Senior Director, Fund Accounting

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Hiive brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class. Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Hiive is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities. Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page https://www.hiive.com/careers to see how you can grow with us! As a Senior Director, Fund Accounting at Hiive, you will own the accounting and reporting processes for Hiive's fund-related activity as our regulated secondary marketplace scales. You'll mature the fund accounting infrastructure and controls that keep pace with growing transaction volume, and you'll be the go-to person for fund-level financial accuracy and compliance. This role will report directly to the CFO. In this role, your responsibilities would include: - Own the post-close accounting records for fund-related accounting, including reconciliations, NAVs, PCAPs, and financial statement preparation - Evolve and maintain controls and documentation for fund-level ledgers, NAV calculations, and capital call/distribution accounting for a quarterly reporting cadence - Lead the annual audit processes, working directly with auditors and external partners on fund-related audits and regulatory reporting - Lead the preparation and distribution of K-1’s annually to investors - Own the Hiive Fund valuation process to ensure that fund valuations are auditable and accurate - Work cross-functionally with fund services, legal, sales & trading, corporate finance, and others across the organization - Lead the fund accounting team to ensure workload is evenly distributed and that the team is resourced appropriately - Identify and implement system or automation improvements that scale with transaction volume - Serve as the primary point of contact for fund accounting questions across Finance, Legal, and Compliance Required Skills: - 5+ years of fund accounting or fund administration experience - Experience preparing fund-level financial statements and coordinating audits - Experience preparing or reviewing K-1’s or other year-end tax documents - Strong understanding of NAV calculations, capital calls, and distributions - Experience operating in a regulated financial services or fintech environment - CPA designation or equivalent accounting credential Preferred Skills: - Experience with private company secondary markets or pre-IPO equity - Experience building or improving accounting systems and controls from the ground up - Familiarity with Canadian and U.S. regulatory reporting requirements - Experience working in a start-up, or a rapidly growing organization Compensation, Benefits & Perks: - Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution. - Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan. - Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members). - If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity. - Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ. - An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events. - Significant opportunities f…