Quick overview
Job description
What You’ll Own
- Own accounting standards, interpretations, and policies across supported venture funds
- Serve as the final escalation point for complex accounting questions and edge cases
- Review and approve financial outputs where accounting judgment is required
- Ensure consistent accounting treatment across funds, vehicles, and structures
- Partner with audit and tax providers to support clean, predictable reviews
- Guide Senior Fund Accountants in applying standards and resolving complex issues
- Partner with Product and Engineering to inform the design of accounting workflows, controls, and automation
- Help identify patterns and recurring complexity that should be addressed through tooling rather than manual intervention
- Support fund migrations and structural changes from an accounting perspective
What You Bring
- Core Requirements
- 7–10+ years of experience in fund accounting or fund administration
- Deep understanding of venture capital or private equity fund structures and fund administration workflows
- Proven experience making and defending accounting judgment calls in complex, multi-fund environments
- Experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams to translate accounting requirements into scalable systems, workflows, or tooling
- Familiarity with Limited Partnership Agreements (LPAs) and their accounting implications
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, especially in ambiguous or edge-case scenarios
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting concepts to non-accountants
- Ability to lead through clarity, collaboration, and consistency
- Comfort operating in a remote, fast-moving, and evolving organization
- Nice to Have
- Prior experience working in venture capital or with venture funds at scale
- Exposure to building or improving accounting systems, platforms, or internal tools
- Prior audit or public accounting background
What We Offer
- Meaningful impact through building infrastructure that expands access to venture capital globally
- Opportunity for career growth and role expansion as the platform scales
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
- Remote-first work environment with thoughtful, high-caliber teammates
- A working schedule for adults, including flexible hours and flexible PTO
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