Accounting Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Accounting Manager

Location: New York

Salary: $180,000-$250,000

Company Summary: A leading alternative investment manager is seeking an Accounting Manager to join its Finance team. This individual will play a key role in managing the accounting, analysis, and operational oversight of compensation arrangements for investment professionals across multiple business units and legal entities. The position reports to the Controller/ Head of Management Company Accounting, and sits at the intersection of accounting, compensation analytics, financial reporting, and business management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage compensation accounting processes, including accruals, bonus reserves, journal entries, and reconciliations across multiple entities
• Calculate and maintain payout allocations tied to business performance, team economics, and compensation arrangements
• Prepare compensation reporting, forecasting, and analytics for senior finance and business stakeholders
• Partner with Treasury, HR, Legal, and technology teams to support compensation operations, controls, process improvements, and reporting enhancements

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in hedge fund accounting, management company accounting, compensation accounting, financial reporting, or controllership functions within alternative asset management
• Strong understanding of compensation accruals, bonus accounting, financial reporting, and reconciliation processes
• Advanced Excel skills with experience analyzing large and complex data sets; exposure to SQL, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar tools is a plus
• CPA preferred

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.

By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.

We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.

From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.