VP of Fund Performance and Reporting

Location:
Boston, MA or Fort Lauderdale, FL

Company Description:

Deerpath Capital is a leading direct lending firm specializing in providing first lien senior debt financing to middle market companies. Deerpath is focused on providing debt capital for acquisitions, refinancings, ownership transitions and growth capital to companies in the U.S. lower middle market. Deerpath has investment offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, as well as overseas investor relations offices in London, Seoul, Tokyo and Brisbane. The firm employs approximately 100 employees globally.

Position Overview:

A successful VP of Reporting is a detail-oriented, data-driven communicator who can operate strategically while executing in a timeline driven environment. They proactively identify reporting gaps, elevate data quality, and build scalable reporting capabilities that support a growing and changing private credit platform.

The Vice President of Reporting will lead several facets of financial, investor, regulatory, and ad-hoc reporting for a growing private credit platform. This leader will be responsible for designing and managing reporting processes that support direct lending initiatives. The role requires financial reporting and analytics skills, strong communication, and the ability to work cross-functionally with accounting, loan operations, finance, portfolio reporting, and investor relations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Financial & Management Reporting

• Oversee the creation and review of internal performance and ad-hoc reporting.
• Drive efficient reporting of financial data to external stakeholders.
• Lead variance analysis, forecasting, and performance trend reporting for senior management.

Investor & Client Reporting

• Oversee the production of quarterly fund metrics.
• Partner with Investor Relations to produce portfolio commentary, performance data, and market insights.
• Ensure consistency across all product reporting, including custom reporting for large institutional clients.

Portfolio & Performance Analytics

• Manage reporting of key portfolio metrics: IRRs, yields, credit quality, asset mix, leverage, concentration limits, and pipeline flows.
• Build or enhance reporting dashboards (Power BI/Tableau/Looker) and presentation materials.
• Work with deal teams to ensure the accurate and timely entry of deal-level data (funded amounts, covenants, valuations).

Regulatory & Compliance Reporting

• Oversee reporting for relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., Form PF, Form ADV updates).
• Ensure full adherence to internal controls and operational risk management frameworks.
• Partner with Compliance to implement reporting changes driven by regulatory developments.

Data Governance & Systems

• Oversee reporting systems, data warehouse structures.
• Lead initiatives to automate and streamline manual reporting processes.
• Implement data quality controls and documentation to support audits and internal reviews as well as quality control data system sources.
• Lead reporting team in collaboration with IT to develop data warehouse repository.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage and mentor reporting analysts, associates, and other company members.
• Work closely with Finance, Operations, Risk, Legal, and Investment teams to align reporting outputs with firm priorities.
• Serve as a key liaison with accounting, fund administrators, auditors, and investor relations.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 7-12+ years of experience in private credit, credit funds, or alternative asset management reporting.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field required.
• CPA, CFA, or CAIA designation preferred.
• Experience managing or implementing reporting systems and data governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of private credit structures, including commingled funds, master/aggregator structures, and fund leverage vehicles.
• Expertise in fund accounting (GAAP), performance measurement (IRR, TWR, PME), and valuation methodologies.
• Proficiency with reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau), advanced Excel, and fund accounting/portfolio systems (e.g., Investran, Allvue, Solvas, Digital Data Exchange (DDX)).
• Excellent communication skills and strong executive presence.

Compensation Range:
$135,000–$155,000, plus a competitive bonus

NO RECRUITERS or AGENCIES for this posting. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Deerpath will be considered Deerpath property. Deerpath will NOT pay a fee for any placements resulting from the receipt of any unsolicited resumes.

Deerpath Capital Management, LP is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristics.