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Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Private Credit Accountant to join out Private Wealth team. This role is critical in managing and overseeing accounting functions, valuation processes, and regulatory compliance for StepStone Private Wealth’s private credit portfolio. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in credit operations, financial reporting, and regulatory requirements while demonstrating exceptional organizational, analytical skills and ability to work closely with our finance and investment teams.
Essential Functions:
This hands-on, detail-oriented position will:
- Oversee valuation processes, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting.
- Conduct and oversee valuation methodology calculations for 10-Q filings and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and file 8-K and N-CSR reports, ensuring disclosure accuracy and consistency.
- Review NAV components, financial statements, close checklists, and provide oversight for Fact Card reviews.
- Manage tax accruals, dividend calculations, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate audit processes, board materials preparation, and operational presentations.
- Provide accounting oversight for transactions, interest, fees, and gains/losses.
- Conduct borrowing base reviews and prepare quarterly managerial assistance letters.
- Calculate and review dividends, including yield analysis, QII preparation, and 19A disclosures.
- Conduct SOX control reviews and engage in audit discussions with external advisors.
- Oversee subscription and share issuance processes to ensure compliance and accuracy.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Must possess a four-year college degree with a major in Accounting
- CPA or CFA designation preferred
- 5+ years of experience in accounting, preferably within private credit, asset management, or financial services
- Previous experience with Investment Company Accounting and ASC 820 (FAS 157) preferred
- Previous experience with private credit investments preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Requirements:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel experience
- Ability to multi-task and manage priorities against key deadlines
About us
Working out of 26 offices in 15 countries, StepStone has a truly global viewpoint. As people are our biggest asset, we offer resources to help our employees reach their full potential. Our principles are based on integrity, transparency, respect and creativity, which together define how we do business.
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When you choose to work at StepStone, you'll find a group of professionals who are passionate about anticipating changes, solving problems and working together to make it all happen. Our integrated global team shares insights into how managers think and operate, as well as how they might perform.
StepStone offers a competitive compensation package including salary and incentive compensation for all full time hires, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits which include comprehensive healthcare, strong retirement plan, a mental health well-being program, paid time off, student loan repayment program for our US office locations, and several wellness initiatives.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
At StepStone, diversity, equity and inclusion are an integral part of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups representing our dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals.StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
