Manager, Fund Administration (Onboarding)

Jobgether SRL; Canada; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary CAD 140k-150k

Equity

Health coverage

Life insurance

Mental wellness

Family support

Unlimited vacation

Leave policies

Retirement plan

Home workspace stipend

Professional development

Remote work flexibility

Global collaboration

Job summary

Jobgether SRL is seeking a senior leader to oversee the onboarding of new fund administration clients, ensuring accurate fund accounting and reporting setups from day one. You will manage client relationships throughout implementation, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive projects to meet timelines and quality standards.

This role blends deep accounting expertise with a tech-minded approach to streamline workflows, improve operations, and deliver an exceptional client experience for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• 7+ years fund accounting experience in private equity, VC, or real estate funds.
• 3+ years people management experience.
• Experience managing onboarding, data migration, or implementations.
• Strong fund accounting knowledge and reporting.
• Understanding of private equity structures and reporting.
• Ability to investigate and resolve complex problems with minimal supervision.
• Experience defining system requirements and implementing new tech-enabled processes.
• Strong PM, organizational, and communication skills.
• Technology-minded with interest in automation.
• Comfort in a fast-growing environment and evolving processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end onboarding of new fund administration clients with cross-functional teams.
• Manage implementation plans, milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain client relationships for onboarding.
• Serve as a technical accounting resource for fund accounting and reporting.
• Lead initiatives to optimize onboarding workflows and best practices.
• Oversee collection and review of LPAs and financial data for implementation.
• Reconcile client data and ensure accuracy throughout onboarding.
• Review client workspaces and configurations before transition to ongoing services.
• Identify opportunities for product improvements from client feedback.
• Coach and develop team members and support performance management.
• Contribute to special projects to scale onboarding services.

Skills

Fund accounting

People management

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Technical accounting

Data migration

Communication

Problem solving

Automation mindset

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Financial tech environments

Job description

In this leadership role, you will oversee the onboarding of new clients for fund administration services, ensuring accurate fund accounting and reporting setups from day one. You will manage client relationships throughout implementation, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure projects meet agreed timelines and quality standards. Combining deep accounting expertise with a technology-driven mindset, you will help streamline workflows, improve operational efficiency, and deliver an exceptional client experience. You will also coach and support team members while helping shape scalable onboarding processes in a fast-growing environment. This is an opportunity to influence service delivery, contribute to product improvements, and help private equity, venture capital, and real estate fund managers strengthen their operations and investor relationships.

Accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end onboarding of new fund administration clients, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementations.

• Manage implementation plans, project milestones, timelines, and key deliverables to ensure onboarding activities are completed efficiently and accurately.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships throughout the onboarding process, providing clear communication and a high-quality customer experience.

• Serve as a technical accounting resource for clients and internal team members, particularly in fund accounting, financial reporting, and complex fund structures.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize onboarding workflows, establish best practices, and increase process efficiency.

• Oversee the collection and review of fund offering documents, including limited partnership agreements (LPAs), as well as financial data required for implementation.

• Reconcile customer-provided information and validate data accuracy throughout the onboarding process.

• Review completed client workspaces and configuration settings to ensure quality, accuracy, and readiness before transitioning accounts to ongoing service teams.

• Identify opportunities for product and technology improvements, communicating client feedback and technical requirements to product development teams.

• Manage, coach, and develop team members, supporting performance management, career progression, and effective team building.

• Contribute to special projects and broader initiatives that support the growth and scalability of fund administration services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.

• At least 7 years of fund accounting experience within private equity, venture capital, and/or real estate funds.

• At least 3 years of people management experience, including hiring, team development, performance management, coaching, and career planning.

• Proven experience managing client onboarding, data migration, or implementation projects within fund administration or financial technology environments.

• Strong knowledge of fund-level accounting and reporting, including complex fund structures, consolidations, and financial reporting requirements.

• Advanced understanding of complex accounting transactions, private equity investment structures, and reporting practices for private equity funds.

• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate, analyze, and resolve complex problems with minimal supervision.

• Experience defining system requirements and implementing new systems or technology-enabled processes.

• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.

• A technology-oriented mindset and genuine interest in using software and automation to improve business operations.

• Comfort working in a fast-growing environment where priorities may evolve and processes are continuously refined.

• A client-focused, collaborative leadership style, with a commitment to delivering accurate work and high-quality service.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: Canadian base salary range of CAD $140,000–$150,000, depending on experience, skills, location, and applicable local pay requirements.

• Equity compensation.

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families.

• Life insurance.

• Mental wellness coverage.

• Fertility and growing-family support.

• Unlimited vacation, in addition to company-paid holidays.

• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave.

• Retirement savings plans.

• Allowance to customize your home workspace and technology setup.

• Annual professional development stipend.

• Remote work flexibility.

• Opportunities to shape onboarding operations and collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.