equity accounting experience to apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by compiling information, preparing profit and loss statements, and utilizing appropriate accounting control procedures.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing and prepare financial statements using the 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.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be proficient with MS Office, including Excel
• Knowledge of consolidation and equity method of accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate results effectively
• Must demonstrate ability to successfully work on a team, whether in office or remote
• Must be resourceful, well organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Yardi Voyager software experience a plus
• Workiva software experience a plus
• Ability to demonstrate the Bell Core Values

Education and Background

• 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

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Bell Partners, Inc. ("BPI" or the "Company") is an equal employment opportunity employer. BPI's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. BPI also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is BPI's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Note to Applicants: Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas of Bell Partners Inc. unless designated smoking areas have been established by a particular location in accordance with applicable state and local law.