Partner 32, Assistant Controller
Partner 32, Assistant Controller
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$ 216000 - 252000
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Job Description
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growthstage technology companies across AI bio healthcare consumer crypto enterprise fintech games and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $45B in assets under management across multiple funds.
Weve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the companybuilding process; we know what its like to be in the founders shoes. Weve invested in companies like Affirm Airbnb Coinbase Databricks Devoted Health Insitro Figma GitHub Instacart OpenSea Roblox Stripe and Substack. Our team is at the forefront of new technology helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.
The Role
We are looking for an Assistant Controller to join our Fund Finance team. The Assistant Controller will report directly to a Controller and will work closely with other Assistant Controllers and Fund Finance staff. Internal customers of the role include Investor Relations Fund Strategy Corporate Accounting and external customers include Limited Partners and outside auditors. The Assistant Controller is responsible for daily cash flows of the Funds including wires for investing and cash distributions and quarterly Fund financial reporting. We use enterprise software (AllVue IPREO Salesforce HazelTree) for efficiency and scale.
- Facilitate and review cash flows to and from investors and portfolio companies
- Lead cash and stock distributions working with bankers and brokers
- Oversee and manage all wiring activities for portfolio investments
- Review work of Senior and Staff accountants
- Maintain portfolio tracking reports
- Work collaboratively and efficiently with the team to complete quarterly and annual financial statements the annual audit and fulfill tax requirements
- Prepare all documentation in accordance with SEC guidelines
- Assist the Fund Controller in preparing ad hoc reporting requests from limited partners
- Coordinate with portfolio company counsel and internal General Counsel as necessary
This role requires an inoffice presence 23 days a week in our Menlo Park CA or San Francisco CA office
To join our team you should be excited to:
- Work in a highly organized and detailoriented way. You can manage your time and multiple priorities effectively
- Collaborate with multiple teams and people
- Build trust and support your colleagues
- Actively participate and communicate in a productive manner
- Approach issues with a solutionsfocused lens
- Work in a very dynamic environment requirements can change with little notice and you will need to adapt and be flexible
- Learn venture capital finance from the ground up
- Have an interest in leveraging AI tools to streamline accounting processes and improve accuracy
- Take the time to understand our processes and culture embrace the best parts and recommend changes for improvement
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with concentration in accounting or finance
- 7 years of combined public accounting and relevant industry experience with a good understanding of partnership accounting and venture capital operations
- Able to deal with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality
- This role requires an inoffice presence 2 days a week in our Menlo Park or San Francisco office
- Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV accounting software is a plus
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $216000 $252000 actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.
This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health dental vision disability life insurance 401K plan vacation and sick leave.
a16z culture
- We do only first class business and only in a first class way
- We take a long view of relationships because we are in the relationship business
- We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
- We are all different we recognize that and we win
- We celebrate the good times
- We do it for the team
- We play to win
At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity age marital or family status disability Veteran status and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves our portfolio companies and the World.
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Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.
Employment Type
Full Time
