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Fund Accountant

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R46,250 – R74,000 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Fund AccountantRemote | Full-Time | Reports to: Fund Controller

About the Company

We are a globally operating financial firm running a full-stack private investment platform focused on regulated digital assets. Our platform spans the full investment lifecycle — from primary issuance through secondary trading — and includes private market investing for both retail and institutional investors, wallet infrastructure, enterprise digital advisory services, and asset management.

Through legal and technical innovation, we have expanded access to private market opportunities across venture capital, film, sports, private equity, and pre-IPO investments. Backed by leading institutional investors, we support a global portfolio of more than 2,000 companies and a community of nearly three million members across more than 150 countries, with more than $3 billion deployed across our investment platforms and affiliated firms.

Our institutional investment arm is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $700 million in assets, investing across a broad range of sectors and stages with a particular focus on frontier technologies and digital assets.

About the Role

We are seeking a Fund Accountant to support the operational infrastructure underlying our investment vehicles, investor processes, treasury activities, and reporting obligations. This role sits at the intersection of fund accounting, investor operations, and process improvement — and is well-suited for someone who takes ownership of their work, communicates well across teams, and thrives in a detail-oriented environment.

You will work closely with finance, legal, compliance, investor relations, investment professionals, fund administrators, banking partners, and external service providers to support the efficient execution of fund and investment operations.

Key Responsibilities

Fund Accounting & Reporting
* Own recurring fund accounting workflows: reconciliations, journal entries, expense accruals, investment activity, management fees, allocations, and close processes
* Support monthly and quarterly reporting, including NAV packages, investor statements, capital account schedules, financial statements, and internal management reporting
* Work with fund administrators to ensure books and records are accurate, timely, and aligned with relevant fund, SPV, blocker, management company, and carry vehicle structures
Tax & Compliance Support
* Partner with external tax advisors on K-1s, tax estimates, allocations, filing support, entity maintenance, and tax-sensitive questions related to fund structures
Treasury & Capital Activity
* Coordinate capital calls, distributions, wire support, cash forecasting, bank reconciliations, and treasury-related controls for fund entities
Audit & Valuation
* Support audits and valuation processes by preparing schedules, responding to auditor requests, and maintaining organized support for investment activity and expenses
Process Improvement
* Improve accounting processes, controls, checklists, and documentation as the firm scales across strategies, vehicles, and asset classes
* Collaborate with investment, legal, compliance, operations, and finance stakeholders with a service-oriented, high-ownership approach
Required Qualifications
* 3+ years of accounting experience in private funds, venture capital, private equity, asset management, fund administration, or audit/tax serving alternative investment clients
* Strong understanding of fund structures and related entities: LP/GP structures, SPVs, blockers, carry vehicles, management companies, and investor capital accounts
* Working knowledge of partnership accounting and tax concepts, including allocations, K-1 support, tax basis considerations, and tax-sensitive fund operations
* Comfortable working with fund administrators, auditors, tax advisors, banks, and internal teams to resolve issues and move deliverables forward
* Highly detail-oriented and organized, with the judgment to balance precision, deadlines, and practical business needs
* Advanced Excel skills
Preferred Qualifications
* CPA, public accounting background, or experience with venture/private equity fund audits
* Experience with fund accounting, general ledger, portfolio, or expense management systems
* Crypto, digital asset, token, or blockchain accounting experience
Ideal Candidate Profile

You are highly organized and detail-oriented, but you don't get lost in the weeds — you understand how your work connects to the business. You have a low ego, collaborate well across teams, and are equally comfortable improving a process as you are executing it. You communicate clearly, take ownership of your deliverables, and bring a service-oriented mindset to every interaction.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals solving complex challenges at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation. Whether improving operational processes, supporting investment activitie

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R46,250/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →