Finance Manager

Vaco by Highspring has partnered with our client who is looking to hire an Operations Associate to join their team

Where: Boston, MA

Hybrid, 3 days onsite/week

Permanent Job Opportunity

$125K-$150K

Position Summary


The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing financial reporting, fund accounting, valuation support, and operational finance activities for a growing investment management platform. This individual will play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls, supporting valuation processes, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information across multiple investment vehicles.


The position partners closely with teams across Finance, Investor Relations, Valuation, Tax, FP&A, Operations, and Investments. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can effectively manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality work. This role offers significant visibility across the organization and the opportunity to contribute to a growing business.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Fund Accounting

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and investor reporting packages.
• Review and analyze fund performance and prepare management reporting and commentary for senior leadership.
• Oversee work performed by third-party administrators and service providers to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Manage capital activity, including investor contributions, distributions, and related reporting.
• Maintain investment portfolio records and supporting schedules.
• Monitor investment income, cash flows, and portfolio activity.
• Perform daily cash management activities, including account monitoring and reconciliations.
• Coordinate year-end audit activities and serve as a primary contact for external auditors.

Valuation & Investment Support

• Support valuation processes across a variety of investment types and asset classes.
• Assist with valuation reviews, analyses, and documentation in accordance with internal policies and industry standards.
• Partner with investment and finance teams to ensure valuation inputs and assumptions are appropriately captured and documented.

Investor & Cross-Functional Support

• Collaborate with Investor Relations to support fundraising efforts, investor reporting, and ad hoc information requests.
• Partner with Tax teams to support quarterly estimates, year-end allocations, and related reporting requirements.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely completion of projects and deliverables.
• Support strategic initiatives, process improvement efforts, and operational enhancements across the finance function.

Leadership

• Provide mentorship, coaching, and development support to junior team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining best practices, controls, and scalable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 5 years of progressive accounting, finance, or fund accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience and/or experience within investment management, asset management, private markets, or alternative investments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP financial reporting and investment accounting principles.
• Experience supporting valuation processes for private investments is highly desirable.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience mentoring junior professionals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.


EEO Notice


Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.


Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io .


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Representation Notice


By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here ( ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice


Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.