VP Finance/Controller @ Investment Manager

Job Description

Coda Search is partnering with an investment manager with offices located in NYC. This is a growing firm that manages a diversified portfolio of public, private investments, and real assets. The team is seeking to hire a VP Finance/Controller to manage a team of 4-5 direct reports who will be responsible for all financial reporting and day-to-day accounting across all its entities.

Key responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all entities, trusts, LLCs, partnerships, and operating companies.
• Prepare and review consolidated and entity-level financial statements
• Lead the annual audit and any entity-level reviews, serving as primary contact for external auditors.
• Design, document, and maintain internal controls, approval workflows, and segregation of duties.
• Finance, treasury and planning
• Oversee accounting for direct investments, co-investments and fund commitments across private equity, venture, real estate, credit and hedge funds.
• Track commitments, capital calls, distributions and unfunded obligations; record valuations from capital account statements and K-1s.
• Oversee partnership accounting for internal investment vehicles, including capital accounts, allocations and waterfall calculations.
• Coordinate with outside tax advisors on returns, estimated payments, K-1 collection and timely filing.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of four; set priorities, review work and run performance evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; active CPA.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Big Four or top-tier public accounting with alternative investments,
• 4+ years managing and developing accounting teams.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, partnership accounting and multi-entity consolidations.
• Hands-on experience with private fund investments: capital calls, distributions, valuations and K-1 workflows.