Senior Fund Accountant

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Company Youll 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 65000 companies in 160 countries Cartas platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build invest and scale with confidence.

Cartas Fund Administration platform supports 9000 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 dont work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Cartas software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - its 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 Team Youll Work With

You will be part of a vibrant team that has a diverse skill set works closely innovates and celebrates together. We strive to provide first-class experience to our clients while digitizing and automating every aspect of our fund services. Working in the Funds team you will learn to tackle complex challenges and support private capitalists in the administration of their fund.

The Problems Youll Solve

As a Senior Fund Accountant youll work to:

Perform fund administration and accounting tasks that include but are not limited to handling investors transactions preparing capital calls producing NAVs (capital accounts financial reports) and preparing annual financial statements
Enhance our fund accounting processes by working closely with our Product and Engineering teams to implement improvements and pave the way towards automated fund administration
Tackle challenges head on as youll be at the intersection of law accounting and finance regulation and tax
Proactively share knowledge with team members on how we can best automate our fund structures to strengthen our processes and improve our products overall to provide a unique experience to our clients
Have a can-do attitude and eagerness to learn in a start-up environment

About You

Have prior work experience in the preparation of fund accounts and financial statements in accordance with IFRS US GAAP Lux GAAP etc.
4 years of Accounting or Finance experience within the Funds industry preferred
Strong understanding of complex fund accounting mechanisms specifically closed-end Funds
Provide audit support
Hold a numerical Bachelors degree preferably within Accountancy/Finance
Have an in-depth knowledge and interest in the Private Equity Venture Capital and Start up ecosystem
Be a part-qualified ACA/ACCA accountant (not essential)

Disclosures:

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Senior IC

The Company Youll JoinCarta connects founders investors and limited partners through world-class software purpose-built for everyone in venture capital private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65000 companies in 160 countries Cartas platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you c...