Senior Fund Accountant

Location

This role is open to candidates based in the following locations

• New York City or San Francisco (hybrid, 2 to 3 days/week in office)

About the Opportunity

At Sydecar, we're on a mission to empower thousands of investors to back visionary entrepreneurs who are changing the world. As a Senior Fund Accountant, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our SPV clients throughout the lifecycle of their investment vehicles. Your expertise will be instrumental in navigating complex investment transactions and providing critical support to our internal teams-all within a fast-growing, dynamic environment.

What You'll Do

• Manage post-closing events for Sydecar’s SPV products including transfers of interest, conversions, and realizations
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients on all post-initial-close questions, partnering with the broader Customer Experience team to navigate complex investment structures
• Ensure standardization across the team by developing thoughtful, repeatable standard operating procedures
• Prepare and review distribution calculations
• Set up and review payments to companies and investors

What We're Looking for

• 3+ years of experience in a Fund Accountant position
• Strong understanding of venture capital/private equity structures and operations.
• Proficiency in US GAAP
• Exceptional attention to detail, process driven, and highly organized, with an eye for process/product improvement
• Strong communication skills with a passion for client service and creating positive customer experiences.
• High proficiency with Excel
• Experience working in a technology-driven organization
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

You’ll Enjoy These Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus program
• PTO and sick leave
• Generously covered medical, dental, vision
• Stock options program
• 401k program with 4% employer match
• Personal data plan reimbursement
• Annual professional development stipend
• Annual wellness stipend
• Workspace allotment
• Commuter benefits
• Life insurance
• Parental leave for all employees

Sydecar’s Values

Our values are important to the way we live and work at Sydecar. They guide our priorities, behaviors and interactions.

Be Committed

As a team, we rise to meet challenges and recognize that we become stronger and develop character when facing adversity.

Be Excellent

We measure our success not just by what we achieve, but by how we achieve it-through integrity, creativity, elegance, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Excellence is not just doing things well-it's looking for ways to do them better.

Be Humble

• Humility is our key to personal and professional growth.
• We appreciate that great ideas can come from anywhere, regardless of seniority, pedigree, or experience.
• We care more about collective outcomes than who gets credit or who does what.
• We try to not let our ego cloud our judgment.

Win Together

• Winning is no accident.
• It is the result of collective hard work, perseverance, sacrifice, and most of all, loving what we do.
• Winning requires that we give extra-sometimes winning calls for late nights or extra effort, and we show up for clients and each other with urgency and heart.
• While excellence is a journey, winning is a destination.