The Senior Fund Accountant will be primarily responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting functions for several of the Firm’s fund structures, including one business development company (“BDC”). The Firm is a dynamic high growth organization, which currently includes 20+ closed-private investment funds across multiple domiciles and two BDCs. We are seeking a candidate to join our growing team with a proven ability to work collaboratively with groups across an organization and with outside service providers to direct appropriate information flow and effectively manage reporting deadlines. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare accounting support packages and coordinate with the 3rd party fund administrator for either BDCs and private funds, including operating expenses and account reconciliations
• Perform review of monthly/quarterly trial balances prepared by the 3rd party fund administrator and identify and resolve issues
• Review quarterly financial statements and investor capital statements and prepare key metric supporting schedules and analytics for certain private investment funds
• Coordinate the preparation and review of quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K as well as any additional ad-hoc SEC reporting for one of Monroe’s BDCs
• Review disclosure support schedules prepared by the 3rd party fund administrator
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly earnings release, quarterly conference call script and other various presentations to the Board of Directors
• Identify unusual transactions and work closely with accounting group to determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Annual audit coordination and assistance in the preparation of audited financial statements 
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly forecasts for the BDC
• Preparation of support schedules for tax reporting and compliance 
• Continue to drive efficiencies through process improvements 
• Ad-hoc internal and external reporting

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other related field, CPA is a plus
• Ideal candidate background would include:
• Experience with fund accounting and financial reporting
• SEC reporting exposure with public investment vehicles
• Experience with private and/or retail funds
• Experience with fixed income products
• Experience working with Workiva or a similar financial reporting/filing tool
• Strong ability / knowledge of Microsoft Excel features
• Previous exposure to Wall Street Office bank loan system is a plus
• A detail-oriented self-starter who enjoys a dynamic, fast-pace work environment at a growing company

Monroe Capital LLC 

Monroe Capital LLC (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, together “Monroe”) is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains 10 offices throughout the United States and Asia.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Private Debt Investor as the 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade, 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2023 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; Inc.’s 2023 Founder-Friendly Investors List; Global M&A Network as the 2023 Lower Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, U.S.A.; DealCatalyst as the 2022 Best CLO Manager of the Year; Korean Economic Daily as the 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com.