Assistant Controller

Job Description

Job Description

DRAFT / CONFIDENTIAL

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Venture Investment Firm

SF Bay Area

Overview

Hiring firm is a family office and alternative investment firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They strive to hire individuals interested in performing in challenging and demanding roles. Job experience, skills, and excellent attitude are all equally critical to succeed in the role. The position described below requires a customer support orientation, a disposition to work and assist others to maximize productivity and efficiency. Previous experience in a small organization with a complex business and performing a diversity of responsibilities would be helpful to be in tune with this position. This role is approximately 50% focused on the principal's personal finances and 50% focused on the principal's personal investment vehicles and foundation.

The hiring firm is looking for an exceptional Assistant Controller to join their lean team. The Assistant Controller is responsible for all fund financial and administrative matters. The position will work closely with the team accountants, CFO, and investment professionals; and be an integral member of the broader team.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of administration and accounting for all fund partnerships and management company, including financial statements, valuations, capital calls, distributions, partnership allocations, management fee calculations and fund waterfall allocations
• Coordinate preparation and review of quarterly valuations for all portfolio companies, in accordance with GAAP; participate in monitoring all investments and reporting on performance
• Work closely with external parties including fund accountants, auditors and tax professionals, and others to ensure accurate, timely and cost-effective audits, reporting for the funds, management company and tax compliance and delivery of K-1s to investors
• Ensure compliance with the Fund Partnership agreements and GAAP requirements
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and documented to ensure protection of assets, compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulations
• Manage treasury activities, including credit lines, budgeting, monitoring cash balances, vendor payment, investment funding, and distributions, etc.
• Manage expense reports and review portfolio company invoices prepared by the accounting manager
• Ensure accuracy of expense allocations to the various funds
• Assist in the maintenance of Limited Partnership relationships and support communications regarding investor meetings, due diligence and fundraising data requests, distributions, and other LP communications
• Oversee execution of compliance activities such as employee stock trade monitoring
• Manage team staff including accounting and administrative professionals
• Assistance with the management of regulatory requirements, including the SEC and FINRA
• Support fund compliance areas to manage and mitigate risk, establish proper controls, support business initiatives, and protect the fund from legal and regulatory risk
• Provide support for fund raising activities

  Requirements

• 10+ years of experience
• Accounting or Finance BS/BA (MA/MBA desirable)
• CPA preferred
• Strong knowledge of fund/partnership accounting is required; venture capital fund accounting experience preferred
• Proven track record of accounting, controls, reporting and fund knowledge
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies and the ability to understand and analyze changes in the business model
• Must carry herself/himself with integrity, credibility, and a commitment to success
• Demonstrated careful attention to detail, review of own work, and willingness to be a hands-on member of the team
• Highly effective communication (both written and verbal) and organizational skills
• Experience with professional and financial software applications.