About Slow
Slow Ventures is an early-stage focused Venture Capital firm with team members out of San Francisco, Boston, and New York
(though this role can be remote). We are generalists and invest in early-stage teams and ideas ranging from SaaS to Consumer
Brands to Fintech, and Crypto. We believe - and have seen proven time and again - that great things frequently take time to inflect
and believe that our number one job is to back great founders on their journey. In the last ~decade we have invested in the earliest
rounds of over 500 companies, including: Solana, Airtable, Ro, OpenPhone, Livongo, Human Interest, Allbirds, Hipcamp, Pillpack
amongst others.
About the Job
We are looking for a Controller to own the tactical day-to-day responsibilities surrounding our finance, accounting, and operational
efforts. Reporting to the CFO, this person will be responsible for the accounting of all existing active funds and the management
company as well as other key functions within the firm including HR functions and providing a supporting role with the investment
team on the execution of portfolio company transactions. The Controller will work closely with the CFO in continuing to scale the
finance function by implementing efficient processes. This role will immediately be a contributor to the overall success of the firm.
Specific responsibilities will include:
● Detail review of the fund administrators work, including the fund’s financial statements, cash reconciliations, investments,
capital calls, distributions, and expense payments
● Assist with the management company quarterly close, including executing budget to actuals tracking, ongoing
expense tracking, vendor payments and calculating quarterly GP distributions
● Aid CFO in maintaining all aspects of HR (employment policies, procedures, payroll, expense policy and
reimbursement, and benefits programs)
● Assist CFO in managing the external tax and audit teams to ensure timely tax return filings, K-1 issuance, and year-end
audit issuance
● Work closely with CFO on cash management for funds and management company
● Ensure all accounting functions are consistent with the partnership agreements and elevate issues to internal team as
necessary
● Field and respond to investor inquiries alongside CFO and GPs
● Aid treasury control function including the initial set-up of wire transfers, capital call execution, and distribution
execution with fund administrator
● Lead the tactical interface with portfolio companies to gather performance data and facilitate transactions
such as IPOs, recapitalizations, mergers & acquisitions
● Assist CFO with tax and liquidity planning for both the GP and LP entities
● Track portfolio company KPIs, financial reporting, and fund performance metrics
● Key driver of all year-end valuation procedures with the support of CFO and investment team
Qualifications
● 6-8+ years’ experience in venture capital finance
● Excellent financing reporting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
● Experience working with fund admin, tax, and audit service providers
● Willingness to personally handle all finance and operational-related projects, deliverables, and
responsibilities
● Ability to oversee many (~12) different venture funds totaling nearly $1B in capital and hundreds
of individual live investments
● Desire to work in a growing (but small), entrepreneurial environment
● Comfortable working remotely (if relevant)
To apply please send your resume to controller@slow.co
