Senior Investment Accountant

We are currently looking for passionate candidates to join AlpInvest’s Investment Accounting team, located in Amsterdam-Zuid.

The Senior Investment Accountant will gain an in-depth understanding of the private equity business, client portfolio accounting and related processes and procedures. He or she will work in an international and professional environment in a team where cooperation, output and flexibility are valued. Salary offered is around € 60k, depending on level of experience and with on top very good benefits including 20-30%bonus and a distinguishing well-being and health plan.

The Investment Accounting team is a diverse team of around 31 colleagues, of which 52% is female and 48% is male and with more than 10 different nationalities. The Investment Accounting team is responsible for the accounting and administration of all AlpInvest investment – related activities as well as the preparing reports from this information. The Investments Accounting team consists of two sub teams: Operations and Support & Control (“S&C”).  The Operations Team is focused on servicing Investors and Deal Teams. The S&C Team is focused on servicing Operations.

– Preparing and validating transaction bookings for investments, quarterly investment valuation and other investment-related information that is uploaded into the portfolio accounting system and used for accounting, reporting and monitoring investments;
– Coordinating, monitoring and controlling the integrity of all information in the accounting system through ongoing review, monthly checks and targeted projects including the accurate application of the company’s valuation policies in the quarterly valuations prepared by the investment teams for direct investments;
– Developing, preparing and analyzing monthly and annual financial reports for investors and management;
– Providing support to the investment teams located in the different offices during the deal closing process, and afterwards during the various stages of the investment process, by providing them with financial and other deal related information and analysis, both on a regular as well as an ad-hoc basis;
– Providing information to other internal and external parties;
– Developing and updating policies and procedures to continuously improve investment accounting and business processes throughout the organisation;
– Assisting external auditors in relation to financial and control audits;
– Driving different improvement projects within the Investment Accounting team and participating in projects with a broader organisational reach.

Candidates should possess:

– University/Master degree, preferably ACCA/CPA/RA or equivalent;
– 6-8 years of relevant accounting experience;
– Good understanding of US GAAP guidelines, including the ability to research specific accounting treatments;
– Result driven combined with ability to work on several tasks and projects at the same time;
– Attention to detail;
– Ability to work in and positively contribute to a team;
– Self-starter with strong analytical and conceptual skills;
– Hands on experience with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel;

AlpInvest is part of The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG). Carlyle is a global investment firm with $301 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 456 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2021. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1,850+ professionals operating in 26 offices across 5 continents. 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.