Controller

Leading Hedge – VC Hybrid Firm ControllerLOCATION: Remote, but preference for a home base of San Francisco Bay Area. Will consider candidates elsewhere.

REPORT TO: VP of Finance and work closely with the Capital Formation and Investment Strategy teams with a focus on Accounting, and Tax and some Operations duties.

Responsibilities:Accounting & Tax

● Financial and tax oversight of a new Hedge Fund, Evergreen Fund, and the select Venture special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Additionally, financial and tax oversight of all the Fund’s general partner entities.

● Responsible for in-depth review and recalculation of fund accounting, reporting, managing investor capital calls & distributions, and incentive/carry allocations produced by the outsourced administrator.

● Work closely with the investment partners and legal to review investment documents to settle purchase/sale transactions.

● Reconcile investment positions and attributes monthly between the administrator and internal systems. Liaise with the investment partners to resolve any discrepancies.

● Update and review quarterly valuations and work closely with our investment partners and the auditors to confirm valuations.

● Manage year-end audits.

● Analyze partnership agreements for a thorough understanding of reporting requirements and partner economics for the funds, including general partner economics for tracking and modeling carried interest allocations and distributions.

● Work closely with outside CPAs, providing documentation for preparing tax returns for the funds and underlying entities.

● Assist with the review of various marketing materials, including monthly/quarterly investor presentations, ad-hoc marketing presentations, and due diligence materials from prospective investors.

Operations

● Assist with executing investments in partnership with external counsel, including reviewing deal documents, finalizing structure, closing, and funding.

● Assist with fund and SPV capital formation, including reviewing and executing subscription documents, side letters, subscriptions, redemptions, capital calls, and distributions.

● Manage credit agreements as applicable.

● Maintain Salesforce.com data quality for the Evergreen fund / SPVs

● Work closely with legal to document and record general partners’ carried interest allocations. Investor Relations

● Manage the process for delivering monthly, quarterly and annual investor reports, K-1’s.

● Respond to ad hoc and recurring LP/GP requests.

Qualifications

● 10 - 15 years experience supporting the finance function of a top-tier hedge fund, venture capital or private equity firm, including working with a tier 1 fund administrator.

● Thorough knowledge of the principles of partnership accounting, including incentive fee/carried interest calculations, hurdle rates, partner allocations, and waterfall structures.

● Knowledge of various aspects of partnership taxation is preferred.

● Outstanding attention to detail; meticulous.

● Superior analytical skills and highly organized.

● An undergraduate degree in accounting or finance and CPA, MBA, and/or CFA are preferred.

● Outstanding verbal and writing communication skills and ability to effectively interact within the firm and outside, including outsourced service providers and limited partners.

● Ability to work independently and to handle multiple projects simultaneously while adjusting priorities as necessary.