Senior Fund Accountant

Carta•New York, NY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

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 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence. Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ 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 Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets, replacing outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers with a comprehensive software solution. The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing and has a proven product/market fit in the venture capital space, focusing on technical excellence, client management, and innovation. As a Senior Fund Accountant at Carta, you will be part of a highly dynamic team to support the goal of positioning Carta as the leading Fund Administration group. In this role, you will partner with top venture capital firms to streamline their financial accounting needs and have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams, all while growing your foundational knowledge of accounting in an engaging, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, and accurately judge when to make decisions versus escalate them.
Interested in providing best-in-class-service.
Communicate information in a timely, appropriate manner to all relevant stakeholders and are able to multitask to meet multiple deadlines.
Understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Fund Administration.
Experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements.
Interested in working on projects in a fast paced environment with a supportive team and as an individual.

Responsibilities

Help provide leverage to clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling services.
Provide strategic support including capital calls, audit/tax support, pre/post close services, quarterly and annual financials, and Limited Partner communications.
Bring transparency to founders, VCs, and LPs and help clients make more accurate decisions by helping them utilize Carta's tools and resources such as real-time IRR and real-time portfolio data.
Provide additional data points (TVPI, RVPI).
Improve Carta's product and software through working with product and engineering teams to continue to develop the Venture Capital product suite.
Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing Carta's Fund Administration software.
Partner with top venture capital firms to streamline their financial accounting needs.
Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams.