Senior Fund Accountant
Yalecrest Partners • Salt Lake City, Utah • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Oct 16, 2026
This role will work independently on complex projects, manage relationships with fund administrators, auditors, and tax advisors, and support the investment team with financial analysis. This opportunity suits someone with a Big 4 background who wants to move from auditing funds to running them.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee NAV calculations, capital calls, distributions, and management fee and carried interest/waterfall calculations, and review the fund administrator’s work.
- Prepare and verify investor reporting, including quarterly LP reports, capital account statements, and regulatory filings.
- Coordinate the annual audit process, serving as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
- Partner with third-party tax advisors on entity tax returns, K-1s, and related filings, reviewing them for accuracy and timeliness.
- Support the investment team with financial analysis and modeling for prospective private credit and equity transactions.
- Research and resolve accounting issues and discrepancies with internal teams, administrators, and investors.
- Conduct ad hoc analyses and present findings to senior management.
- Identify and implement process improvements across fund accounting and reporting workflows.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- CPA license preferred.
- 4+ years of total experience.
- 2+ years in audit at a Big 4 accounting firm required.
- Experience with investment companies, private funds, or alternative assets strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP. Familiarity with partnership accounting and fund structures is a plus.
- Advanced Excel skills. Financial modeling experience is a plus.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently with a high degree of accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $59,000–$104,000 per year (median ~$81,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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