Investment Accounting Manager

Investment Accounting Manager
Salary: $135,000–$145,000
Hybrid work model - 3 days onsite in New Haven County

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

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• 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
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• Step into management with two established, tenured direct reports already in place — not a build-from-scratch team
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• Specialize in private equity and limited partnership fund accounting rather than routine marketable securities work
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• 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
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• Get your own office in a brand-new, modern workspace
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• Work within the university’s Controller’s Office, with a clear line of sight into broader university finance career paths
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• Be the person who represents the team and brings energy to a group that wants a stronger external-facing voice
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• University employer stability paired with real technical accounting challenge — not a stagnant back-office role
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Key Responsibilities

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• Own accounting policy development and reporting for the university’s investment portfolio, ensuring alignment with GAAP and applicable regulatory/tax requirements
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• Analyze complex investment transactions, including private equity and LP fund structures, and determine appropriate accounting treatment
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• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual investment reporting schedules and the year-end close process
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• Coordinate directly with external auditors and manage investment-related financial statement disclosures
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• Manage and develop two direct reports
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Qualifications

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• CPA required
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• Financial reporting experience with meaningful exposure to private equity and limited partnership fund investments
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• Comfortable coordinating audits and confidently pushing back when disclosure requests aren’t appropriate
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• Prior university or higher-ed environment experience a plus, not required
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