Finance Manager

Atlas Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking a Fund Finance Manager for private equity funds, based in Chicago or New York, with a base salary of $165,000 to $175,000 and a commitment to in-office work four days a week. You will oversee quarterly and annual fund financials under US GAAP and manage NAV, capital calls and distributions with external administrators.

You’ll build automated reporting, support budgeting and cash forecasting, and collaborate with leadership across valuation, IR, tax and compliance.

Qualifications

• CPA with public accounting experience, plus time inside a fund, private equity preferred.
• 6+ years of private funds experience.
• Advanced Excel with hands‑on Power BI, Power Pivot, Power Query, Tableau or Alteryx.
• Experience on data or automation workstreams.
• Comfortable with constant change and long hours.

Responsibilities

• Review the funds’ quarterly and annual financials under US GAAP (ASC 946).
• Oversee the third-party administrator’s work on NAV, partner capital, capital calls, distributions and waterfalls.
• Build automated reporting and dashboards, and find AI use cases that cut manual work.
• Support budgets, cash forecasting and capital activity for executive leadership.
• Partner with valuation, investor relations, tax and compliance on audits, credit facility compliance and regulatory filings.
• Review and mentor associates.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

CPA license

Tools

Power BI

Power Pivot

Power Query

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Fund Finance Manager, Private Equity · Chicago or New York · $165,000 to $175,000 base · In office 4 days

Our client, a private investment firm, is hiring a Fund Finance Manager to oversee reporting and operations for its private equity funds.

Responsibilities

• Review the funds’ quarterly and annual financials under US GAAP (ASC 946)
• Oversee the third-party administrator’s work on NAV, partner capital, capital calls, distributions and waterfalls
• Build automated reporting and dashboards, and find AI use cases that cut manual work
• Support budgets, cash forecasting and capital activity for executive leadership
• Partner with valuation, investor relations, tax and compliance on audits, credit facility compliance and regulatory filings
• Review and mentor associates

Requirements

• CPA with public accounting experience plus time inside a fund, private equity preferred
• 6+ years of private funds experience
• Advanced Excel beyond lookups and pivots, with hands‑on Power BI, Power Pivot, Power Query, Tableau or Alteryx
• Experience on data or automation workstreams
• Comfortable with constant change and long hours

Why this role

The administrator handles the processing, so your time goes to review, analysis and improving how the function runs rather than producing the numbers. You’d work directly with executive leadership, with autonomy and a direct line into their decisions. People rarely leave this team, and promotions are earned.

Fund reporting, automation work and leadership exposure in one seat is breadth most people don’t get until later. All in all, you get a seat close to leadership now, and a skill set built for what comes next.

Expect 55-60 hour weeks for at least the next year. Benefits include daily meals, late-night car service and dinner, and most health premiums covered.

The annual base salary range is $165,000 to $175,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.