Early-Stage Venture Finance & Operations Analyst

Sidekick Partners; Texas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

Sidekick Partners is seeking a Finance & Operations Analyst to support the firm’s finance, fund operations, investment, and portfolio-monitoring activities. The role offers exposure across the venture lifecycle and will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth or New York City, with in-office presence required at least 3 days per week.

You will manage ad hoc projects, maintain records, assist with budgeting and close processes, and collaborate with external service providers.

Qualifications

• Hard-working with integrity and low ego.
• Independent problem solving with high attention to detail.
• Non-traditional hours; evenings and some weekend work expected.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments amid ambiguity.
• 0-4 years in finance, accounting, fund administration, or similar.
• Strong financial, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience with financial statements and GL accounting helpful but not required.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; QuickBooks preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hands-on skills developing processes and applications in AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide variety of ad hoc projects across finance and operations.
• Maintain internal databases and records including portfolio valuations and metrics.
• Help manage fund-level financial statements and GL activity in QuickBooks.
• Support issuance and tracking of capital calls, distributions, and investor statements.
• Assist with budgeting, cash forecasting, expense management, A/P, and vendor admin.
• Coordinate with fund administrators, tax advisors, auditors, banks, and other providers.
• Support quarterly/annual close processes, valuation updates, audit requests, tax deliverables, and compliance reporting.
• Assist with market research, due diligence and deal pipeline activities.
• Prepare materials for internal meetings and investor updates.
• Improve recurring workflows and reporting through automation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent problem solver

Strong work ethic

Ambiguity tolerance

Excel/Google Sheets

Claude/ AI tools

Strong communication

Time management

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Sidekick Partners is seeking a Finance & Operations Analyst to support the firm’s finance, fund operations, investment, and portfolio-monitoring activities. The role offers exposure across the venture lifecycle and will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth or New York City, with in-office presence required at least 3 days per week.

You will manage ad hoc projects, maintain records, assist with budgeting and close processes, and collaborate with external service providers.