Family Office Controller

Company Overview

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Position Overview

_{The Family Office Controllers team is the finance function within SFM that serves the individual needs of various Soros Family clients. The Controller is responsible for leading day-to-day accounting tasks, including maintenance of books and records, monthly close and reporting, cash management and ensuring timely payments of invoices, tracking and recording personal family investments, supervisory over team members’ work product.}

Major Responsibilities

• Accounting, Reporting and Analysis:  Maintain and review general ledger entries and monthly books and records. Record and reconcile all cash and investment activity for Soros family members and affiliated entities (100+ entities) using Workday accounting system. Prepare quarterly and periodic financial reporting for the Tax Department and Foundations; prepare monthly reports for family members and other quarterly and annual reporting.

• FP&A: Lead the preparation of various Family annual budgets, tracking ongoing forecast and changes and analysis and reporting to family members of deviations in expected spend.

• Portfolio Investments: Record and account for shareholder positions in main investment vehicle and reconcile to third party administrator’s books and records monthly. Tracking and reporting for investments done outside the main fund investment vehicles.  

• Cash management:  Ensure proper funding of bank accounts and timely payment of invoices. Oversight and review of monthly cash reconciliations prepared by team and management/maintenance of a large number of bank accounts for the multiple affiliated family entities.   

• Systems design and implementation – Responsible for design, implementation and maintenance of Family Office general ledger and payment systems (Workday) including coordination with outside consultants, SFM systems professionals and other departments.

• Supervisory- provide mentorship to and supervision of the team

What We Value

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA required
• 8+ years of industry experience (family office, private investment firm, public accounting), w/ family office experience required.
• Familiar with various types of legal entities (corporations, LLCs, partnerships, trusts)
• Technology minded; knowledge of Workday a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• High degree of sensitivity and discretion when dealing with confidential information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $175-200k. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus. 

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Smart risk-taking   //   Owner’s Mindset   //   Teamwork   //   Humility   //   Integrity