Job Description Summary
For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.
In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.
We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.
HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
This position will be a hybrid work arrangement, which translates to 3 days minimum per week in the office.
The Fund Accounting Operations Team is a group of functional teams that perform operational processes on a centralized basis for all funds using a consistent, standardized approach. As a member of Accounting Operations Team, the Assistant Manager supports the department by performing, on a cross-fund basis, the review of a variety of operational workflows processed by the team. The Assistant Manager is also responsible for developing the team and managing workload. These include, but are not limited to: Review of fund expense allocations; generation and review of capital account statements, distribution notices, and quarterly reports; processing of cashflow-related data; running reports to satisfy client and regulatory requests; and other functions involving data input, systems uploads, report generation/review, and data reconciliation.
The ideal candidate is someone who is:
- High quality administrative and organizational skills; strong attention to detail
- Ability to perform independently and as part of a team
- Ability to multi-task and work collaboratively with multiple team members within the Operations team and across departments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
What you will do:
- Responsible for overseeing an operation team to ensure completion of work assigned, in line with established deadlines, by following standardized procedures, workflows and templates
- Review team's daily and monthly data reconciliations, perform data validation, manage system uploads and provide relevant and timely feedback to team members
- Ensure compliance with documentation standards applicable to the Operations team, including creation of a standard documentation package clearly evidencing work performed, conclusions reached, and signoff
- Develop processes and workflow to continue to improve and enhance the operation procedures the team is responsible for.
- Prepare ad hoc requests and help with Fund Accounting Operations Team projects related to continuous improvement
- And other responsibilities as required
What you bring:
- High level of attention to detail and desire to continuously learn
- Excellent at problem solving and possess analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
- Ability to work towards and meet pre-established deadlines and/or turnaround times
- Strong work ethic and collaborative approach
- Ability to perform processes across a broad and diverse set of funds, applying knowledge learned in one fund to similar funds within the complex
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
Education Preferred:
- BS/BA (or European equivalent) – Business - Finance, Economics or Accounting
Experience:
- 6 + years finance/accounting experience, private equity experience a plus