Fund Controller

Standish Management; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Standish Management in Dallas seeks a Fund Controller to lead financial reporting and administration for private equity clients, coordinating with Engagement Manager on fund accounting, capital accounts, and financial statement prep.

Responsibilities include supervising audit and tax prep, preparing information for capital calls, distributions, allocations, cash flow forecasting, quarterly reporting to Limited Partners, investor data maintenance in third-party software, and some travel to client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Finance/Accounting/Economics concentration preferred.
• 2+ years of public accounting experience or equivalent.
• CPA is a plus; Private Equity/VC experience and partnership accounting knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of the audit and tax preparation process.
• Assisting with information for Capital Calls, Distributions and Allocations to investors.
• Detailed management and tracking of portfolio company financings.
• Cash flow management and forecasting.
• Assisting with Quarterly Reporting to the Limited Partners.
• Maintenance of investor information in third party software systems.
• Some local travel to Client sites as needed.

Skills

Financial reporting

Fund accounting

Cash flow management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Job description

We are a provider of specialized fund administration services for Managers and General Partners of private equity funds, specifically: Buy‐out, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Fund‐of‐ Funds. For new General Partners, we provide consulting services to help accelerate the launch of their funds in addition to our full fund administration services. For established General Partners, we provide administration services and technology to whole fund families or select funds, to help scale their fund operations rapidly and efficiently.

Job Description:

The Fund Controller at Standish works with other team members to lead the financial reporting and administration operations of our clients. In conjunction with the Engagement Manager, the Fund Controller is responsible for fund accounting, capital account maintenance and financial statement preparation for clients.

Essential Functions:

• Supervision of the audit and tax preparation process
• Assisting with the preparation of information and data for Capital Calls, Distributions and Allocations to investors
• Detailed management and tracking of portfolio company financings
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Assisting with the Quarterly Reporting to the Limited Partners
• Maintenance of investor information in third party software systems
• Some local travel to Client sites as needed

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required (Finance/Accounting/Economics concentration preferred)
• 2+ years of public accounting experience or equivalent
• CPA is a plus
• Previous Private Equity/VC experience and knowledge of Partnership Accounting, preferred