Director, Fund Administration – Accounting

Juniper Square

Director of Fund Administration leading emerging talent in a financial services technology company focused on private markets and fund administration services.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for staffing and capacity management, including working with the leadership team to forecast hiring needs
Hire, onboard and train a team of varying experience level individual contributors as well as managers on general fund accounting and internal procedures and guiding the team through the proficiency certification process
Conduct formal performance reviews and provide coaching and feedback to direct reports throughout the year
Responsible for ensuring team satisfaction as assessed by our bi-annual employee engagement survey; design and execute on initiatives to improve team satisfaction following each survey
Partner with the enablement team to enhance the training process and learning content
Responsible for fund administration service delivery, including assessing customer health, ensuring that deliverables are presented accurately and on time and that the team is conducting activities within our defined scope of work
Responsible for ensuring collection on invoices to customers and timely maintenance of contracts with customers
Serve as internal escalation point for challenging customer situations and complex accounting questions from the team
Identify and execute on initiatives to improve team efficiency and productivity, including collaborating with our Product Team on technology and automation improvements
Maintain strong controls around deliverables and identify how our controls should evolve as the team scales
Oversee the year-end audit process
Identify out-of-scope requests from clients and collaborate with Marketing, Product and Investor Services to scope new service offerings

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of fund accounting experience in private equity, venture capital, real estate, and/or hedge funds. Experience working at a fund administrator is required
5+ years of experience hiring, managing and developing a team of fund accountants, inclusive of managing a team of entry level fund accountants
Passion to develop and train entry level talent and providing coaching to ensure they are successful in their role
Possess strong client and relationship management skills to drive outcomes and meet customer needs
Operational mindset with a strong focus on building repeatable, scalable processes
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Skilled at building relationships at all levels of the organization
Comfort with ambiguity; self-starter and entrepreneurial; inclusive attitude

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Life insurance and disability coverage
Mental wellness coverage
Fertility and growing family support
Flex Time Off in addition to company paid holidays
Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
401k retirement savings plan
Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs
Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home
Annual professional development stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

fund accountingperformance reviewscoachingcustomer health assessmentinvoice collectioncontract maintenanceyear-end auditprocess improvementteam efficiencyautomation

Soft Skills

team managementrelationship managementcommunicationcoachingoperational mindsetself-starterentrepreneurialinclusive attitudeclient focusteam satisfaction