Fund Accounting Senior Manager

Belltower Fund Group; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company

Job summary

Belltower Fund Group is seeking a Fund Accounting Senior Manager to lead accounting, valuation, and reporting for 27,000+ funds on the AngelList platform. You will resolve exceptions, handle investor inquiries, and advance the automation of fund reporting processes.

Reporting to the Fund Accounting Director, you will collaborate across teams, interface with fund leads, investors, and external auditors, and mentor a growing team of accountants to ensure high-quality financial statements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in investment company accounting with CPA preferred.
• Experience at a public accounting firm or fund administrator.
• Proficiency in US GAAP (ASC 946, ASC 820).
• Experience preparing financial statements for funds, including footnotes.
• Experience improving control environments and SOC 1 processes.
• Experience coordinating with external auditors.
• Self-motivated with proactive work style.
• Excellent communication with portfolio companies and investors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and reporting for 27,000+ funds.
• Develop process descriptions, matrices, and flow charts for key controls.
• Onboard new clients from existing administrators and service providers.
• Interact with external auditors to ensure timely fund audits.
• Oversee events and data evaluation for investment valuations.
• Coach and supervise a team of accountants.
• Ensure fund accounting in accordance with US GAAP (ASC 946/ASC 820).
• Collaborate with engineering to drive automation.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Leadership/people management

Communication skills

Audit coordination

Education

CPA license

Bachelor's in Accounting

Job description

Belltower is empowering world-changing fund investments.

Belltower was formed in 2019 as AngelList’s native fund administrator and completed its journey to become an independent company at the end of 2023. Belltower provides fund administration services to the venture space. Our coverage spans syndicates, venture funds, and first-of-their-kind rolling funds. Our full-service fund management offering streamlines the complexity of running a fund by integrating financial reporting, tax, compliance, portfolio management, and other services that managers typically have to cobble together from multiple vendors. Our services, combined with AngelList’s software, enable us to launch and scale a fund efficiently, allowing fund managers to focus on what they do best: investing.

Since 2019, Belltower has supported 27k+ funds representing over $25B in assets under administration, leveraging AngelList’s fund admin software to power the service layer for funds launched on the AngelList platform.

About the Role:

The Fund Accounting Senior Manager is a critical member of the team responsible for overseeing the accounting, valuation, and reporting functions for 27,000+ funds run from the AngelList platform. This role will be a key member on a team that manages complex fund accounting work that leverages some automation and some manual work that is not yet automated. The Fund Accounting Senior Manager will resolve exceptions, address investor inquiries, and research new technical issues.

The Fund Accounting Senior Manager will report to the Fund Accounting Director and collaborate with other fund accounting team members and cross-functional operations teams. You will focus on managing the production of financial reporting deliverables for funds while also ensuring accurate accounting updates (including valuation of investments), resolving exceptions, addressing investor inquiries, and researching new technical issues. The role will involve interfacing directly with fund leads, fund investors, external auditors, and other parties.

You Will:

• Oversee key team processes involved in ensuring accurate accounting for and reporting of investment companies
• Develop and own descriptions, matrices and flow charts in relation to the processes key processes and controls
• Develop and own processes to onboard new clients from existing administrators and service providers
• Interact with external auditors and ensure timely completion of fund audits
• Oversee portfolio company events and data evaluation, determining appropriate valuation actions for each investment
• Coach and oversee a team of manager and/or senior accountants
• Ensure that accounting treatment for funds is in accordance with US GAAP, particularly ASC 946, ASC 820, and evaluate special situations
• Collaborate with engineering teams to drive increased automation

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in investment company accounting, with a strong academic track record and CPA license (strongly preferred)
• Have experience working with at a public accounting firm and/or experience at a fund administrator or investment advisor in a fund accounting focused role
• Proficiency in US GAAP, particularly ASC 946 and ASC 820
• Extensive experience in financial statement creation for investment companies/funds, including writing footnotes
• A track record of improving financial reporting control environments and SOC 1 report process implementation and/or management
• Experience in preparing materials for and coordinating with external auditors
• A commitment to success, self-motivation, and proactivity
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with portfolio companies and lead investors

Belltower Funds is a remote-first company. This position is fully remote for anyone in the United States or Canada.

Benefits:We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work.

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Belltower Funds is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.