Senior Associate

Standish Management is a provider of specialized fund administration services for Managers and General Partners of private equity funds, specifically: Buy‐out, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Fund‐of‐ Funds. For new General Partners, they provide consulting services to help accelerate the launch of their funds in addition to our full fund administration services. For established General Partners, they provide administration services and technology to whole fund families or select funds, to help scale their fund operations rapidly and efficiently.


We are partnering with Standish Management to bring a Senior Associate to their team in Halifax, NS. Reporting to one of the managers, the Senior Associate will assist in the day-to-day operations of the accounting department and prepare fund-level financial statements.



Essential Functions:

• Prepare financial statements for several domestic and offshore fund families, which includes updating portfolio investment schedules, partner equity allocations and analyzing complex investment transactions
• Help with the internal semi-annual portfolio review process, analyzing and tracking partnership and portfolio company financial performance
• Monitor compliance with complex partnership agreements
• Assist with audits, tax return review, fundraising and annual meeting activities
• Determine cash needs of partnerships and initiate capital calls
• Electronically distribute financials, K1s, capital call and distribution notices to Limited Partners
• Perform special projects as requested by the General Partners and Controllers
• Interact with and respond to ad hoc limited partner requests

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance related field
• 1-2 years of experience in a full-time role
• Strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 GPA)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
• Familiarity with QuickBooks (not required, is a plus)
• Knowledge of various investment accounting concepts
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work in a team and individually
• Ability to effectively communicate to team members
• Strong organizational skills and work ethic

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