Finance Manager - Pear
Role Overview
As a Finance Manager at Pear VC, you will work directly with the CFO to handle fund and management company accounting, compliance, and various organizational projects. This mid-level role involves overseeing investment processes, expense tracking, LP communications, and ad-hoc tasks, providing broad exposure to venture capital operations. You will support back-office functions and contribute to the firm's financial and compliance activities in a growing team environment.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote role, offering flexibility in work location without specific time zone requirements mentioned. You'll gain exposure to multiple aspects of venture capital, including fund accounting and compliance, with opportunities for career growth in a lean, team-oriented setting. The company provides a base salary range of $135,000 to $185,000, with potential discretionary bonuses and benefits typical in tech, fostering a collaborative and dynamic work culture.
Full Job Description
Who we are:
Pear VC is an early stage venture firm based in Menlo Park with offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park. We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed and partner with founders at the earliest stages to turn great ideas into category-defining companies.
Our team is composed of a deep bench of experts and operators. We’ve founded 10+ companies and seeded startups now worth over $50B. We have a team with operational experience across recruiting, sales and marketing to help our founders build companies from the ground up. Our track record is strong: in just 9 years, we have seeded 7 companies currently valued over $1B (including Branch Metrics, Gusto, Aurora Solar, and Viz.ai) and 3 public companies (DoorDash, Guardant Health, and Senti Bio).
What you’ll do:
As Finance Manager, you will work directly with the CFO, supporting fund and management company accounting, and compliance, as well as a number of other organizational tasks/projects. This is an exciting opportunity to get exposure to the many aspects of venture capital firm’s functions, incl. fund & firm accounting, post-investment processes, and back office functionality. The ideal candidate wants more exposure to the larger back office department of a venture fund rather than focusing on one small area of accounting.
In this role, you will:
Oversee fund related processes such as maintaining our internal system for investment rounds, exits, cap table changes; track fund related expenses and rebills; prepare materials for the quarterly & annual valuation & reporting processes;
Handle management company processes across AR/AP; expense classification, allocation, reimbursement & tracking; operating budget
Support LP related communications, initiatives, and incoming requests, including fundraising prep & ODD support
Support compliance activities within the firm, incl. filings & recordkeeping
Tackle ad-hoc projects incl. periodic review of vendors & software in place; annual business license/insurance/tax renewals
What you’ll bring:
Understanding of US GAAP accounting principles and partnership accounting
Experience at a VC firm, fund admin, or tax/audit firm
Strong work ethic and high attention to detail
Excellent time management skills & problem-solving mentality
Ability to easily context switch between multiple ongoing projects
Strong follow-through on outstanding tasks
Can-do attitude in a lean, growing team-oriented environment
The expected base pay range for this position in the SF Bay Area is $135,000‐$185,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job‐related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on market location and is not inclusive of discretionary bonuses or other benefits offered by the company.
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