Best suited to experienced fund accountants comfortable with venture capital and private equity dynamics, working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
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Original posting from Carta via Greenhouse
The Company You’ll Join
Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.
Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.
Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.
The Problems You’ll Solve
Help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our services. Some of the strategic support that we provide includes:
Capital calls
Audit/tax support
Pre/post close services
Quarterly and annual financials
Limited Partner communications
Bring transparency to founders, VCs, and LPs and help our clients make more accurate decisions by helping them utilize our tools and resources such as:
Real-time IRR
Real-time portfolio data
Provide additional data points (TVPI, RVPI)
Improve our product and software through working with our product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Venture Capital product suite
Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our Fund Administration software
The Team You’ll Work With
The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing, and we have a proven product/market fit in the venture capital space. Our three main pillars of competency in Fund Administration at Carta are technical excellence, client management and innovation. We put our customers first, are willing to learn and grow, are problem solvers, deliver consistent on-time results, ensure data security is a priority, project management effectively, maintain a professional community and work as one team.
The Impact You’ll Have
Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration group. As a Senior Fund Accountant at Carta, you will be part of a highly dynamic team to support our goal and the future of the Fund Administration business. In this role, you will partner with top venture capital firms to streamline their financial accounting needs. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams, all while growing your foundational knowledge of accounting in an engaging, fast-paced environment.
About You
You have strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, and accurately judge when to make decisions versus escalate them
You’re interested in providing best-in-class-service
You communicate information in a timely, appropriate manner to all relevant stakeholders and are able to multitask to meet multiple deadlines
You have an understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Fund Administration
You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements
You’re interested in working on projects in a fast paced environment with a supportive team and as an individual
Salary
Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our expected cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
$100,130.00 - $117,800.00 in Seattle, WA
We are hiring for multiple levels and locations, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, and other factors.
Disclosures:
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
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Source: Carta careers (Greenhouse)