Chief Financial Officer

The CFO will be responsible for:

• Accounting
  
  • Managing the accounting of the investment vehicles managed by the Firm
  • Approving net-asset-value and fee calculations
  • Overseeing the valuation of securities portfolios and resolving any pricing discrepancies
  • Reviewing and approving annual audits
• Operations and compliance
  
  • Managing relationships with service providers including fund administrators, prime brokers, ISDA counterparties, executing brokers, and custodians
  • Maintaining/reviewing the books and records of the Firm and its investment vehicles
  • Approving cash movements and vendor payments
  • Periodically reviewing investment-vehicle documents
  • Monitoring adherence to investment-management agreements and side letters
• Investor relations
  
  • Overseeing investor reports
  • Responding to ad hoc investor requests
  • Reviewing and processing investor capital activities (capital calls, transfers, redemptions, etc.)
  • Build financial models to capture key value drivers and company valuation

The traits we are looking for are:

• Strong multitasking, organizational, and process-management skills
• Intrinsic grit, perseverance, sense of ownership, drive, and a will to win
• “Doer+ thinker” with a bias towards action and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done, while also taking a step back to think strategically
• First-principles-minded and creative problem solver, without anchoring on conventional wisdom or “how things are done in the industry"
• Effective written and oral communications skills; in particular, an ability to synthesize large amounts of facts and data in a succinct, thoughtful, coherent, and structured manner
• Intellectual curiosity and genuine passion for learning
• Strong relationship-building and relationship-management skills, and a passion for serving others and helping others be successful
• Flexibility and willingness to fit into and contribute to a small team, uphold and build upon its culture and values, and work towards common goals; instinctive and generous sharer of knowledge; empathetic and active listener whom others feel safe opening up to and get motivated speaking with
• Patience, especially the ability to think and act long term

We will consider candidates with the following qualifications, skillsets, and experience:

• Finance, accounting or related business degree or equivalent work experience, preferably (but not necessarily) with a CPA qualification
• 12+ years of experience with previous experience CFO or a controller at a hedge fund
• Experience with hedge-fund tax and management-company accounting
• Experience with international equity and derivatives(total return swaps and credit default swaps)
• Experience managing team members in multiple locations and time zones
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel), Bloomberg, and QuickBooks