Investor Accountant: Growing PE Firm

Atlantic Group

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Posted May 22, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Investor Accountant: Growing PE Firm

Company

Atlantic Group

Location

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4395719792

Job Description

*Atlantic Group is representing another firm for this position. Please note that the company name and additional details will be provided once you are selected and contacted.

You will have the opportunity to help a top financial services firm. With multiple locations, you will be working out of their NYC office.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of corporate accounting, fund accounting, audit (Big 4/top 10 public accounting firm), or fund administration experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with the month, quarter, and year-end close process

  • Help with capital calls, distributions, the NAV, waterfalls, etc.

  • Work on a variety of income statement and balance sheet line items to help out with the overall financials

  • Drive an impact with the fund financials, work with the fund administrator, and the treasury team

  • Help out other departments with special projects (finance, treasury, IR, etc.)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or business from top tier school

  • 2 – 5 years of relevant experience in the accounting, finance, or business

Note

: Qualified candidates will be contacted. If an applicant is not chosen, we will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through how a distribution waterfall impacts the NAV and the financial statements in a private equity context?
  • 2.Describe the journal entries required when a fund issues a capital call to its limited partners.
  • 3.How do you ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies when working with a third-party fund administrator on the NAV?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a tight deadline during a quarter-end close. How did you ensure accuracy while working under pressure?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with another department, such as treasury or investor relations, to complete a special project.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you identified and corrected a significant error in a fund's financials during the close process.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are finalizing the year-end close and notice a significant discrepancy between your internal records and the fund administrator's reported NAV. The close deadline is tomorrow. What do you do?
  • 2.The treasury team urgently needs the finalized capital call figures to manage the fund's cash flow, but you are still waiting on final expense accruals from another department. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Private EquityFund AccountingNAV CalculationWaterfall DistributionCapital CallsQuarter-End CloseFund AdministratorFinancial StatementsBig 4 AuditBalance Sheet Reconciliation

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