Private Equity / Private Debt Finance – AVP

About the Role

You will be responsible for fund accounting and financial reporting across a diverse range of PE and PD products — from Cayman-domiciled FoF structures to Japan-domiciled commingled funds. Working closely with global finance, investment, and investor relations teams, you will play a critical role in delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality financial operations to both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead fund accounting, financial reporting, and cash flow management for PE/PD products, ensuring precise and timely reporting across all fund structures.
• Serve as a key point of contact for business teams and clients — investigating and resolving inquiries with speed and accuracy.
• Support new fund onboarding from a finance perspective, including review of DoT and LPA provisions.
• Prepare detailed cash projections for fund liquidity management, and assist with LP-specific reporting, RFP responses, and ad-hoc requests from senior management and portfolio managers.
• Oversee the Fund Administrator responsible for the preparation of quarterly financial statements, capital account statements, capital calls, and distribution notices.
• Review audited financial statements and footnote disclosures; assist audit and tax professionals in year-end audit and tax reporting.
• Review and analyze distribution waterfalls based on fund legal documents, and review partnership and fund IRRs on a quarterly basis.
• Review management fee calculations.
• Partner with investor relations to address LP questions, and collaborate closely with the Japan Desk and New York finance team.
• Contribute to valuation discussions and expense allocation reviews in coordination with portfolio managers and investment teams.

Qualifications:

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in fund accounting or finance for PE/PD strategies (FoF and commingled) at a domestic or international PE firm or asset manager.
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Strong understanding of accounting theory, fund accounting, and financial reporting; experience as a fund controller is a plus.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a client service mindset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and creative problem-solving in complex situations.
• Collaborative team player who is eager to grow with the platform.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• CPA qualification (Japan or international).
• Fluent or business-level English for communication with global teams.

Why Join Us

If you're ready to bring your finance expertise to one of the world's leading independent asset managers — and help shape the future of our alternatives platform in Japan — we'd love to hear from you.

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