We are a provider of specialized fund administration services for Managers and General Partners of private equity funds, specifically: Buy‐out, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Fund‐of‐ Funds. For new General Partners, we provide consulting services to help accelerate the launch of their funds in addition to our full fund administration services. For established General Partners, we provide administration services and technology to whole fund families or select funds, to help scale their fund operations rapidly and efficiently.
Job Description:
Exciting opportunity for a client services professional to join a rapidly growing fund administration firm! The Fund Controller role plays a key role in helping to onboard new clients to Standish’s fund accounting group. In conjunction with the Manager, the Fund Controller is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the client onboarding process, which includes preparation of client deliverables and communications.
Essential Functions:
- Develop a thorough understanding of the client’s Fund structure and reporting (ie. blockers, splitters, AIVs)
- Supervision of gathering and organizing client onboarding
- Preparation and/or review of capital calls, LP communication documents, and other client deliverables
- Assist with onboarding client investor information in software systems
- Assist with historical data implementation and review
- Maintain status of projects in Standish’s project management system
- Collaborate with the Manager to develop and implement best practices
- Manage ongoing systems support for the firm
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree required (Finance/Accounting/Economics concentration preferred)
- Previous Private Equity/VC experience and knowledge of Partnership Accounting
- Minimum 2-3 years of public accounting experience or equivalent
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word & Outlook
- Familiarity with QuickBooks or other accounting reporting systems (Allvue, eFront, etc.)
- Attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Able to multi- task
- Ability to work in a team and individually
- Strong organizational skills and work ethic
- Adept using web-based data entry databases
