Controller

Job Description

Our client is a rapidly growing private investment fund focused on making idiosyncratic investments across the capital structure, with an emphasis on delivering tailored capital solutions. The firm has raised approximately $5 billion in capital over the past three years and aims to scale to $15 billion within the next two to three years.

They are a rapidly growing Special Situations fund with over $5 billion in AUM and a commitment to innovation and excellence. Looking for a Management Company Controller to run the financial engine of the firm itself, not just the funds we manage. You will report directly to the COO/CFO and take full ownership of the management company’s books, tax position, compensation accounting, budgeting, and reporting. This is a builder’s role, not a maintenance role. The management company currently runs on QuickBooks, and you will be the one who decides what it runs on next, leading the evaluation and migration to a system built for a firm of our scale and ambition. You will have direct exposure to the COO/CFO and partners, real ownership over how the firm’s own finances are run, and the chance to build the infrastructure that scales with us. Responsibilities include:

• Own the management company’s books and records in QuickBooks, including the monthly close, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Lead the evaluation and migration to a more robust accounting system (e.g., Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar), including the policies and controls that come with it.
• Manage tax compliance for the management company and affiliated entities, including federal, state, and local filings, K-1s, and estimated payments, working closely with outside tax preparers.
• Own compensation and payroll accounting, partnering with HR and the COO/CFO on salaries, bonus accruals, and partner distributions.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting, monitoring actuals against budget and flagging variances.
• Deliver management reporting to the COO/CFO and partners, and lead the annual management company audit.
• Partner across Fund Accounting, Operations, Legal, and Compliance, and take on ad hoc projects as they come up.

What We Are Looking For

We want someone who wants to own this. The right person sees a management company still running on QuickBooks and gets excited about what they could build instead of unsettled by the work involved. You will have real autonomy, a direct line to the COO/CFO, and a mandate to modernize how the firm runs its own finances.

• Builder Mindset: Sees an under-built process as an opportunity, not a burden, and is energized by designing systems and controls from scratch.
• Ownership: Takes full responsibility for work product and outcomes, and closes loops without being asked.
• Analytical Rigor: Sharp, precise, and comfortable owning numbers that go straight to the COO/CFO and partners.
• Effective Communicator: Clear and direct with the COO/CFO, service providers, and external advisors alike.
• Organizational Excellence: Manages competing deadlines across accounting, tax, budgeting, and reporting without dropping a ball.