Manager, Investment Fund Operations, AIM

Accion International; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (90% employer funded)

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan (employer match)

Paid holidays and vacation/PTO

Job summary

Accion Impact Management (AIM) seeks an Investment Fund Operations Manager to own AIM's fund operations, ensuring governance, reporting, and compliance across the organization. The role is based in Washington, D.C.

with a hybrid in-office/remote arrangement. Responsibilities include producing investor reports, coordinating committee meetings, leading fundraising operations, and supporting SEC filings and audit processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, or related field is required.
• 5–10 years of relevant work experience with supervisory or team-lead responsibility.
• Experience with investment management firms or SEC-regulated funds and investor reporting cycles.
• Knowledge of fund operations, reporting systems, and tools relevant to scale.
• Excellent English communication; Spanish desired.
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills; ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead investor reports, portfolio updates, and investor information responses.
• Coordinate quarterly and annual LP and LP Advisory Committee meetings.
• Serve as governance lead for AIM meetings, set agendas, manage materials, track deadlines.
• Lead fundraising operations: data room management, due diligence responses, close logistics.
• Oversee reporting processes and deliverables across the fund.
• Design and oversee investment management systems, policies, and procedures.

Skills

5-10 years exp

Leadership

Investment management

Project management

Fund operations

Reporting systems

Financial analysis

Impact investing

English fluency

Spanish desired

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/economics/finance

Job description

About Accion Impact Management (AIM):

Accion Impact Management is Accion’s platform for impact investments in financial inclusion leveraging third-party capital. Accion Impact Management manages Accion Ventures and Accion Digital Transformation and is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is staffed by a team of investment professionals, working to harness the capital markets to provide high-quality and affordable financial services to people who are currently excluded from the financial system. More at https://accion.org/accionimpactmanagement.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an Investment Fund Operations Manager to lead and own AIM's fund operations function, with accountability for the systems, processes, and reporting that keep the high-performing team running effectively. The position will be responsible for the operational execution across AIM, ensuring that key organizational priorities, governance obligations, and strategic initiatives are coordinated, tracked, and executed effectively, , fund and policy compliance, and audit support – all with a focus on inclusive financial institutions and Fintechs. This position will also oversee the reporting process, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.

This role is based in Washington, D.C., with a hybrid work arrangement requiring a combination of in-office and remote work.

Primary Responsibilities:

Portfolio Management and Investment Support:

• Lead the production of investor reports, portfolio updates, and responses to investor information requests, directing investment staff inputs and approving final deliverables.
• Prepare the agenda and coordinate all quarterly and annual LP and LP Advisory Committee meetings.
• Serve as governance lead for key AIM meetings — Executive Committee, Investment Committees, LP Advisory Committees and LP meetings — setting agendas, managing the materials process, and ensuring follow-through on action items. Track governance requirements and key deadlines.
• Lead the fundraising operations workstream, including data room build-out and management, LP due diligence response, and close logistics.
• Oversee reporting processes and deliverables.

Own communications, decks, and materials prepared for AIM and prospective LPs:

• Primarily focused on new capital raising, though not exclusively.
• Work closely with the Investment Fundraiser to support fundraising efforts.
• Provide support in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports.
• Support Managing Partners with ad hoc reporting needs.
• Review and approve marketing materials (including pitch decks, PPMs, data rooms) for compliance with SEC marketing regulations, serving as first-line reviewer before Legal sign-off.
• Collaborate with the Legal department to assist in the preparation and review of SEC filings and other regulatory documentation.

Additional Duties:

• Own the annual audit process end-to-end as primary liaison to external auditors and fund administrators, managing the timeline, PBC list, and internal contributors.
• Design and oversee investment management systems, policies and procedures, including document management and warehousing process, tracking consistency with investment policy and historic practices.
• Oversee corporate administration support including file management as well as maintaining AIM’s operating documents.
• Drive vendor relationships and the operations vendor budget, leading negotiations and ensuring contracts are current and commercially sound.
• Supervise and develop junior operations staff, setting priorities, reviewing work product, and managing performance.
• Scale operating infrastructure as the platform grows, identifying process gaps and leading remediation across Finance, Legal, and Investment teams.
• Leading software selection and operational improvement initiatives.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Business, Economics, Finance or a related field; CFA, CPA, or MBA a plus.
• 5–10 years of relevant work experience is required, with prior supervisory or team-lead responsibility strongly preferred.
• Prior supervisory or team-lead responsibility preferred.
• Experience working with investment management firms or investment funds, including direct experience within an SEC-regulated entity and ownership of investor reporting cycles or fund closes.
• Project management skills: ability to develop and execute operational plans successfully.
• Fluency with fund operations and reporting systems, and the judgment to select and implement new tools as the platform scales.
• Knowledge of financial analysis, financial inclusion, and/or impact investing industry, also a plus.
• Excellent English communication skills. Proficiency in Spanish desired.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the judgment to set priorities for a team and operate with autonomy in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to foster collaboration and build strong relationships across diverse teams and backgrounds.
• Interest in our mission and working globally, and alignment with and embodiment of our team values.

Travel Requirement:

• There may be some travel required (less than 10%).

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $100K- $120K
• The above salary range serves as a general guideline. Accion considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, training, skills, location, current market conditions as well as internal pay alignment.
• AIM provides a total compensation package, including base salary, discretionary merit-based bonus, and a variety of benefits including health insurance (90% employer funded), life and disability insurance, retirement plans (up to 6% employer match), paid holidays and paid time-off for vacation plus personal days as well as sick days.

Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States. AIM is not sponsoring applicants for work visas at this time, nor applicants requiring other forms of employment work authorization. This position is not eligible for U.S. work authorization/visa sponsorship.

AIM is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture. AIM seeks qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, or any other basis protected by law. AIM is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.