Full-Time

Fund Controller

Posted on 8/27/2024

Carta

Carta

1,001-5,000 employees

Financial platform for fundraising and equity management

Fintech
AI & Machine Learning
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$142.1k - $176kAnnually

+ Equity + Commission

Senior, Expert

Seattle, WA, USA + 5 more

More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Santa Clara, CA, USA | Hamilton Township, NJ, USA | New York, NY, USA | Draper, UT, USA

Category
Financial Accounting
Financial Analysis
Financial Controller
Accounting
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in the Venture Capital or Private Equity industry
  • CPA or CMA preferred
  • You have experience maintaining, managing and nurturing multiple client relationships and are interested in providing best-in-class-service
  • You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements
  • You have experience reviewing financial statements and footnotes, ensuring consistency with appropriate reporting framework
  • You have experience in understanding, interpreting and working on Waterfall calculations, management fees, and carried interest allocations
  • You have experience in working on complex entity structures and report consolidations
  • You have strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
  • You take pride in your ability to communicate effectively and are able to multitask to meet multiple deadlines
  • You have experience managing and monitoring the timely delivery of quality client deliverables
  • You have a deep understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Fund Operations/Administration
  • You have experience implementing accounting data into a general ledger system
  • You’re interested in working on projects in a fast paced environment with a supportive team and as an individual
  • You have experience leveraging technologies to automate processes and gain efficiencies
  • You have experience providing training and guidance to new and existing team members
Responsibilities
  • Help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our CFO services.
  • Bring transparency to founders, VCs, established General Partners and LPs and help our clients make more accurate decisions by helping them utilize our tools and resources.
  • Improve our product and software through working with our product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Fund Administration product suite.
  • Interact with clients and audit partners regularly to manage effective relationships.
  • Review all client deliverables, including financial packages, capital calls, distributions and ad-hoc client requests.
  • Ensure the accounting team is SOC compliant in all processes and procedures.
  • Identify and improve historical data issues post customer onboarding. Partner with and train offshores teams on new tasks and workflows.

Carta provides a platform that helps businesses, particularly startups and investment firms, manage their fundraising processes more efficiently. The platform offers a variety of tools and services that assist in asset management, back office automation, and portfolio insights. One of its standout features is the use of machine learning to provide real-time market intelligence, which helps businesses make informed decisions about employee compensation. Additionally, Carta simplifies the process of equity sales for employees and investors, making it easier to navigate what can often be a complicated area. Unlike many competitors, Carta focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of services that not only streamline fundraising but also support audit, tax, and valuation needs. The goal of Carta is to make the fundraising journey faster, easier, and more cost-effective for its clients.

Company Stage

Series G

Total Funding

$1.1B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for digital equity management solutions benefits Carta.
  • Corporate Transparency Act creates a new market for Carta's compliance solutions.
  • Rising Series A valuations boost demand for Carta's services.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from startups like Slice threatens Carta's market share.
  • Recent data breach raises concerns about Carta's data security.
  • Decline in venture deal count on Carta's platform indicates potential business slowdown.

What makes Carta unique

  • Carta offers a comprehensive platform for managing equity electronically.
  • Carta provides real-time market intelligence powered by machine learning.
  • Carta simplifies equity sales for employees, stakeholders, and investors.

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Benefits

Free lunch and snacks

Equity

Employee liquidity every 12-18 months

INACTIVE