Private Equity Fund Services, Fund Accounting, Officer recruitment

J.P. Morgan Private Equity Real Estate Services (PERES) delivers innovative outsourced accounting and administration services to private equity, real estate and infrastructure investment managers around the globe. PERES
provides fund and partnership accounting, capital calls and distribution management, treasury services, tax support services, waterfall/carry administration, financial reporting, and corporate entity administration and domiciliation services.
The business was created in November of 2005 through the lift-out and commercialization of the finance and technology team supporting J.P. Morgan Partners, the legacy J. P. Morgan private equity arm. PERES has over 350 experienced and dedicated finance and technology professionals with offices in New York, Bermuda, Chicago, Dallas, Guernsey, Jersey (the Channel Islands),London, Luxembourg, and Sydney.
The business currently services over 145 clients and 230 funds, which represents roughly $90 billion in committed capital to funds and $140 billion in aggregate committed capital across several thousand investments from the largest institutional investors. For more information, go to www.jpmorgan.com/visit/pefs.

PERES is a part of Worldwide Securities Services (WSS), which is a leading global provider of fund accounting, fund administration, custody, securities lending, and securities services to asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
WSS leverages JPMorgan Chase Co.'s unparalleled scale, leading technology and deep industry expertise to service investments around the world. It is the global industry leader with $15.9 trillion in assets under custody and $6.6 trillion in assets under administration serving over 90 markets worldwide.
For more information, go to www.jpmorgan.com/wss.

Primary Responsibilities:Prepare daily journal entries based on all cash and investment activity in fundsPrepare fund financial statementsPrepare investor capital calls, distributions, capital account statements, and custom financial reportsLiaise with clients and external auditorsAssist clients with addressing investor inquiries and ad hoc requests, and special projectsCollaborate with various internal groups (e.g., Tax, Technology) to support client relationships

Qualifications
Requirements:Bachelors degree in AccountingMinimum three years of Accounting experience, private equity or financial services preferred - public accounting a plusCPA a plusExperience with complex fund and investment structures a plusExperience with foreign investments a plusExperience with Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Alternative Investment Vehicle (AIVs) structures and administration a plusExperience with tax accounting / requirements for partnership structures a plusExperience using partnership accounting application a plus (e.g., Investran)Desired Qualities:Team-orientedHighly detailedStrong communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to multi-task, work under tight deadlines, and quickly adjust to changing prioritiesAbility to work independently with strong follow throughAbility to problem-solve and escalate issues/concerns to management when appropriateComfortable interfacing with clients and working in a client service position