Senior Fund Accountant - Carta

The Company You’ll Join

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.

For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.

The Problems You’ll Solve

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow.

As one of our founding Fund Accountants in Luxembourg, you’ll work to:

Perform fund administration and accounting tasks that include but are not limited to handling investors transactions, preparing capital calls, producing NAVs (capital accounts, financial reports) and preparing annual financial statements
Enhance our fund accounting processes by working closely with our Product and Engineering teams to implement improvements and pave the way towards automated fund administration
Tackle challenges head on as you’ll be at the intersection of law, accounting and finance, regulation and tax
Proactively share knowledge with team members on how we can best automate our fund structures to strengthen our processes and improve our products overall to provide a unique experience to our clients
Have a can-do attitude and eagerness to learn in a start-up environment

The Team You’ll Work With

Working in the Venture Funds team, you will learn to tackle complex challenges and support venture capitalists in the administration of their fund. In 2022, Vauban officially joined the Carta team; Vauban was founded with a vision of changing finance for good by leveraging the power of equity for the benefit of all, and found a shared vision at Carta whose mission is to create more owners. Now operating as one global Carta entity, our U.K.and now Luxembourg locations will enhance the Carta platform with Vauban as a proprietary product. Click the links to read more about the acquisition of Vauban from Carta.

About You

Must be permanently on site in Luxembourg
Have prior work experience in the preparation of fund accounts and financial statements in accordance with Lux GAAP and IFRS, and familiarity with US GAAP and UK GAAP
2+ years of Accounting or Finance experience within the Funds industry preferred
Strong understanding of complex fund accounting mechanisms, specifically relating to closed-end Funds
You have strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, and accurately judge when to make decisions versus when to escalate
You communicate information in a timely, appropriate manner to all relevant internal and external stakeholders
You are able to multitask to meet multiple deadlines
You’re interested in working on projects in a fast paced environment with a supportive team and as an individual
You have experience leveraging technology to optimize processes
Hold a numerical Bachelor’s degree, preferably within Accountancy/Finance
Have an in-depth knowledge and interest in the Private Equity, Venture Capital and Start up ecosystem
ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent preferred

Disclosures:

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