Accounting Analyst, Cost Allocation & Analytics

The Role

Sixth Street has an immediate opening for a bright, hard-working individual to join our team as an Accounting Analyst as part of the Cost Allocation & Analytics Team to support several of our investment funds in Dallas, Texas. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to be an integral part of a growing team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment. This person will be interfacing with all levels of management to identify, improve, and implement processes that will have significant impact across the business.

• Unique, accounting adjacent – focus on expense activity within fund ledgers. No recording or reporting and no quarterly cycle, just review and analysis. 
• Process oriented – in a current transition from excel based systems to automated solutions. This position will assist with current manual processes, and ensure automated solutions currently being tested and to be deployed 4Q23 / 1Q24 will sufficiently address inherent risks. 
• Ground floor position – long term vision for group is to consolidate more fund expense related control /analysis post go live of new systems / automated solutions.
  • This position will be in a preparer role with understanding of key current processes will be critical to daily success.
  • Within 12 months, knowledge gained on key current processes being applied to post go live workflow will be critical to daily success.

Core Responsibilities

• Assist with the management of expense codes and corresponding allocation rules
• Assist in implementation and development of a new expense allocation system
• Interact with different departments in the firm both domestically and internationally, including Deal Teams, Fund Accounting, IT, Operations, Compliance, Financial Planning & Strategy, Tax, and Accounts Payable
• Assist with design and implementation of accounting systems and processes
• Ensure compliance of expense recoveries in accordance with fund documents and maintain the associated log of decision making
• Develop and implement processes and procedures throughout the expense life cycle
• Identify and help solve for critical accounting and reporting issues
• Manage and perform special projects and analysis for firm leadership

What We Value

• 2 to 4 years accounting experience in a combination of public accounting, internal audit, fund admin, compliance, or another private equity or investment management firm
• Experience with alternative investments, private equity and partnership accounting, and fund administration are preferred
• B.A. or B.S. in Accounting or a related field preferred
• Strong accounting skills; professional certification (CPA or equivalent) strongly preferred
• Excel skills including index/match, advanced pivots, and advanced formulas are a must. Organizational skills are critical as we interact/review work of a third party service provider to ensure accuracy of consolidated outputs (we provide segmented inputs)
• Experience with credit and structured products investments (Bank Debt, HY Bonds, CLOs)
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Strong understanding and application of accounting rules and industry accounting practices 
• Detail-oriented, responsible and proactive 

 About Sixth Street

Sixth Street is a leading global investment firm founded in 2009. Our long-term oriented, highly flexible capital base and "One Team" cultural philosophy allow us to invest thematically across sectors, geographies, and asset classes.

We aren’t looking for any single type of person. Our strength is in our team, a collection of people from different backgrounds and with their own perspectives, united in the mission of being the world’s best investment firm. 

From how we conduct business to how we engage in our communities, everything we do at Sixth Street is rooted in our commitment to our core principles: 

• We have a bias towards Action. We initiate, execute and deliver results.
• We have Integrity. We are ethical and direct in word and deed.
• We are Responsible. We are accountable for our business, to our team, and to our communities.
• We value Teamwork. We are humble and better together
• We are Intra- and Entrepreneurial.  We seek to innovate both inside and outside our business.
• We have a Cross-Platform Focus. We think across the business and avoid silos at all costs.

For more information, visit the Sixth Street Careers site or follow us on LinkedIn.

Sixth Street is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, genetic history, marital status, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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