Financial Associate / Sr. Financial Associate- Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Accounting
Financial Associate / Sr. Financial Associate- Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Accounting
Financial Associate / Sr. Financial Associate- Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Accounting
- Exciting opportunity to join an entrepreneurial Fund Administrator, where you will be exposed to many facets of the business performed by venture capital funds, private equity firms, family offices, and venture-backed start-ups, having the opportunity to see “behind the scenes”, how VC and PE funds work, providing fund administration, financial reporting, back-office solutions, and investor relations services to these firms. Great family culture, where caring about employees starts at the top
- Work for a publicly traded, global firm, with outstanding benefits while having the atmosphere and culture of an entrepreneurial firm.
- Assist with month-end and quarter-end closing procedures, prepare accounting entries for investments and assist with fair value calculations, manage capital contributions and distributions for investors in Funds, generate and maintain accurate filing of accounting documents and electronic records, draft financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Partners Capital, Cash Flows), manage client open items and create agendas for meetings with clients to communicate needs, and provide support for the accounting team
- 0 to 5 or so years of work experience required. Some more experienced positions require management experience private equity or venture capital fund accounting or audit experience.
- Must be responsive, innovative, committed to a long-term relationship with clients and co-workers, and honest
- MUST have excellent written/verbal communication skills, be a proactive team player with a strong work ethic, proven organizational and problem solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, ability to work in a fast paced environment, ability to translate knowledge learned from one client to another and have excellent memory recall
- Experience with all Microsoft Office programs (especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Experience with QuickBooks, Investran and/or AltaReturn/AllVue/Black Mountain is a plus
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or minor in accounting is ideal; will also consider candidates that have taken accounting classes (business majors for example). Masters is a plus. Desired GPA 3.5 or above, but will consider lower with relevant college, work or extracurricular experience
- Position located in St. Louis, MO