Year Staff Accountant
Carlyle
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist with sending capital call and distribution notices to Investors
- Prepare partnership expense analysis and journal entries
- Record capital calls and distributions in Carlyle systems
- Prepare cash on hand analysis
- Prepare fund-level financial statements on a quarterly basis
- Perform reconciliations of accounts presented in the fund-level financial statements
- Prepare reports as needed from Carlyle information systems
- Monitor and reconcile cash accounts for capital calls and distributions
- Assist in completing investment fundings and distributions to investors
- Perform a detailed review of investors' capital accounts
- Assist with the interim and year-end audit and prepare PBC schedules
- Review year-end tax reporting
- Record information into Carlyle's accounting system to produce financial reports and investors' capital account statements
- Work closely with Senior Accountants and other Staff Accountants on financial reporting and daily activities
- Answer investors' questions regarding quarterly reports, transaction notices and statements
- Provide information on the coinvestment funds as requested
- Work with Operations and Treasury teams to verify records or coordinate transactions
- Compile and assist to analyze fund, investor, or portfolio company information as requested by various Carlyle teams
- Bachelor's Degree with GPA of 3.0 or above required.
- Accounting Major, or equivalent accounting work experience in addition to Bachelor's Degree in another field, required.
- Strong educational background in accounting, knowledge of GAAP, knowledge of private equity industry, functional knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Strong team player with a positive attitude, detail-oriented and organized
- Able to work under pressure and meet reporting deadlines
- Solid computer and financial systems skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Capable of working independently and in groups
- Proficiency in accounting and other Carlyle systems (training available)