Investment Accounting Manager - Nuveen Private Funds Finance

• Reviews Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) work papers and supporting schedules to satisfy all investment accounting requirements for internal and external audits.
• Identifies key financial takeaways and information for joint ventures to ensure compliance with investment accounting policies and procedures (sales, acquisitions, debt refinancing, real estate investment trust (REI) restructuring and financial performance).
• Reviews frequent and ad hoc financial inquiries into the monthly and quarterly reports, adding value by providing management insight into the activities of the underlying properties.
• Analyzes calculated unlevered and levered, gross and net portfolio performance returns and property internal rates of return.
• Provides expertise and advice on modified cash basis accounting information provided by third party management firms to accrual basis to facilitate preparation of fair value GAAP basis financial statements.
• Manages large processes in reporting and investment accounts, along with guiding and mentoring lower level professionals.

• Oversee accounting processes for unregistered funds and separate accounts with investments in corporate and convertible bonds, senior loans, collateralized obligations, equity securities, and derivatives
• Oversee a global team of accounting professionals; provides direction to team for related daily operating activities.
• Identify areas of improvement and implement necessary enhancements
• Participate in new product launches and advise on requirements, processes, risks, and costs from a Finance perspective
• Represent Finance team in technology enhancement working groups
• Fund financial statement preparation and review
• Monthly, Quarterly NAV closes
• Calculation of management, incentive fees
• Expense tracking and approvals
• Service provider review
• Advise clients on various Ad hoc inquiries

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Related Skills

Accountability, Accounting Standards, Business Acumen, Client Relationship Management, Collaboration, Communication, Compliance, Data-Driven Business Intelligence, Due Diligence, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management, Financial Statements, Fund Accounting, Market/Industry Dynamics, Stakeholder Engagement, Story Telling

• University (Degree) Preferred

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

• 5+ years of accounting and financial statement reporting experience

• 7+ years of accounting and financial statement reporting experience
• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience in Alternative Investment accounting
• In depth knowledge of partnership accounting, investment management and alternative products
• Experience with Global Investment Performance Standards
• Experience interacting with internal and external auditors
• Attention to details and ability to multi-task
• Excellent organization skills
• Proven track record for managing complex projects and transactions
• Experience with WSO, Advent Geneva, Efront, MS Suit

Base Pay Range: $93,400/yr - $110,000/yr

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

The Lead Investment Accountant job provides expertise and leads the review of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring they are correctly applied to financial transactions. This job works directly with asset management, portfolio management and acquisition/disposition teams. In addition, this job guides a team to prepare month end closing reports and subsidiary quarterly financial analytics, and reports to senior management ensuring accurate asset evaluations.

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.