Position Summary
The Senior Analyst supports Fund Accounting operations for the AlpInvest fund segment; aligned with the Fund Accounting Finance Process & Operations (FPO) team but dedicated to AlpInvest’s investor base, fund structures, and reporting requirements. The role owns daily execution and production support of core workflows, investor capital account statements, quarterly reporting needs, and Capital Calls & Distributions, while driving process improvement specific to AlpInvest operations.
Because AlpInvest stakeholders are primarily based in Europe, the role demands a proactive, urgency-driven approach: triaging requests early each business day and maintaining clear visibility into open items so stakeholders receive timely responses across the transatlantic gap. Working across AlpInvest end users, Global Technology Services (GTS), and cross-functional teams, the Senior Analyst serves as business/technology liaison, translating business needs into structured requirements and flagging production issues and dependencies before they escalate. Success requires strong planning, prioritization across concurrent workstreams, and sound judgment under pressure. The position reports to the Fund Accounting Processes Manager.
In-Office Requirement: 4 days per week
Responsibilities
Fund Accounting & Investor Financial Reporting (30%)
- Support operation of Fund Accounting systems and quarterly reporting workflows for AlpInvest funds, ensuring accuracy and timely issue resolution
- Triage incoming support requests from AlpInvest's European teams with urgency, accounting for time zone differences and proactively communicating timelines, status, and resolutions
Functional Support & Stakeholder Communication (40%)
- Serve as a subject matter expert in Fund and Investor Reporting for AlpInvest, liaising between Fund Accounting and GTS to translate business needs into structured requirements
- Manage and enhance Investran and Appian BPM applications
- Serve as a key contact for stakeholders and respond to requests with urgency and escalate risks and issues with proposed solutions
Finance Process & Systems Improvement - AlpInvest (30%)
- Drive initiatives to streamline, automate, and modernize Finance operations
- Identify process gaps and automation opportunities, recommending solutions that weigh risk and business impact while balancing diverse stakeholder priorities against shared goals
- Support change management through training, documentation, and communications that drive adoption
Requirements
Education & Certificates
- Bachelor's degree required
Professional Experience
- 3+ years of overall relevant experience, required
- Experience in fund accounting, finance operations, or a related business systems/process improvement role, preferred
- Production or operational support experience in a finance environment
- Experience supporting development teams in an agile environment, bridging business and technical contexts and writing requirements, functional specs, or process documentation
- Experience engaging stakeholders across departments and seniority levels on process improvement or technology initiatives
- Background in private equity, fund-of-funds, or multi-manager alternative investment operations strongly preferred
Competencies & Attributes
- Accounting systems experience required, with Investran strongly preferred
- Familiarity with Appian BPM, Salesforce, or PeopleSoft Financials a plus
- Advanced Excel skills preferred
- Familiarity with Jira or similar agile project management tools
- Understanding of fund accounting principles, investor reporting, and financial close processes
- Strong risk awareness and organizational skills, identifying risks early, managing competing priorities, and connecting daily work to broader goals; able to handle time-sensitive cross-time-zone requests with professionalism and urgency
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, translating business needs into clear requirements and tailoring messaging for finance, technology, and leadership audiences
Benefits/Compensation
The compensation range for this role is specific to Washington, DC and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $110,000 to $120,000.
In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by The Carlyle Group.
Company Information
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $475 billion of assets under management, across 678 investment vehicles as of March 31, 2026. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,500 professionals operating in 28 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Carlyle's purpose is to connect people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments - Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest - and has deep expertise across industries, markets, and geographies.
At Carlyle, we believe that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." Reflecting this view, emphasis is placed on development, retention and inclusion through our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). We cultivate a culture where ideas are openly shared and challenged, connecting diverse expertise and perspectives to drive enduring value.
