Fund Finance Manager – PE, Automation & Leadership

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

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.