Associate, Fund Operations

Jaide Health; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Vacation days

Wellness days

Unlimited sick days

Work abroad program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Wealthsimple is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant to own NAV accuracy for private market vehicles and act as the bridge between external fund administrators and internal teams. You will oversee NAV-related tasks and capital activity, collaborating with Legal, Compliance, Investment Research, and external auditors to ensure institutional-grade accuracy.

You will join a small, high-ownership Fund Operations team that supports private credit, private equity, and other funds.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience at a fund management or fund administration company.
• Experience through a full fund accounting cycle including trade execution and journal entries.
• Strong Excel skills; SQL or programming experience is a plus; designation progress is valued.
• Strong business judgment and comfort with large datasets under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Join Fund Operations and work with the Manager to execute daily fund accounting and capital activity.
• Own NAV tasks including expense reviews, P&L verification, and cash/position reconciliations.
• Process capital activity for alternative funds: subscriptions, redemptions, distributions, capital calls.
• Handle in-kind and mutual fund transfers within Fundserv as subject matter expert.
• Collaborate with Asset Management, Compliance, Product, Trading, and Engineering to ensure data accuracy.
• Respond to client inquiries and prepare ad-hoc reports for portfolios.
• Coordinate with auditors during annual audits and prepare audit workpapers.
• Use data to identify inefficiencies and propose AI-assisted improvements.
• Maintain and update process documentation as operations scale.

Skills

NAV calculations

Fund accounting

Excel

SQL

CPA/CFA/CAIA in progress

Data analysis

Tools

Fundserv

Job description

Build something people love

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

About the role

We're looking for a technical, detail-oriented Senior Fund Accountant to join our Alternative Operations team. You'll be the primary owner of the Net Asset Value (NAV) for our private market vehicles — not just reporting on it, but acting as the bridge between our external fund administrators and our internal product and investment teams. Our Alternative offerings, ranging from Private Credit to Private Equity funds, need to be accounted for with institutional‑grade precision, and that precision starts with you.

About the team

Fund Operations is the team that keeps our Alternative Investment Funds products running accurately and at scale. We own the operational functions behind private credit, private equity, private markets, venture, and infrastructure fund structures, including NAV oversight, capital activity, and financial reporting. We're a small, high‑ownership team that works closely with Legal, Compliance, Investment Research, and external Fund Administrators, GPs, Custodians, and Auditors to build institutional‑grade processes as our alternatives platform grows.

What you'll do:

• Join the Fund Operations team, and work directly with our Manager and other Fund Operations Associates to execute on daily fund accounting and capital activity processes
• Own NAV‑related tasks including expense reviews, P&L verification, and cash and position reconciliations, to keep our funds' NAVs accurate and defensible
• Process capital activity for alternative funds, including subscriptions, redemptions, distributions, and capital calls, ensuring every transaction runs with precision
• Handle in‑kind and mutual fund transfer transactions within Fundserv, acting as a subject matter expert on Fundserv from a fund manufacturing and dealer perspective
• Collaborate with Asset Management, Compliance, Product, Trading, and Engineering to ensure the accuracy of client records and flag operational issues before they become client‑facing problems
• Respond to client inquiries and prepare ad‑hoc reports that give clients clarity on their portfolios
• Coordinate with auditors during the annual audit process and help prepare audit workpapers
• Use data to identify inefficiencies in our processes and propose solutions, leveraging AI where it helps us move faster without sacrificing accuracy
• Maintain and update process documentation as our operations scale

What you bring:

• 1‑2 years of experience at a fund management or fund administration company, with exposure to NAV calculations, tax and audit preparation, and settlement of orders, distributions, redemptions, and capital calls
• Experience through a full fund accounting cycle, including trade execution, positions, bank reconciliations, audit support, and journal entries
• Strong Excel skills, with SQL or other programming experience considered a plus, along with progress toward or completion of an industry designation (CPA, CFA, CAIA, CSC) also a plus
• Strong business judgment, comfort working with large datasets under tight deadlines, and a genuine curiosity about fintech and alternative investments

Why Wealthsimple?

Top‑tier health benefits and life insurance

Long‑term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business

20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year*

90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year*

Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS

We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.
*Unlimited paid sick days, Wellness Days and the 90 day away program do not apply to certain roles.

ICYMI

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.

Inclusion Statement: We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement: We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.