Position Summary
Carlyle's Global Credit business is looking for a Manager to sit with the Credit Opportunities Fund Management Co-invest team. This individual will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of accounting, reporting, and monitoring. This position requires strong accounting and finance experience, working knowledge of the alternative investment industry, strong organizational and analytical skills as well as ability to build rapport with investment professionals, investor relations, valuation, and operations staff.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Accounting and Reporting
- Oversight and review of Quarterly closes based on data received from the Third-Party Administrator ("TPA"), which includes review of related support for all balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Oversee review of cash and position reconciliations from Operations team.
- Detailed review of accrued carry calculations from the TPA, as applicable
- Detailed review of capital allocations and capital statements prepared by TPA.
- Detailed review of financial statements.
- Oversee coordination of interim and year-end audit requests and questions.
- Quarterly holdings, performance metrics, and side letter reporting for SMA vehicles.
2. Transactions and fund activities
- Perform a detailed review capital call calculation, distribution calculations and the waterfall analysis, management fee and other allocations or reallocations prepared by the TPA.
- Maintain and report liquidity management analysis to stakeholders.
- Liability management and related reporting for entity borrowings.
3. Fund Management
- Collaborate with the Business to negotiate and structure products for strategic investors
- Partnered with Legal teams to negotiate fees, LP side letters, and various contractual topics.
- Assist in the structuring, execution and monitoring of investment transactions.
- Review performance metrics compiled by TPA.
- Communicate effectively with the TPA, the Business, Investor Relations, and Legal to identify and solve issues.
- Monitor legal compliance with various fund agreements and arrangements.
- Respond to investor queries as applicable.
Requirements
Education & Certificates
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance required
- CPA required
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 5-7 years' experience either in private credit or public accounting with supervisory experience
- Experience in alternatives, familiar with fund accounting/GP/LP structures and/or SMAs
Competencies & Attributes
- Highly motivated; Self-starter
- Time management/prioritization
- Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
- Strong ability to manage and develop junior team members
Benefits/Compensation
The compensation range for this role is specific to Washington, DC and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $125,000 to $145,000.
In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by The Carlyle Group.
Company Profile
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $447 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 612 investment vehicles as of September 30, 2024. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,300 professionals operating in 29 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Carlyle places an emphasis on development, retention and inclusion as supported by our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments - Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Investment Solutions - and has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation.
At Carlyle, we value diversity as a key driver of performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." Our aim is to cultivate a community where insights are continually exchanged and different perspectives are embraced. We recognize that diverse teams perform better and we are dedicated to leveraging diversity as a competitive advantage at Carlyle.
