Associate Director, Private Equity/FoF Accounting
At a glance
Director-level Accounting role at SS&C. Dallas · full-time · $91,000–$190,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead fund administration teams and handle complex engagements across private equity and other alternative investment funds
- Coordinate client launches and onboarding, while contributing to analysis of prospective and current client opportunities
- Build and check carried-interest waterfall models, and examine fund, offering and investment management documents
- Oversee financial statements, partner capital reports, supporting workpapers and the annual audit with clients and auditors
- Improve operating processes while coaching staff and working with directors on client relationships and team performance
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related discipline
- At least twelve years in private equity or real assets fund accounting
- Three or more years supervising and developing sizable teams, including training and delegating work
- Advanced Excel capability and proficiency with Microsoft Office
Who this fits
This leadership role suits an experienced fund accountant who wants to manage teams, client work and complex engagements. The position is hybrid in Dallas, Jacksonville or Atlanta.
From the employer
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
Job Title: Associate Director, Private Equity/FoF Accounting
Locations: Dallas, TX (hybrid), Jacksonville, FL (hybrid) or Atlanta, GA (hybrid)
About the Role
As an Associate Director, you will play a key leadership role in delivering exceptional fund accounting services while partnering with Directors to oversee client relationships and team performance. You'll lead complex engagements, mentor staff, and help drive operational excellence, ensuring high-quality service and technical accuracy across a portfolio of alternative investment funds.
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
- Lead teams supporting fund administration services to clients
- Support multiple client implementations and onboarding events
- Create, maintain, and/or review distribution waterfall (carried interest) models
- Review fund governing documents, offering documents and investment management agreements
- Plan and oversee the preparation of audited and unaudited financial statements, partner capital statements and underlying work papers
- Manage the year-end audit process, in collaboration with the client and auditors
- Implement effective processes to improve the overall operations
- Participate in new client business analysis with prospects and existing clients
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 12+ years’ experience in Private Equity/Real Assets fund accounting
- 3+ years’ experience supervising, training, delegating and managing large teams
- Hands -on management style with strong leadership skills and ability to develop staff
- Excellent client relationship and project management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, advanced Excel skills required
What Sets You Apart
- CPA / Master's degree are pluses
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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
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.
Actual base salary will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant skills, prior experience, education, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

Other States expected base salary for the position is between $91,000 USD to $190,000 USD.

In addition, employees in this role may be eligible for consideration on an annual basis for a discretionary bonus and/or equity awards, such as restricted stock units or stock options, based upon individual and business performance at the company’s discretion.


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.
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