Director, Fund Administration (Accounting)

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 
This is a great opportunity to join a growing initiative as we continue to evolve and scale Juniper Square’s fund administration service, filling a substantial market gap in the fund administration space. The service has had a huge impact across the business as it relates to workflow automation, leveraging technology to deliver up to par customer experience, and enabling GP's to strengthen relationships with LP's. As a Director, Fund Accounting, you will be responsible for building and leading our Emerging Talent Program in fund administration and oversee deliverables focusing on fund administration services.

This role will report to a Senior Director, Fund Accounting. You will have a significant opportunity to help shape the trajectory of the function and in so doing help to deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers.

What you’ll do 
Team leadership and management:
Responsible for staffing and capacity management, including working with the leadership team to forecast hiring needs

Hire, onboard and train a team of varying experience level individual contributors as well as managers on general fund accounting and internal procedures and guiding the team through the proficiency certification process

Conduct formal performance reviews and provide coaching and feedback to direct reports throughout the year

Responsible for ensuring team satisfaction as assessed by our bi-annual employee engagement survey; design and execute on initiatives to improve team satisfaction following each survey

Partner with the enablement team to enhance the training process and learning content 

Client service and fund accounting delivery:
Responsible for fund administration service delivery, including assessing customer health, ensuring that deliverables are presented accurately and on time and that the team is conducting activities within our defined scope of work

Responsible for ensuring collection on invoices to customers and timely maintenance of contracts with customers

Serve as internal escalation point for challenging customer situations and complex accounting questions from the team

Identify and execute on initiatives to improve team efficiency and productivity, including collaborating with our Product Team on technology and automation improvements 

Maintain strong controls around deliverables and identify how our controls should evolve as the team scales 

Oversee the year-end audit process 

Identify out-of-scope requests from clients and collaborate with Marketing, Product and Investor Services to scope new service offerings 

Qualifications
12+ years of fund accounting experience in private equity, venture capital, real estate, and/or hedge funds. Experience working at a fund administrator is required

5+ years of experience hiring, managing and developing a team of fund accountants, inclusive of managing a team of entry level fund accountants  

Passion to develop and train entry level talent and providing coaching to ensure they are successful in their role

Possess strong client and relationship management skills to drive outcomes and meet customer needs

Operational mindset with a strong focus on building repeatable, scalable processes 

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Skilled at building relationships at all levels of the organization

Comfort with ambiguity; self-starter and entrepreneurial; inclusive attitude

 
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, bonus, equity, and a variety of benefits. The U.S. base salary for this role is $180,000-200,000 USD. The Canadian base salary for this role is $170,000-$190,000 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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