Garda Capital Partners
Director of Accounting – Management Company
Wayzata, Minnesota, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$12k-$15kDetected 5 days ago
ComplianceFinancial AnalysisAccountingERPLeadershipGAAPFinancial ReportingInternal AuditNetSuite
About the role
- Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.
- Garda is seeking a Director of Accounting - Management Company to join our senior leadership team, based in our Wayzata office.
- This role reports to the Controller and Head of Tax and holds strategic ownership over the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of financial reporting across all management company entities globally.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for the management company accounting function, including establishing priorities, allocating resources, and building and managing a high-performing team aligned to Garda's growth objectives.
- Serve as a senior thought partner to the Controller and executive leadership on financial reporting, policy decisions, and operational initiatives.
- lead the development and documentation of accounting policies to ensure audit-readiness and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
- lead audit strategy, manage multi-entity fieldwork, and ensure timely, issue-free audit completions.
- Oversee documentation standards and review procedures to support a well-controlled, audit-ready environment at all times.
- Provide authoritative technical accounting guidance; lead the development and documentation of accounting policies to ensure audit-readiness and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
- Serve as the primary executive liaison to external auditors; lead audit strategy, manage multi-entity fieldwork, and ensure timely, issue-free audit completions.
- Lead the evaluation and redesign of accounting processes, implementing scalable best practices across close management, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders in Tax, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to support regulatory filings, entity governance, and firmwide initiatives.
- Proven track record of building and scaling accounting teams and functions within complex, multi-entity organizations
Requirements
- Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and local GAAP adjustment books
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA strongly preferred
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
- CPA strongly preferred
- Minimum of 12-15 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership or director-level role
- Big 4 or large public accounting firm experience strongly preferred
- Significant experience in the alternative investment management industry
- familiarity with partnership and fund structures strongly preferred
- Experience with NetSuite ERP a plus
Compensation
- $160,000 - $185,000 USD
- Own the end-to-end financial reporting cycle for all management company entities, including monthly and annual close, consolidation, intercompany activity, and multi-currency reporting under both US and applicable non-US GAAP frameworks.
Benefits
- Build and develop a team of accounting professionals, establishing a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
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