Citco

Executive Vice President, Fund Accounting - Real Assets

Citco$270K — $390K *
Finance & Insurance
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years in fund accounting with 8-10 years in infrastructure and real assets at a senior level.
  • CPA, MBA, or advanced degree preferred.
  • Deep expertise in infrastructure fund structures and accounting practices.
  • Proficiency in fund administration platforms, particularly Yardi, with technological adoption experience.
  • Strong executive leadership with a track record of building high-performing, geographically dispersed teams.
  • Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
  • Exceptional communication skills, able to present complex matters to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee fund accounting and financial reporting for various infrastructure fund structures.
  • Ensure timely NAV reporting and compliance with local and international GAAP.
  • Serve as a strategic partner and escalation point for top-tier infrastructure funds.
  • Lead high-performing teams across multiple global offices and enhance operational efficiencies.
  • Strengthen internal controls and governance while managing risk across fund structures.
  • Drive strategic growth initiatives aligned with increasing institutional allocations to infrastructure.
  • Support technology transformation for infrastructure fund administration systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Short and long-term disability benefits.
  • Retirement savings plan with competitive contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
  • Mental health and wellness support.
  • Parental leave and additional family support.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role:
The Executive Vice President, Real Assets Infrastructure Accounting is a senior leadership role within Citco's Fund Services business. Reporting to the Head of Real Assets Operations, this position leads Citco's fund accounting and financial operations functions serving infrastructure and real assets clients globally.

Based in Jersey City, the role will oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, client delivery, internal controls, and team leadership across a complex portfolio of fund structures and investment vehicles. Leading a team of approximately 100 professionals across 8 offices, this individual will play a critical role in scaling the organization, enhancing operational controls, driving process improvement, and maintaining exceptional service quality for institutional clients.

Infrastructure as an asset class continues to experience significant global growth, driven by increasing institutional allocations to real assets, energy transition, digital infrastructure, and transportation. Citco's Real Assets Infrastructure practice is positioned at the forefront of this growth, providing specialist fund administration services to some of the world's leading infrastructure fund managers. This role offers the opportunity to shape and lead that capability at a critical point in its development.

This is a high-impact executive role with significant influence over Citco's Real Assets Infrastructure growth strategy, operational excellence, and client service delivery.

Responsibilities

Job Duties in Brief:

Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Oversee fund accounting and financial reporting for closed-end and open-end infrastructure fund structures, including core, core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic real assets strategies spanning energy transition, transportation, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure, and natural resources
  • Ensure timely and accurate NAV reporting, investor allocations, capital activity processing, and financial statement preparation, including asset-level reporting, waterfall calculations, and infrastructure-specific performance metrics such as IRR, MOIC, and yield-based returns
  • Review and oversee complex multi-jurisdictional fund structures including SPVs, blocker entities, holding companies, concession vehicles, and project finance structures common to infrastructure investments
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and local country GAAP, including application of investment company accounting, consolidation analysis, and fair value measurement standards specific to infrastructure assets


Client Service and Relationship Management
  • Serve as a senior escalation point and strategic partner for leading infrastructure fund managers, demonstrating deep understanding of their investment strategies, asset-level complexities, and investor reporting requirements
  • Maintain strong relationships with clients, auditors, tax advisors, and other external stakeholders
  • Partner with business development relationship management teams to support client retention and growth
  • Lead onboarding of new infrastructure fund structures, including assessment of asset-level accounting requirements, project finance considerations, and bespoke investor reporting frameworks


Operational Leadership and Scalability
  • Lead and scale high-performing accounting and operations teams across multiple Citco offices and regions
  • Drive operational efficiency, standardization, and automation across infrastructure-specific workflows including asset-level accounting, debt and financing tracking, capital expenditure monitoring, and distribution waterfall processing
  • Establish scalable workflows and quality control procedures tailored to the long-dated, complex nature of infrastructure investments, including periodic asset revaluation processes and lender reporting requirements
  • Oversee resource planning, team utilization, and organizational development


Risk Consciousness
  • Strengthen internal controls, operational governance, and accounting oversight frameworks with specific attention to risks inherent in infrastructure investing, including concession agreement compliance, regulatory reporting, project-level covenant monitoring, and ESG disclosure requirements
  • Manage risk escalation, issue resolution, and operational oversight activities across complex infrastructure fund structures, including identification and resolution of asset-level accounting issues, valuation disputes, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters
  • Participate in Risk and Quality assurance programs specific to Real Assets Infrastructure product
  • Contribute to SOC 1 and Internal audits


Strategic and Executive Leadership
  • Partner with executive leadership to drive strategic growth of Citco's Real Assets Infrastructure practice, capitalizing on increasing institutional allocations to infrastructure and real assets globally
  • Develop financial control and staffing plans
  • Support technology transformation and system implementations specific to infrastructure fund administration, including asset management platforms, project finance tools, and infrastructure-specific reporting systems such as Yardi and Investran
  • Coordinate and oversee staffing, hiring, training and development of a global team


Qualifications

About You:
  • Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline with 20+ years of progressive fund accounting experience, including a minimum of 8-10 years of dedicated infrastructure and real assets fund accounting experience at a senior level. CPA, MBA, or advanced degree strongly preferred
  • Deep expertise in infrastructure fund structures including closed-end, open-end, evergreen, and co-investment vehicles. Proven proficiency in infrastructure-specific accounting including asset-level reporting, project finance structures, concession agreements, fair value measurement, and waterfall calculations. Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and infrastructure-specific tax considerations including UBTI, ECI, and FIRPTA
  • Proficiency with infrastructure fund administration platforms including Yardi strongly preferred. Familiarity with Investran, eFront, or equivalent systems advantageous. Comfort driving technology adoption and system implementation initiatives
  • Demonstrated executive leadership capability with experience building and developing high-performing, geographically dispersed infrastructure accounting teams. Proven ability to attract and retain specialist infrastructure talent in a competitive market
  • Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks including TCFD, SFDR, and GRESB. Understanding of regulatory requirements across North American and global jurisdictions applicable to infrastructure fund administration
  • Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to present complex infrastructure accounting matters to senior fund managers, institutional investors, and board members
  • Experience supporting investor relations activities including LP reporting, investor queries, and due diligence processes specific to infrastructure fund investors
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements applicable to infrastructure fund administration across North American and global jurisdictions, including SEC, AIFMD, and relevant local regulations

Salary Range: USD 270,000 - 390,000

Our Benefits
Your well-being is of paramount importance and central to our success here at Citco. Citco offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package to support your career success and personal needs. Your base salary will be determined by several factors such as the role, experience, skillset, market conditions, etc. Furthermore, qualifying positions can participate in an annual discretionary bonus pool based on company profitability and individual contributions. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, short and long-term disability benefits, a retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, mental health and wellness support, parental leave, and more. Additional details about our total rewards package will be shared during the hiring process.

Please note that this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Our employees may perform other job-related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of our organization.

About Citco

Citco is a financial services company that provides fund administration, custody, and banking services to institutional investors and alternative investment managers. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in the British Virgin Islands. Citco has a global presence with offices in over 40 countries. The company's mission is to provide innovative and reliable financial solutions to its clients.
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