Accounting Vice President BlackRock Princeton

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Role Responsibility

The Vice President is responsible to assist in the operational and accounting support for certain Private Equity Funds. Responsibilities include:
Full ownership of the accounting and financial reporting functions of certain Private Equity Funds, including the coordination and direct oversight of the Accounting Outsource Provider, culminating in the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual deliverables inclusive of monthly NAVs and quarterly and annual financial statements.

Full responsibility for the treasury function of assigned funds including analysis of investment capacity, long and short-term liquidity and cash requirements (resulting in the determination of the timing and amount of capital calls and distributions), expense budgeting (liquidity review), accruals, vendor payments, foreign currency issues (including hedges) and liquidation of in-kind distributions.
Coordination, oversight and liaison with each assigned Fund’s independent auditor.
Preparation and dissemination of each assigned fund’s Limited Partner reporting including: capital call notifications, distribution notifications, capital statements and financial statements.
Responding to ad-hoc financial questions and requests from Limited Partners, Fund Management Business Operations Management and BlackRock Corporate Finance.

Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with at least 5 years related experience;
Financial and management reporting experience and investment partnership accounting experience a MUST;
Private Equity and/or Hedge Fund accounting experience, minimum 3 years REQUIRED, with one or more years of management experience preferred;
The ability to read, understand and follow complex partnership agreements and offering materials;
Strong analytical and risk and control assessment skills REQUIRED
Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and oral;
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel a MUST; Knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint;
Ability to prioritize and juggle workload, strong analytical/problem solving skills w/ attention to detail;
Excellent time management skills; keen sensitivity to deadlines on both long-term and short-fuse projects required;
Self-starter mentality with a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” approach, work independently; the desire to take on “stretch” projects;
Ability to be a team player and maintain good working relationships with all contacts;
CPA/ACCA license (or in process), a plus;
2+ years of public accounting experience, a plus;

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