About this Senior Associate, Fund Accounting – Private Markets & Hedge Funds role at SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Locations: Dublin, OH | Hybrid
About the Role
As a Senior Associate within Fund Accounting, you will play a key role in supporting a portfolio of alternative investment clients across a variety of fund structures and asset classes. This position offers the opportunity to build expertise in complex fund accounting, financial reporting, investment activity, and client service while working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
You will be responsible for preparing and reviewing accounting records, maintaining investor and investment activity, supporting financial statement preparation, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality client reporting. The role provides exposure to a broad range of alternative investment products, including private equity, private credit, real assets, hedge funds, and other investment vehicles.
This is an excellent opportunity for accounting professionals looking to deepen their technical knowledge, gain exposure to sophisticated investment structures, and advance their careers within a leading global provider of fund administration and financial services solutions.
Why Join SS&C
SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.
You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Perform bank reconciliations, process journal entries for non-complex transactions, and prepare supporting financial schedules and reports
- Post accounting entries to general ledger
- Price the fund portfolios
- Analyze fund performance on a daily and monthly basis
- Research internal differences between the accounting and trade entry systems
- Issue P&L reports on a daily basis
- Perform month-end close processes/financial statement preparation
- Work with various products including equities, bonds, swaps, options, FX, mortgages, financing and futures
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related Business field
- 2+ years’ experience in Accounting (hedge funds is a plus, not required)
What Sets You Apart
- Experience supporting alternative investment funds, including Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Assets, Hedge Funds, or similar investment structures.
- Strong academic foundation in financial accounting, i.e. journal entries, cash transactions and reconciliations, non-cash activity, investment activity
- Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Positive attitude with a team player mentality and the ability to work independently
- Good analytical skills and high attention to detail
- Candidates with hedge fund accounting experience who are interested in transitioning to private markets are encouraged to apply.
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SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.