Tech Quant Hedge Fund - Controller or VP Finance
Classification: Controller
Compensation: DOE
For details on salary, benefits and more details, please reach out to Michael Lauer via LinkedIn or text
HOT JOB!
Controller / VP Finance
San Francisco
(open to remote from other markets)
The client:
Our client is a quantitative global equity market neutral hedge fund that uses tech to drive their investments.
The role:
As a key member of the accounting team, this person will be responsible for the management of both the hedge fund and management company operations, accounting, and financial reporting functions.
The position:
● Hands-on leadership to the accounting, operations, and financial reporting functions
● Responsible for review of monthly NAVs as prepared by Administrators
● Review of position recs, cash recs, daily NAVs estimates
● Prepare and maintain in-house investor allocations as independent check against Administrators’ work
● Act as primary contact to external auditors and lead an efficient audit process
● Act as primary contact to external tax consultants to prepare K1s and partnership returns
● Work with external service providers including legal counsel and compliance consultants for all regulatory/ compliance filings
● Prepare external investor reporting and coordinate with Administrators and investors on subsequent information requests
● Oversight of Management Company/Investment Advisor entity and affiliated Fintech entity. At this level, responsibilities include local/state/federal regulatory filings, budgeting, cash flow planning and HR functions including payroll, insurance and benefits
Keys:
- 8+ years of accounting experience within the Asset Management space, plus experience working for big4/big10 with hedge activity clients.
- Plus: CPA/CFA, forecasting, financial projection
- Experience with hedge funds, fund administration (using SS& C), hedge fund compliance, fund accounting
- Strong technical knowledge of accounting particularly around topics inherent with venture-backed, fin-tech companies
- Knowledge of managing a Cap Table, option issuance/exercises
- Experience with Quickbooks, Xero, Carta or other accounting software
- Experience with crypto accounting is a plus
Selling points:
- Opportunity to come and build out a new team in an exciting and growing space (crypto and AI/machine learning). Additional resource will be given to this person after ramp up.
- Exciting work – this is not just an accounting role; lots of finance component to this role as the Lead accounting/finance hire
- They are a small team; opportunity to interface with the founders of the firm and the operating companies
- Full benefits: medical, dental, vision coverage
- Unlimited PTO
- Commuter benefits
If you are interested in this role, please send over your updated resume and the best time to speak for 5-10 mins today.
If you are not interested in the position, I would greatly appreciate it if you can pass the goodwill forward and share this with friends in the industry, who may not have access to these roles otherwise.
For details on salary, benefits and more details, please reach out to Michael Lauer via LinkedIn or text
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