Managing Director – Fund Finance and Legal

Equi

. Own the NAV cycle across every vehicle, reconciliation with providers, and final sign-off before investor delivery .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in fund accounting and operations, with a strong focus on the NAV cycle, compliance, and financial management. Capable of leading financial functions, managing relationships with external partners, and ensuring regulatory adherence while maintaining high standards of accuracy and confidentiality.

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Fund Accounting ExperienceNAV Cycle ManagementRegulatory ComplianceFinancial Operations LeadershipFund Legal Document Fluency

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Hard Skills

Fund AccountingNAV CycleFinancial ManagementBudgetingReconciliationError IdentificationDocument DraftingAutomation ScriptingFinancial Standards SettingEntity Formation

Soft Skills

PrecisionSound JudgmentOwnership of ProblemsConfidential Information HandlingLoop-Closing

Tools & Technologies

ExcelAI ToolsInternal ApplicationsAutomation Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CPALegal Qualification

Industry Keywords

Fund ComplexPrivate MarketsMulti-Strategy FundOffshore VehiclesERISA Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the NAV cycle across every vehicle, reconciliation with providers, and final sign-off before investor delivery
Own the close calendar and standards
Run the annual fund expense budget, allocation policy across vehicles, and re-billing between fund and management company
Partner with the CEO on corporate financials, burn, runway, and board reporting
Own cash positions across operating and fund accounts, banks, and prime brokers
Maintain controls and approval authority around wires
Serve as counterpart to the auditor for the annual audit
Remain accountable for the tax cycle
Hold regulatory and compliance positions with the compliance partner, including fund documents, side letters, and investor agreements
Own financial and legal architecture for every new vehicle, including structure, fee terms, governing documents, entity formation, registrations, account opening, and administrator onboarding
Lead coordination with outside counsel during fund launches while maintaining the existing complex
Set financial standards and controls for capital activity, investor register, onboarding, and daily close, jointly with the Head of Fund Operations
Manage service standards for administrators, outsourced fund-operations teams, auditors, tax preparers, outside counsel, prime brokers, and banks
Build toward one financial source of truth
Establish documented procedures and own the tooling that supports the function
Report to the CEO and shape the finance function as the platform grows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Eight to twelve years running or overseeing the financial operation of a fund complex
Deep fund accounting and fund operations experience in a fund administrator, hedge fund, multi-strategy fund, private-markets manager, or outsourced fund-CFO practice
Strong knowledge of the NAV cycle and ability to identify errors in draft NAVs
Fluency with fund legal documents, including private placement memoranda, side letters, and subscription agreements
Experience working closely with fund counsel on launches, structuring, and documentation
Ability to run a formation without routing every question to counsel
Existing use of AI as a working tool to draft, reconcile, analyze, and build small tools
Technical range beyond Excel, including scripts, automations, or small internal applications, or willingness to learn new tools quickly
Small-firm operating experience and willingness to perform hands-on work
Experience managing administrators, transfer agents, auditors, tax preparers, outside counsel, prime brokers, and banks
Precision, sound judgment, loop-closing, and appropriate handling of investor capital and confidential information
Ownership of problems through completion
Preferred: multi-strategy and multi-vehicle structures
Preferred: legal background or qualification
Preferred: offshore vehicles and related audit and filing cycles
Preferred: ERISA and plan-asset monitoring
Preferred: CPA or equivalent depth

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers equity
Offers bonus
Hybrid work arrangement with three days a week on site