Associate Alternatives Fund Accounting
BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, operating the IBIT bitcoin ETF and the BUIDL tokenized fund.
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About BlackRock
BlackRock (blackrock.com) is the world’s largest asset manager, with production digital-asset businesses: the IBIT spot bitcoin ETF, the BUIDL tokenized money-market fund (with Securitize), and tokenization initiatives.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will prepare management accounts, maintain accounting records, calculate NAV and management fees, and support waterfall computations for private-equity funds. You will assist with audits, financial statements, regulatory returns, tax accruals, and treasury activities. You will also support client onboarding and other operational initiatives.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of private-equity fund-accounting experience
- University degree in accounting or finance
- Experience with NAV calculations, management fees, and waterfall computations
- Understanding of preparing financial statements manually from a trial balance
- Working knowledge of US or UK GAAP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft tools
Responsibilities
- Prepare quarterly management accounts for private-equity funds
- Calculate NAV and management fees and assist with waterfall computations
- Maintain accounting records, journal entries, and general ledger updates
- Support annual fund audits and liaise with external auditors and clients
- Prepare draft annual financial statements under UK and US GAAP
- Collaborate with the tax function on tax engagements and accruals
- Assist with regulatory returns
- Support cash management and treasury operations
- Participate in training and client onboarding initiatives
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Healthcare
- Leave benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off