Fund Accounting Manager Role at Juniper Square in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Career Development: This Assistant Fund Accounting Manager role sits at the intersection of two high-demand fields — private markets finance and fintech. You'll build expertise in fund structures, waterfall calculations, IRR/TVPI metrics, and LP reporting, skills that are highly transferable to fund administration firms, Big 4 alternative investments practices, and private equity back-office roles.
Compensation Benchmarks: The US range of $110,000–$125,000 is competitive for an assistant manager-level fund accountant with 4+ years of experience, roughly aligned with market rates in mid-tier financial hubs (Chicago, Austin, Denver). In high-cost cities like New York or San Francisco, this sits slightly below market for in-office equivalents, but the fully remote option significantly offsets this. The equity component adds meaningful upside given Juniper Square's $350M+ funding and growth trajectory.
Company Stage & Culture Signals:
- Green flag: Founder-led, 1,000+ employees, $300B+ AUM — past the risky early startup phase but still growing fast enough to offer career acceleration.
- Green flag: You'll influence team buildout and operational policy — rare for an assistant manager title, signaling real ownership and upward mobility.
- Green flag: AI-forward culture (JunieAI) means you'll gain exposure to technology-augmented accounting workflows, a differentiating skill in a traditionally manual field.
- Moderate flag: "Comfortable with ambiguity" and "fast-paced" language indicate this is still a scaling organization where processes are being built, not inherited.
Work-Life Balance: Flex Time Off, paid parental and medical leave, and mental wellness coverage suggest a mature approach to employee wellbeing for a growth-stage company. The digital-first remote model also supports schedule autonomy.
About Juniper Square
Private markets are one of the largest, most complex, and most underserved corners of global finance. Our mission at Juniper Square is to unlock their full potential. We're the Operations Partner trusted by 2,300+ GPs, unifying technology, data, and fund administration services into a single platform that helps GPs move faster, make better decisions, and scale with precision. With $300B+ under administration and 700,000+ LPs on platform, we've built the scale to match our ambition. And with JunieAI, our purpose-built AI platform, we're reimagining how private markets operate, embedding intelligence across every workflow. Founder-led since 2014, backed by $350M+ in funding, and now 1,000+ employees strong, we're building a company designed to shape the future of private markets for decades to come.
Our culture is built for people who want to do ambitious, meaningful work alongside exceptionally talented teammates. We think like owners, move with urgency, and take pride in solving hard problems that truly matter to our customers and the future of private markets. We believe the best ideas come from open debate, deep collaboration, and diverse perspectives, which is why we believe transparency is the default and feedback makes us stronger. If you're energized by high standards, rapid growth, and the opportunity to help define a category at a pivotal moment, come join us!
Juniper Square offers employees a variety of ways to work, ranging from a fully remote experience to working full-time in one of our physical offices. We invest heavily in digital-first operations, allowing our teams to collaborate effectively across 27 U.S. states, 2 Canadian Provinces, India, Luxembourg, and England. We also have physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai and Bangalore for employees who prefer to work in an office some or all of the time.
About Your Role
We are hiring an Assistant Fund Accounting Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced start-up environment to help build out Juniper Square's Fund Administration service offering. Juniper Square is on a mission to transform the Fund Administration offering to Private Markets — we are more than a Fund Administrator, we are a Modern Fund Administrator.
As a Fund Accountant, you will partner with the customer, other members of the fund accounting team, and Investor Services and Fund Administration Onboarding teams to deliver fund accounting and reporting services to Juniper Square's Private Market customers in the Real Estate, Private Equity, and Venture Capital space. You will have a significant opportunity to shape the trajectory of our service offering and help deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers. We are a team of values-based self-starters with a curious mindset and the motivation to use technology to our advantage, continually iterating and improving on the status quo.
What You'll Do
Support major decisions regarding team buildout and operational policies and procedures
Define and support the implementation of fund administration workflows, applying best practices and process efficiencies
Identify product development opportunities, routing technical and product feedback to the product development teams
Assist in training and managing a team of fund accountants
Interface directly with clients to deliver an outstanding client experience
Serve as a technical accounting expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions for the team
Review and perform accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties; ensure client and investor reporting is prepared and completed timely and accurately
Review investor allocations used to generate investor statements, waterfall calculations and capital calls and distributions in accordance with clients' Limited Partnership Agreements
Prepare and review asset- and fund-level performance metrics (IRRs, TVPI, etc.)
Assist in preparing, compiling, and verifying external client and regulatory reporting
Prepare and review financial information for stockholder/investor reports
Assist with annual audits, including preparation and review of the initial draft of the annual audit report and related schedules and disclosures; assist with PBC list (Prepared By Client) and tax returns
Research and assist in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments
Qualifications
4+ years of fund accounting or audit experience with exposure to Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Credit and/or Real Estate funds
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
Exposure to complex fund structures, waterfall calculations, performance metrics (IRRs), distributions and capital calls calculations
Experience with annual reporting (audited financial statements)
Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to improve business operations
Experience scoping out system requirements and implementing new systems
Strategic thinker with the ability to master both the details and the big picture
Ability to handle many projects at once without losing track of the details
Comfortable with ambiguity, excellent work ethic, and likes to take ownership of your work
At Juniper Square, we believe building a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture makes us a better company. If you think this job sounds like a fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the qualifications.
Compensation
Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. The U.S. base salary range for this role is $110,000 – $125,000 USD and the Canadian base salary range for this role is $120,000 – $135,000 CAD. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. We are actively hiring for this role in Canada, and offer competitive local pay and benefits. Your recruiter can provide further details.
Benefits include:
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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