Description: Signal Fund Services is looking for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented finance associate to join its founding team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, finance, and venture capital is a plus. To set expectations, this role will feel like joining a startup. You will be expected to learn new systems quickly, cover areas outside of your core competencies, and meet demanding expectations for quality and attention to detail. If you've read this far, please send an InMail message to Gillian, the hiring manager.
Company Overview: Signal Fund Services, also known as Signal, offers institutional CFO services on a full-time and fractional basis to emerging managers building institutional investment firms in the alternatives market, with a specific focus on venture capital. More than accounting and administration, we are helping Venture Funds find the signals in their data and make better decisions.
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- 2-3 years of relevant experience
- Desire to work in an entrepreneurial small business setting
Characteristics and Expectations:
- Entrepreneurial mindset and dedicated self-learner
- Proficiency in commonly used cloud-based finance tools
- Analytical skills and finance expertise
- Interest, or knowledge, in venture capital
- Extremely detail-oriented
Responsibilities:
- Own your portion of client deliverables, which means mastery of both MS Office and Google Suite
- Quickly learn Tactyc.io within the first 30 days, then oversee client model maintenance
- Manage proprietary Excel-based products for clients
- Create simple financial models based on client financial statements
What You Should Expect From Us:
- We will teach you and help you become an expert in venture capital finance and operations
- We will pay you competitively and offer you opportunities to share in the growth of the business
- We will push you for excellence, and you should expect servant leadership from us
- Direct exposure to the best emerging venture capital fund managers
FAQs:
- This role is full-time, preferred in-person in Arlington, VA (Clarendon Metro). We can accommodate hybrid or remote schedules. We do not offer relocation at this time. We are not currently able to support visa applications
- A competitive salary will be offered commensurate with experience