Senior Fund Management Associate - Yieldstreet
New York City, NY
About the Job
Yieldstreet is seeking a Senior Fund Management Associate who will be responsible for direct oversight of all activities related to the financial reporting and operations functions of the Cadre Funds in partnership with Fund Management and the broader Finance Team. You will have an opportunity to provide strategic and technical leadership through owning the initial review and coordination of our Real Estate Fund reporting and operations functions and serving as an in house fund management expert while partnering closely with the Product and Engineering, Commercial and Investments, and Legal teams to build and enhance the technology to support workflows. In addition, you will have an opportunity to successfully build and maintain strong relationships with external auditors and third-party administrators. As a successful candidate, you have a strong work ethic and motivation to learn, as well as meticulous attention to detail. You are also results-oriented, looking for professional growth in a broad range of financial disciplines within real estate investment technology, and are excited to make a large impact at a high-growth innovative financial-tech company.
What You'll Do
- Responsible for direct oversight of all activities related to Cadre's Fund and financial statement reporting including working on the year-end audit/tax filings.
- Ensure the fiscal integrity of the business through diligent reviews of all day-to-day accounting and operational activities, including but not limited to reviewing and executing investor distributions, syndications and communications.
- Proactively strengthen processes, and be accountable for accuracy, integrity, timeliness, and consistency through regular and consistent review of transactions recorded by the external Fund Administrator.
- Closely partner with key stakeholders, building strong relationships with internal and external partners to enhance technology supporting the Fund Management operational functions and provide quarterly valuation support.
- Develop detailed working knowledge of the organization and how the functions partner together internally and with external auditors/third-party administrators.
- Actively develop and maintain strong relationships with non-finance business stakeholders to provide guidance for current business developments and serve as an escalation point.
- Educate and engage with the broader organization on investor reporting, sharing opportunities for continuous improvement of our processes.
- Assist in addressing investor queries.
What You Have
- 4-6 years of experience in accounting for private equity funds, with preference given to experience at a private equity firm, fund administrator or public accounting organization
- Bachelor's degree in accounting required
- Very strong analytical skills, research skills and business acumen - ability to rapidly come up to speed on new issues and identify the critical questions to be addressed
- Initiative and results-oriented, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to work well with direct and cross-functional teams as a leader and a collaborator; experience partnering with internal and external partners to perform accounting, reporting, and financial operations
- Highly communicative, organized and able to prioritize when presented with competing tasks
- Self-directed, self-starter, and motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a complex organization; able to think independently and challenge/escalate issues in an appropriate manner.
- Demonstrated aptitude of general business computer applications
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative skills, including strong oral and written communication
- Commitment to work in high-paced, dynamic and collaborative environment
About Yieldstreet
Yieldstreet is the leading private market investment platform. We believe that private market alternatives should be a fundamental part of your portfolio. That's why we're unlocking access to make it easier than ever to get started. We partner with top-tier investment managers to provide investors with a wide range of opportunities across real estate, venture capital, private equity, art, short term notes and more. All of our offerings are curated and vetted by our team to help investors diversify away from the stock market with confidence.
Why Yieldstreet?
Join a team of diverse, smart, and friendly people from 8 different countries who speak a total of 17 different languages who are on a mission to make alternative investments a fundamental part of the modern portfolio. Our team is comprised of successful entrepreneurs with combined exits of over $1B. We get social with each other during happy hours, exercise classes and team off sites! We are a hybrid work company giving you the opportunity to connect with your peers in real time with the flexibility to work remotely a few days per week.
Compensation:
- HIRING SALARY RANGE: $125,000 + (Actual salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) Compensation package also includes generous, bonus, benefits and equity.