Senior Manager – Fund Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with Willow Wealth on its distinctive investment offerings, managing regulatory, reporting, and operational accounting functions while fostering process enhancements, strengthening controls, nurturing robust cross-functional relationships, and creating a scalable, audit-ready operational framework.

• Work across various time zones with a team tasked with reviewing financial reporting packages prepared by the external fund administrator; assess outputs to ensure accuracy and completeness across individual offerings.

• Conduct ongoing oversight of the external fund administrator, including daily and monthly transaction reviews to guarantee accuracy, integrity, timeliness, and consistency.

• Actively identify process gaps, control deficiencies, and inefficiencies; lead improvements and implement scalable solutions.

• Take ownership of the development, documentation, and ongoing enhancement of processes related to daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting and operational activities.

• Create clear, repeatable workflows and controls to improve consistency, transparency, and auditability.

• Maintain and update documentation to reflect changes in processes, system upgrades, and evolving business requirements.

• Collaborate with internal teams and external service providers to ensure alignment with established procedures.

• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external service providers (including auditors and tax advisors) to improve coordination and execution.

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of organizational workflows and interdependencies.

• Act as a key point of contact and escalation for finance-related issues across the organization.

• Take charge of assigned deliverables while contributing to wider accounting and operational initiatives.

• Assist in year-end tax processes, including the coordination of Forms 1099 and K-1.

• Address investor inquiries and prepare ad hoc analyses and reports as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7–10 years of accounting experience in public accounting or investment management.

• Strong familiarity with private equity and/or real estate fund structures, partnership accounting, and relevant regulatory frameworks.

• Working knowledge of investment company accounting under ASC 946.

• Experience with account reconciliations and analytical reviews.

• Proven ability to independently identify issues, evaluate root causes, and drive resolutions.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities with both tactical implementation and strategic thinking.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel.

• Functions as a self-starter with a high level of ownership and accountability.

• Exhibits exceptional attention to detail, consistently producing accurate, high-quality work.

• Proactively identifies risks and issues, escalating them with thoughtful, solution-oriented recommendations.

• Provides structure to ambiguity by translating complex or evolving processes into clear, documented workflows.

• Highly organized with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Collaborative, possessing strong interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate relationships across functions.

• Maintains a positive, professional demeanor and a mindset focused on continuous improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.

• Health, dental & vision coverage with FSA/HSA options.

• Unlimited PTO.

• 401k match.

• Commuter benefit.

• Life insurance.

• Wellness stipend.