Senior Fund Controller — Private Markets Secondaries

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking a senior Fund Controller (Principal) in New York City to own finance and operations for a fast-growing private markets secondaries business. Build the finance model from the ground up and partner with leadership across tax, legal, and technology.

The role carries a base salary of $225,000–$315,000 with a bonus range of $175,000–$200,000. Location is New York City, with opportunity to shape strategy and scale operations.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of public and private accounting experience, with secondaries or fund-of-funds familiarity.
• Strong U.S. GAAP expertise and a track record of building functions and improving operating models.
• CPA is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting, operations, and financial reporting across the platform.
• Build scalable infrastructure and controls.
• Drive automation and AI adoption across processes.
• Oversee fund administrators and data governance.
• Review budgets and liquidity modeling.
• Support new product launches, RFPs, and fundraising requests.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and multiple teams.
• Coach junior staff toward CFO/COO leadership.

Skills

Public and private accounting

Secondaries experience

U.S. GAAP

CPA preferred

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Alteryx

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

Atlas Search is seeking a senior Fund Controller (Principal) in New York City to own finance and operations for a fast-growing private markets secondaries business. Build the finance model from the ground up and partner with leadership across tax, legal, and technology.

The role carries a base salary of $225,000–$315,000 with a bonus range of $175,000–$200,000. Location is New York City, with opportunity to shape strategy and scale operations.