Corporate & Fund Accountant

Corporate & Fund Accountant - Fund Finance / Corporate Accounting

Hawkeye Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2004 to sponsor investment programs in underserved areas of the real estate asset class on behalf of large institutional investors. Hawkeye is seeking a Fund Accountant to join its lean, high-impact team, with broad exposure across the firm and ownership over accounting, financial reporting, and process execution across multiple real estate investment strategies.

The role is well suited for a detail-oriented accounting professional who can manage recurring processes, coordinate across internal and external stakeholders, and help strengthen scalable finance and reporting infrastructure as the platform grows.

Key Responsibilities

Fund & Corporate Accounting

Maintain month-end and quarter-end close processes across multiple fund-level entities and the corporate/management company. Manage general ledger activity, journal entries, bank reconciliations, expense management, and recurring close deliverables.

Property-Level Reporting & Third-Party Managers

Review property-level accounting prepared by third-party managers for GAAP and investor compliance. Coordinate with managers to ensure accurate and timely reporting, resolve open items, and maintain consistency across reporting packages.

Investor Reporting & Fund Operations

Prepare and maintain capital call and distribution notices, PCAPs, investor income allocations, quarterly and annual financial statements, fund-level performance metrics, and standard or ad hoc investor reporting.

Treasury, Audit & Platform Support

Assist with daily cash management and treasury functions. Coordinate with external auditors and tax preparers, collaborate with portfolio management, asset management, and legal, and support process improvements, systems, and controls as the platform scales.

Process Improvement & Controls

Help refine accounting calendars, reporting templates, documentation, and internal controls. Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency, data integrity, and use of technology while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and institutional-quality reporting standards.

Qualifications

Education

B.A. degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or progress toward licensure preferred.

Experience

5-8 years of relevant experience in public accounting and private equity accounting; real estate background a plus.

Skills

• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, financial reporting, and US GAAP.
• Experience with both fund-level and corporate company accounting preferred.
• Proficiency with accounting systems required; Yardi experience a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with recurring reporting packages, reconciliations, and data-driven analyses.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment with broad responsibilities and direct exposure to senior leadership.

Candidate Profile

• Proactive, ownership-oriented professional who can manage recurring deliverables and follow through on open items without heavy oversight.
• Able to balance precise, detail-driven accounting work with clear communication across Finance, Investments, Asset Management, Legal, and external service providers.
• High integrity and discretion when handling confidential fund, investor, and firm information.

Platform & Team Exposure

The Fund Accountant will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Legal, external auditors, tax preparers, and third-party property managers. The position will touch fund-level reporting, property-level roll-ups, treasury activity, investor deliverables, and internal reporting packages used by senior leadership to manage the business.

Additional Priorities

• Maintain organized support files, audit schedules, accounting backup, and reporting documentation across fund and corporate entities.
• Track recurring deadlines, open items, and third-party manager deliverables to help ensure the accounting calendar stays on schedule.
• Contribute to analyses that improve visibility into fund, property-level, and corporate financial results for internal stakeholders.

Career Progression

This role offers meaningful ownership of core accounting processes, broad exposure to senior leadership and business activities, and the opportunity to help build scalable systems and controls as Hawkeye's platform continues to grow.

As the platform expands, the Fund Accountant will have the opportunity to take increasing ownership over reporting workstreams, process improvements, audit coordination, and cross-functional finance projects.

Location

Austin, TX. The role offers a flexible schedule with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

Contact

careers@hawkepartners.com