Vice President - Cash flows & Capital Activity

StepStone Group•San Diego, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed. Position Overview The Vice President, Cash Flows & Capital Activity is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of all fund-level capital activity and cash flow operations across StepStone-managed vehicles. This role leads the Fund Accounting Cash Flow teams and is accountable for the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of capital calls, distributions, investment funding, and related controls across asset classes. The Vice President serves as a senior point of coordination between Fund Accounting, Treasury Operations, Financial Reporting, Investment Operations, Capital Markets, tax teams, and third-party administrators, ensuring capital activity is executed accurately, timely, and in accordance with fund documents, investor requirements, and internal control standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
8+ years of experience in fund accounting, treasury, or cash flow operations within private markets
Deep expertise in capital calls, distributions, investment funding, and cash flow mechanics across complex fund structures
Proven experience leading large, operationally intensive teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong judgment and executive presence in high-stakes, time-sensitive situations
Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence senior stakeholders

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Provide leadership over all capital calls, distributions, investment funding, and expense-related cash flows across Private Equity, Secondaries, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Venture Capital, and Multi-Strategy Funds
Establish clear ownership and accountability across asset-class-aligned Cash Flow teams
Ensure consistency of processes across administrators, asset classes, and fund structures
Act as the escalation point for complex, high-risk, or time-sensitive capital events
Drive SOX-aligned controls, documentation standards, and review rigor for capital activity
Oversee review and approval of allocation files, cash flow notices, ILPA templates, and supporting schedules
Ensure accurate tracking of capital call receipts, missing wires, late payments, and follow-up with administrators and investors
Serve as the final operational approver for capital activity wires prior to release, ensuring amounts, timing, allocations, and supporting documentation are accurate and consistent with approved notices and fund terms
Own the cash flow control framework, including escalation protocols for missing, delayed, or misapplied cash
Partner with internal teams on deal funding, closings, and timing dependencies
Coordinate with tax teams on withholding, EFTPS payments, and jurisdiction-specific considerations
Coordinate closely with Credit Operations where capital activity intersects with credit facilities
Lead and develop a multi-layered Cash Flow organization, including senior managers, managers, and analysts aligned by asset class
Set performance expectations, review work product, and provide coaching and mentorship
Drive continuous improvement of cash tracking tools, dashboards, and reporting
Partner on systems and automation initiatives to improve visibility and reduce manual risk
Standardize best practices while accommodating asset-class-specific requirements