Senior Fund Accountant

Menlo Ventures; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing team at a forward-thinking company that is transforming fund administration. As a Senior Fund Accountant, you will leverage your expertise in closed-end fund accounting to provide best-in-class service to top venture capital firms. This dynamic role allows you to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and operations teams, enhancing your foundational knowledge of accounting in a fast-paced environment. Your critical thinking and problem-solving skills will be essential as you help clients navigate their financial needs and utilize innovative software solutions. If you're passionate about making a significant impact in the finance industry, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of closed-end fund accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of Limited Partnership Agreements and Venture Capital.

Responsibilities

• Support clients by prioritizing their needs and scaling CFO services.
• Work cross-functionally to streamline financial accounting needs.

Skills

Fund Accounting

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Investran

Job description

Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine.

Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity.

Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more.

Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets. Our best-in-class solution for fund management seamlessly integrates investor and portfolio company insights via a suite of tools designed ground-up to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO.

Responsibilities

• Help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our CFO services. Some of the strategic support that we provide includes:
• Capital calls and distributions
• Audit/tax support
• Pre/post close services
• Quarterly and annual financials
• Limited Partner communications
• Bring transparency to founders, VCs, and LPs and help our clients make more accurate decisions by helping them utilize our tools and resources such as:
• Real-time IRR
• Provide additional data points (TVPI, RVPI)
• Improve our product and software through working with our product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Investor Services product suite
• Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our Fund Administration software

The Team You’ll Work With

The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing, and we have a proven product/market fit in the venture capital space. Our three main pillars of competency in Fund Administration at Carta are technical excellence, client management and innovation. We put our customers first, are willing to learn and grow, are problem solvers, deliver consistent on-time results, ensure data security is a priority, project management effectively, maintain a professional community and work as one team.

The Impact You’ll Have

Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration group. As a Senior Fund Accountant at Carta, you will be part of a highly dynamic team to support our goal and the future of the Fund Administration business. In this role, you will partner with top venture capital firms to streamline their financial accounting needs. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams, all while growing your foundational knowledge of accounting in an engaging, fast-paced environment.

About You

• You have over 3 years of closed-end fund accounting experience
• You have an accounting or finance degree
• You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements
• You have strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, and accurately judge when to make decisions versus escalate them
• You’re interested in providing best-in-class service
• You communicate information in a timely, appropriate and effective manner to all relevant stakeholders and are able to multitask to meet multiple deadlines
• You have an understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Fund or Funds, Fund Administration. Have experience working on credit/real estate funds will be advantageous.
• You have advanced Microsoft Office skills with Investran experience
• You’re interested in working on projects in a fast-paced environment with a supportive team and as an individual
• You have experience mentoring/coaching junior accountants.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.

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