Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.
Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.
Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.
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The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing, and we have a proven product/market fit in the US venture capital space. Our three main pillars of competency in Fund Administration at Carta are technical excellence, client management and innovation. We put our customers first, are willing to learn and grow, are problem solvers, work with urgency, ensure data security is a priority, project management effectively, maintain a professional community and work as one team.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial and motivated Fund Admin to help expand and build our FA offerings in the UK/Europe market. This UK-based position offers the opportunity to shape our market presence while working with a dynamic, growing team
The Problems You’ll Solve- Help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our UK/Europe Fund services. Some of the strategic support that we provide includes:
- Capital calls and distributions
- Audit/tax support
- Pre/post close services
- Quarterly and annual financials
- Limited Partner communications
- 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 such as:
- Real-time IRR
- Real-time portfolio data
- Provide additional data points (TVPI, RVPI)
- Improve our product and software through working with our product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Private Capital product suite
- Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our Fund Administration software
- Interact with clients on a daily basis and manage an effective client relationship
- Interact with external auditors and tax providers
- Review all client deliverables, including financial packages, capital calls, distributions and ad-hoc client requests
- Assist Directors to execute new and current processes within the team
- Ensure the accounting team is compliant with internal controls and regulations in all processes and procedures
Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration group. In this role, you will be part of a highly dynamic team to support our goal and the future of the Fund Administration business. In this role, you will partner with top private capital firms to streamline their financial accounting needs. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams, all while growing your foundational knowledge of accounting in an engaging, fast-paced environment. You will also help mentor our junior team members.
About You- You have experience maintaining, managing and nurturing multiple client relationships
- You have experience supporting and onboarding new customers
- You’re 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 Fund Administration for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds or Private Debt funds
- You have advanced Microsoft Office skills with Xero, Investran, and Quickbooks experience
- You have experience implementing accounting data into a general ledger system
- You have experience managing and mentoring a team
- 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
- ACCA, CPA, or CMA preferred
- IFRS or international financial reporting experience preferred
- 8+ years of experience in the Venture Capital, Private Equity, or Accounting services industry
Disclosures:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
- Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.
- For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy, CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report.
- Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to [email protected].
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in the Venture Capital, Private Equity, or Accounting services industry
- Experience maintaining, managing and nurturing multiple client relationships
- Experience reviewing financial statements and footnotes, ensuring consistency with appropriate reporting framework
- Experience in understanding, interpreting and working on Waterfall calculations, management fees, and carried interest allocations
- Acca, Cpa, or Cma preferred
- Experience implementing accounting data into a general ledger system
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is portrayed as market-competitive in many roles, with particularly strong positioning in engineering and product packages. Pay is also framed as comparatively strong versus other aspects of the overall employee experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is positioned as notably generous, with extended paid leave for birthing parents and paid bonding leave for all parents. Family-building support is also emphasized through fertility treatment and egg-freezing coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is structured with a required minimum amount of paid leave and then additional flexibility through an unlimited PTO and sick-time approach. This design is intended to ensure time off is actually taken while preserving flexibility beyond the minimum.
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What We Do
Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine. Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more. Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets. Our best-in-class solution for fund management seamlessly integrates investor and portfolio company insights via a suite of tools designed ground-up to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO. Carta has been included on the Fortune Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance list, Forbes’ list of the World's Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc.'s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list. For more information, visit carta.com.
Why Work With Us
Carta is a place where everyone can be the best version of themselves. We're a team of unconventional builders who's focus is to create infrastructure for innovators. Join our team and help us to create more owners.
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