Fund Controller - Private Equity

TEAM OVERVIEW

KKR’s Global Finance team supports the strategic direction of the Firm by ensuring efficient and effective financial and tax planning, analysis, budgeting, reporting, compliance, accounting, and stewardship of financial risks and controls. By doing so, we produce accurate financial information for decision making, ensure compliance with financial regulations and policies, and provide leadership for operational improvements, cost savings and strategic investments that align with the Firm’s culture and long-term goals. The Global Finance team also functions as a support for clients, from onboarding to investor communications and overall relationship management across all asset class, as well as responding to any ad-hoc tax-related requests.

POSITION SUMMARY

KKR is seeking to fill a  role focused on managing a global Fund Controller team across NY, Dublin and India in all aspects of Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting for the Private Equity & Real Estate portfolios.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help perform and oversee all aspects of the funds’ day‐to day financial operations, including investor activity,
• Investment activity, cash management, NAV closing, and internal and external reporting, regulatory requirements
• Manage capital calls and distributions, including cash carry calculations, across the portfolio
• Manage usage of revolving credit facilities for certain funds, including corresponding with lenders, compliance and
• quarterly reporting
• Manage fund commitments, including quarterly reporting on remaining commitments
• Oversee quarterly management fee calculations and transaction fee allocations
• Review transactions in Investran including cash, new investments, sales, capital calls, distributions, etc.
• Review monthly and quarterly account analyses and reconciliations
• Assist with preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements
• Assist with annual external audit for Private Funds
• Liaise with both internal and external counsel on fund LPAs as well as fund and deal structures
• Responsible for managing key terms of funds
• Assist Client Services Team with LP requests
• Drive accounting, reporting and business process simplification and efficiency initiatives
• Create carried interest models and work with IT to develop in Investran
• Manage bi‐annual portfolio company ownership confirmation process
• Prepare ad hoc reports, as neede

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in private fund and partnership accounting
• Accounting major, CPA preferred
• Prior Private Equity Fund Administration or Audit experience, a plus
• Strong finance business acumen ‐ quickly be able to understand our business and its complexities
• Strong interpersonal skills‐ ability to quickly build relationships and work well across teams
• Team player, ability to network across groups (Finance, IT, Business, Tax, Legal)
• Clear intellectual curiosity with the drive and potential to succeed in a fast‐paced work environment, having shown
• Comfort with the ambiguity of an evolving, dynamic firm
• Self‐starter who is detail oriented, very organized and pro‐active in executing responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, manage and complete multiple priorities on time with minimal direction
• High Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Word); Experience with Investran a plus

Last updated on Aug 9, 2024