Associate Fund Controller

The Role

As an Associate Fund Controller, you will help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our CFO services. You will bring transparency to founders, VCs, General Partners, Limited Partners, and now private credit managers by helping them utilize Carta's tools and resources.

Responsibilities

• Capital calls and distributions
• Audit/tax support
• Pre- and post-close services
• Quarterly and annual financials
• Limited Partner communications

You will also:

• Improve our product and software through collaborating with product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Private Equity product suite
• Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our fund administration software
• Interact with clients on a daily basis and manage effective client relationships
• Interact with external auditors and tax providers
• Review all client deliverables, including financial packages, capital calls, distributions, credit facility reporting, and ad-hoc client requests
• Assist Directors to execute new and current processes within the team
• Ensure the accounting team is SOC-compliant in all processes and procedures

Impact

Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration provider across Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Credit. This is a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market, and operations teams while expanding your domain knowledge in an exciting and growing asset class. You will also help guide and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Fund Administration
• CPA or CMA preferred
• Prior experience working with or within a fund administrator or private credit investment firm preferred
• You have experience maintaining, managing, and nurturing multiple client relationships
• You're interested in providing best-in-class service
• You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements (LPAs)
• You can review financial statements and footnotes, ensuring consistency with relevant GAAP (US GAAP, IFRS) and industry practice
• You are experienced with Waterfall calculations, management fees, and carried interest allocations in both Private Credit and VC/PE structures
• You have worked on complex entity structures, including master-feeder and parallel fund structures, and are comfortable with consolidated reporting
• You possess strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• You are an effective communicator, excel at multi-tasking, and are deadline-driven
• You have a deep understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Private Credit markets
• You’re proficient in Microsoft Office and have experience with relevant systems such as Xero, Investran, QuickBooks, and other Private Credit-specific platforms
• You have worked with general ledger systems and have implemented new systems or workflows
• You enjoy working in projects in a fast-paced environment, both independently and within a collaborative team
• You leverage technology to automate processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the client experience
• You enjoy mentoring and developing talent within the team