Head Of Accounting & Treasury For Private Credit

The Head of Accounting & Treasury for Private Credit will serve as the senior financial leader for the business, with responsibility for strategy, governance, and capital efficiency. This position emphasizes high-level financial strategy and decision-making, while day-to-day operations are managed by a strong, dedicated controller team. The role ensures alignment between investment objectives and accounting treatment, including implications for financial reporting, tax, and investor communications. Key responsibilities include providing expert guidance on complex transactions, managing operating costs, developing scalable infrastructure to support growth, and partnering across the organization to inform investment decisions. The Head will collaborate with finance leaders globally to maintain consistency and best practices across asset classes and will engage directly with clients and portfolio company leadership.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Lead and manage the in-house accounting oversight team responsible for private credit funds and carry vehicles.
• Act as subject matter expert for the business and provide sound accounting guidance on complex transactions, including deal structuring, valuation, and fair value accounting.
• Oversee relationships with third-party fund administrators in conjunction with operations team, ensuring service quality, timeliness, and compliance.
• Ensure appropriate internal oversight review procedures, taking into consideration operational efficiencies, risk areas, and materiality thresholds.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures tailored to private credit.
• Oversee treasury management activities performed internally and externally.
• Liaise and coordinate with the corporate office, ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely flow of information, effective accounts payable/receivable management, and proactive risk management.
• Oversee auditor selections and relationships; serve as escalation point.
• Support internal audit efforts.
• Ensure alignment between investment objectives and accounting treatment, including implications for financial reporting, tax, and investor communications.
• Participate in private markets-wide initiatives and integration.
• Collaborate with legal, tax, and operations teams.
• Contribute to cost control initiatives by identifying process improvements and optimizing resource allocation.
• Support the development of infrastructure, systems, and processes to scale business growth and complexity.
• Contribute to RFPs, due diligence and onboarding of new products/clients.
• Maintain an understanding of each fund's/portfolio's financial positions and business plans and actively identify and implement opportunities to leverage synergies across portfolio companies to enhance efficiency and value creation.
• Partner with operations to develop and implement a comprehensive liquidity management framework that incorporates accurate funding projections, FX hedge monitoring, and efficient utilization of fund-level financing, including lender selection and management
• Lead and ensure accuracy and integrity of performance calculations to support investor reporting and decision-making.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead a high-performing accounting team with expertise in private credit
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development

Requirements of the Role:

• CPA required
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant experience in private credit (both CLO and distressed credit experience a plus)
• Deep understanding of fund structures, carry vehicles, investment accounting, and valuation methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact directly with clients
• Experience managing both internal accounting teams and third-party administrators
• Experience with multi-location team management, and if located in NY, ability to travel quarterly to Dallas, Texas, where the majority of the accounting team is located
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions and influence strategic decision-making
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

The salary range for this position in New York is $200,000 - $225,000/year. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience and location