Fund Administration Account Lead

We are currently hiring a Fund Administration Account Lead to join our team in the Washington, DC metro area (DC, MD, VA), supporting one of our largest private equity clients. The principal responsibility of this position is to provide support to the Fund Management team at the client as noted in the key responsibilities section below. This position will work directly with individuals at all levels and across a variety of teams at the client including Fund Management, Partnership Accounting, Equity Management, Tax, and Legal and Compliance. The position requires strong problem solving, listening comprehension and communication skills, the ability to multitask and prioritize, and attention to detail as well as maintaining confidentiality of all sensitive matters and proprietary materials. Responsibilities: Fund Administration (75% of time): ·       Support the legal entity management function including working with internal and external parties on forming, modifying and liquidating legal entities. ·       Assisting Operations Office with opening and closing bank accounts (including cash, brokerage, trading, custodian and/or escrow accounts) and related Know-Your-Client (“KYC”) requests. ·       Tracking entity information in the appropriate databases. ·       Drafting and maintaining structure charts for each fund/investment structure. ·       Preparing basic IRS forms, as needed (SS-4s, 8832 Classification Election Forms, FATCA/CRS Forms). ·       Support transaction management function including, coordinating execution of final transaction documents (obtaining director signatures), completing transactional/regulatory KYC requests and preparing related documents. ·       Coordinating collection and posting of transaction documents to the appropriate databases. ·       Assisting with preparation of materials for monthly transaction review meetings. ·       Organizing document legalizations (domestic and foreign) including notarization, apostille, authentication, medallion guarantee, as needed. ·       Organizing the transfer of share certificates between custodians for safekeeping. ·       Assisting on a wide variety of projects and ad hoc requests. ·       Organizing and maintaining thorough filing system for teams. ·       Oversee and responsible for internal process organization projects. 
Project Management (25% of time):
·       Manage expectations and ensure quality and consistency of service for specific client assignment. ·       Prioritize and provide timely issue resolution to requests and needs for specific client assignment. ·       Responsible for the quality of the work deliverable to the specific client assignment.  ·       Back-up duties of Account Management as assigned.   Knowledge, Education, and Experience: ·       Bachelor’s Degree required. ·       3-5 years of experience working in a private equity firm or third-party fund administrator for private equity firms or other relevant experience. ·       Client support experience, demonstrating superior customer service ethic and ability to manage high client expectations. ·       Project management related work experience, demonstrating the ability to proactively plan for next steps and ensuring each part of the process, which involves multiple departments, is moving forward in a timely manner. ·       A self-starter with the ability to prioritize and see the bigger picture. ·       Strong research/data mining skills. ·       Ability to gain trust and respect of stakeholders across departments. ·       Effective communication skills both written and verbal. ·       Strong listening comprehension skills. ·       Superior interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently. ·       Organized, detail-oriented, efficient and diligent.