About Juniper Square

Our mission is to make the world’s private capital markets more efficient, transparent, and accessible. Privately owned assets like commercial real estate make up half of our financial ecosystem yet remain inaccessible to most people. We are digitizing these markets and as a result bringing access to millions who don’t currently benefit from one of the most productive corners of our financial ecosystem. If you care about making the world a better place by making markets work better through technology—all while contributing as a member of a values-driven organization—we want to hear from you. We’ve doubled our team in each of the past four years while maintaining an excellent culture and staying true to our values. We are well-funded and building for the long-term. We need YOU to help us achieve our mission.

About your role

This is a great opportunity to join a new initiative as we continue to build out Juniper Square’s fund administration service, filling a substantial market gap in the Real Estate Private Equity fund administration space particularly among emerging managers. You will work directly with the Director of Fund Administration to provide fund administration services, including fund accounting and reporting, to Juniper Square’s Real Estate Private Equity Real Estate customers. As an early joiner you will have significant opportunity to contribute/shape the trajectory of the function and in so doing help to deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers.

What you’ll do

• Lead making strategic decisions regarding team buildout and operational policies and procedures
• Lead efforts in developing and improving fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies
• Identify product development opportunities, routing technical, product feedback to the product development teams
• Hire, train and manage a team of fund accountants
• Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience
• Serve as a technical accounting expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions for the team
• Review and perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties ensuring client and investor activity reporting is prepared and completed appropriately
• Prepare and review waterfall calculations, capital calls and distributions in accordance with clients’ Limited Partnership Agreements
• Prepare and review asset- and fund-level performance metrics (IRRs, TVPI, etc.)
• Prepare and review external client and regulatory reporting
• Oversee annual audits, including preparation and review of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules and disclosures; assist with PBC list (Prepared By Client) and tax returns 
• Research and provide guidance in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments

Qualifications

You’re an analytical, optimistic, and collaborative professional who thrives in a dynamic environment, with qualifications such as:

• 10-15 years of experience in Private Equity (preferably Real Estate) fund administration and/or in-house
• Bachelor’s degree required, with a degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Business Administration
• Experience with fund-level accounting and reporting including complex fund structures and consolidations
• Deep understanding of complex accounting transactions, private equity investment structures, and reporting requirements for private equity funds, familiarity with commercial real estate funds are a plus 
• Solid knowledge of waterfall, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations
• Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to improve business operations
• Experience scoping out system requirements and implementing new systems
• Prior experience managing and training individuals and building teams
• Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture
• Excellent client service skills, verbal and written communication
• Ability to handle many projects at once without losing track of the details
• Comfortable with ambiguity, excellent work ethic and likes to take ownership of your work
• Experience with annual reporting (audited financial statements) and familiarity with Private Equity Real Estate reporting models (Operating/Non-Operating)
• Prior experience at a public accounting firm working with Private Equity and Real Estate Funds a BIG plus
• CPA highly desired but not required

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Unlimited vacation policy and paid holidays
• Generous paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs
• Professional development stipend 
• Monthly work from home wellness stipend while we're all remote
• Mental wellness coverage including live coaching and therapy sessions
• Home office productivity allowance to help create an ideal work from home setup

If you got to this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’ve just read! Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in Juniper Square's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just candidates who check all the boxes.