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.
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