Investment Accounting Manager
Salary: $135,000–$145,000
Hybrid work model – 3 days onsite in New Haven County
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Lead financial reporting for a world-class endowment’s investment and operating assets — work that sits at the center of one of the largest, most sophisticated portfolios in the country
- Step into management with two established, tenured direct reports already in place — not a build-from-scratch team
- Specialize in private equity and limited partnership fund accounting rather than routine marketable securities work
- Join a team that just modernized onto a cloud-based accounting system — bring fresh reporting capability to a function that’s actively investing in better tools
- Get your own office in a brand-new, modern workspace
- Work within the university’s Controller’s Office, with a clear line of sight into broader university finance career paths
- Be the person who represents the team and brings energy to a group that wants a stronger external-facing voice
- University employer stability paired with real technical accounting challenge — not a stagnant back-office role
Key Responsibilities
- Own accounting policy development and reporting for the university’s investment portfolio, ensuring alignment with GAAP and applicable regulatory/tax requirements
- Analyze complex investment transactions, including private equity and LP fund structures, and determine appropriate accounting treatment
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual investment reporting schedules and the year-end close process
- Coordinate directly with external auditors and manage investment-related financial statement disclosures
- Manage and develop two direct reports
Qualifications
- CPA required
- Financial reporting experience with meaningful exposure to private equity and limited partnership fund investments
- Comfortable coordinating audits and confidently pushing back when disclosure requests aren’t appropriate
- Prior university or higher-ed environment experience a plus, not required
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