Fund Accountant Jobs in California
Fund Accountant jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in asset management, private equity, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms at every level from junior fund accountant through senior controller. The largest hiring markets are San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose, where firms like BlackRock, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), and Franklin Templeton maintain significant California operations. The most in-demand specialties include private equity fund accounting, real estate fund reporting, and NAV calculation for institutional funds. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Allocate
Allocate is building the operating system for private markets — wealth advisors and their clients use the platform to access, transact in, and manage private market investments. The platform supports 350+ advisory firms and 1,500+ GP relationships, with $ 5B+ in assets on the platform.
About The Role
Atlas Fund Services, LLC is the fund administration business unit of Allocate. Our team runs the operations behind the private market funds and feeder vehicles that advisors and their clients access through the Allocate platform — fund accounting, capital calls and distributions, investor allocations, financial statements, and audit support.
As a Senior Fund Accountant, you will own our most complex funds end to end and serve as the reviewer and technical resource for the accountants working alongside you. You will be the person who reads the partnership agreement, decides how an unusual provision should be applied, and stands behind that answer with auditors, fund sponsors, and investors. You will also work closely with our product and engineering teams, since the systems that run this work are built in-house and shaped by the people who use them.
This is a senior individual contributor role without direct reports. It suits someone who has already run private markets fund operations at depth, is ready to raise the standard of the work around them, and would rather build better process than repeat the same one.
What You’ll Own
Own end-to-end fund operations for a portfolio of the firm’s more complex funds and vehicles, including financial accounting, capital calls and distributions, investor reporting, and cash management.
Review the work of other fund accountants — allocations, capital account statements, capital call and distribution notices, and reconciliations — and give feedback that raises the quality of the team’s output.
Interpret partnership agreements, subscription documents, and side letters, and translate their economic terms into allocations, waterfalls, carried interest, and management fee calculations.
Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements and footnote disclosures, and serve as the primary point of contact for the fund audit.
Partner with external service providers across banking, legal, audit, and tax to create a seamless experience for investors and fund sponsors.
Work actively with the software development team to scope, test, and implement automation and other efficiency improvements across fund workflows.
Serve as a technical resource and informal mentor for less experienced members of the team.
Lead special projects and initiatives where your interests and Allocate’s strategic priorities align.
Follow and contribute to the ongoing improvement of compliance policies and process documentation.
What Success Looks Like
The funds you own close, report, and distribute on schedule, and the work you review goes out right the first time.
Fund audits complete on deadline with no material adjustments or significant deficiencies, with you as the primary contact.
Complex or ambiguous fund terms get a clear, documented answer that the team can apply consistently the next time they come up.
Junior accountants measurably improve under your review, and fewer issues reach the Managing Director unresolved.
You partner with product and engineering to eliminate recurring manual work, with visible reductions in cycle time each quarter.
Who You Are
5+ years of experience in fund administration servicing private equity and/or venture capital funds, with proven operations and project management skills.
Deep working knowledge of private markets fund accounting — allocations, waterfalls, carried interest, management fees, and the applicable reporting requirements.
Hands-on experience with a fund accounting platform and confidence learning a new one.
Comfort reading and applying fund legal documents, including limited partnership agreements and side letters.
Experience working within a regulated and supervised industry.
Robust analytical skills across quantitative and qualitative metrics.
Exemplary oral and written communication skills, including with investors and external auditors.
Ability and willingness to lead and manage complex initiatives and tasks, and to review others’ work constructively.
Dedication to Allocate’s mission.
Nice to Have
Experience with Allvue, Zive, or a comparable fund accounting platform.
Experience migrating from one fund accounting platform to another.
CPA, or public accounting experience in an alternative investments practice.
Comfort using SQL, advanced Excel, or AI-assisted tools to speed up recurring analysis and reporting.
Essential Values & Culture
Providing our clients with a world-class experience is our number one priority. We obsessively search for ways to improve the experience for our clients and partners. This requires extraordinary response times, proactivity, and ensuring that everything we do — from product strategy to offline communications — reflects a top-tier client experience.
Challenge convention: Instead of detailing all the reasons why an idea may not work, we constantly question things to determine how a viable idea may be put into motion.
Commitment to continuous improvement: We find ways to personally scale each day by pushing ourselves up the learning curve.
Meritocracy, not politics: We place the utmost value on results and rewards through merit, not reward actions driven by political agendas or behavior.
Civil Discourse is embraced: We believe open, intellectually curious conversations are required to consistently arrive at the best decisions. Respect is paramount in our dealings with one another, but our mission is always to get the right answer collectively, not to be right.
Embrace technological change: We adopt tools and techniques that make us faster, smarter, and better. We stay open to innovation, especially around AI and automation, and drop outdated methods without hesitation. This includes actively integrating AI-assisted tools into your daily workflow and staying current as the landscape evolves. Complacency kills progress — we value adaptability and curiosity.
Additional Details
Fully Remote Position (within the United States)
Travel may be required for company offsites
Broadband internet connection required
Location: All I-9 eligible candidates will be considered
Salary: $140,000 – $160,000 base, with bonus and equity eligibility
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); and responsible vacation time (PTO)
Employment: Full-time
The base pay offered will be determined based on the candidate's experience, location, skills, training, certifications, education, internal equity, and market data. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range, though this may occur on a case-by-case basis.
Compensation Range: $140K - $160K
About Allocate
Allocate is building the operating system for private markets — wealth advisors and their clients use the platform to access, transact in, and manage private market investments. The platform supports 350+ advisory firms and 1,500+ GP relationships, with $ 5B+ in assets on the platform.
About The Role
Atlas Fund Services, LLC is the fund administration business unit of Allocate. Our team runs the operations behind the private market funds and feeder vehicles that advisors and their clients access through the Allocate platform — fund accounting, capital calls and distributions, investor allocations, financial statements, and audit support.
As a Senior Fund Accountant, you will own our most complex funds end to end and serve as the reviewer and technical resource for the accountants working alongside you. You will be the person who reads the partnership agreement, decides how an unusual provision should be applied, and stands behind that answer with auditors, fund sponsors, and investors. You will also work closely with our product and engineering teams, since the systems that run this work are built in-house and shaped by the people who use them.
This is a senior individual contributor role without direct reports. It suits someone who has already run private markets fund operations at depth, is ready to raise the standard of the work around them, and would rather build better process than repeat the same one.
What You’ll Own
Own end-to-end fund operations for a portfolio of the firm’s more complex funds and vehicles, including financial accounting, capital calls and distributions, investor reporting, and cash management.
Review the work of other fund accountants — allocations, capital account statements, capital call and distribution notices, and reconciliations — and give feedback that raises the quality of the team’s output.
Interpret partnership agreements, subscription documents, and side letters, and translate their economic terms into allocations, waterfalls, carried interest, and management fee calculations.
Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements and footnote disclosures, and serve as the primary point of contact for the fund audit.
Partner with external service providers across banking, legal, audit, and tax to create a seamless experience for investors and fund sponsors.
Work actively with the software development team to scope, test, and implement automation and other efficiency improvements across fund workflows.
Serve as a technical resource and informal mentor for less experienced members of the team.
Lead special projects and initiatives where your interests and Allocate’s strategic priorities align.
Follow and contribute to the ongoing improvement of compliance policies and process documentation.
What Success Looks Like
The funds you own close, report, and distribute on schedule, and the work you review goes out right the first time.
Fund audits complete on deadline with no material adjustments or significant deficiencies, with you as the primary contact.
Complex or ambiguous fund terms get a clear, documented answer that the team can apply consistently the next time they come up.
Junior accountants measurably improve under your review, and fewer issues reach the Managing Director unresolved.
You partner with product and engineering to eliminate recurring manual work, with visible reductions in cycle time each quarter.
Who You Are
5+ years of experience in fund administration servicing private equity and/or venture capital funds, with proven operations and project management skills.
Deep working knowledge of private markets fund accounting — allocations, waterfalls, carried interest, management fees, and the applicable reporting requirements.
Hands-on experience with a fund accounting platform and confidence learning a new one.
Comfort reading and applying fund legal documents, including limited partnership agreements and side letters.
Experience working within a regulated and supervised industry.
Robust analytical skills across quantitative and qualitative metrics.
Exemplary oral and written communication skills, including with investors and external auditors.
Ability and willingness to lead and manage complex initiatives and tasks, and to review others’ work constructively.
Dedication to Allocate’s mission.
Nice to Have
Experience with Allvue, Zive, or a comparable fund accounting platform.
Experience migrating from one fund accounting platform to another.
CPA, or public accounting experience in an alternative investments practice.
Comfort using SQL, advanced Excel, or AI-assisted tools to speed up recurring analysis and reporting.
Essential Values & Culture
Providing our clients with a world-class experience is our number one priority. We obsessively search for ways to improve the experience for our clients and partners. This requires extraordinary response times, proactivity, and ensuring that everything we do — from product strategy to offline communications — reflects a top-tier client experience.
Challenge convention: Instead of detailing all the reasons why an idea may not work, we constantly question things to determine how a viable idea may be put into motion.
Commitment to continuous improvement: We find ways to personally scale each day by pushing ourselves up the learning curve.
Meritocracy, not politics: We place the utmost value on results and rewards through merit, not reward actions driven by political agendas or behavior.
Civil Discourse is embraced: We believe open, intellectually curious conversations are required to consistently arrive at the best decisions. Respect is paramount in our dealings with one another, but our mission is always to get the right answer collectively, not to be right.
Embrace technological change: We adopt tools and techniques that make us faster, smarter, and better. We stay open to innovation, especially around AI and automation, and drop outdated methods without hesitation. This includes actively integrating AI-assisted tools into your daily workflow and staying current as the landscape evolves. Complacency kills progress — we value adaptability and curiosity.
Additional Details
Fully Remote Position (within the United States)
Travel may be required for company offsites
Broadband internet connection required
Location: All I-9 eligible candidates will be considered
Salary: $140,000 – $160,000 base, with bonus and equity eligibility
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); and responsible vacation time (PTO)
Employment: Full-time
The base pay offered will be determined based on the candidate's experience, location, skills, training, certifications, education, internal equity, and market data. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range, though this may occur on a case-by-case basis.
Compensation Range: $140K - $160K
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in fund accountant jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field required
- CPA license issued or recognized in California strongly preferred for senior roles
- Proficiency in fund accounting platforms such as Advent Geneva, Yardi, or Investran
- Working knowledge of GAAP, partnership accounting, and waterfall distribution calculations
- One to three years of experience in fund accounting, public accounting, or financial services
- Strong Excel skills and familiarity with automated reporting and reconciliation workflows
Fund Accountant Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a fund accountant in California?
Most fund accountants in California start with a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, then pursue a CPA license through the California Board of Accountancy, which requires passing the Uniform CPA Exam and meeting California's education and experience requirements. While a CPA is not mandatory for every fund accountant role, it is a strong differentiator at mid-level and senior positions. Many candidates enter through public accounting or financial operations before moving into fund-specific roles.
How much do fund accountants make in California?
Fund accountants in California earn a median of about $97,050 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $61,770 for the lowest 10% to over $160,520 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire fund accountants in California?
Employers hiring fund accountants in California right now include Allocate, PwC, and SS&C, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. California's dense concentration of private equity firms, hedge funds, and real estate investment managers means hiring activity stays consistent across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles throughout the year.
Which California cities have the most fund accountant jobs?
Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and California have the most fund accountant openings in California. San Francisco and San Jose lead because of the Bay Area's high concentration of venture capital, private equity, and institutional asset managers, while Los Angeles draws volume from its large real estate investment and entertainment-industry fund management sector.
Are there remote fund accountant jobs in California?
Yes, and more than many finance roles. Fund accounting is largely desk-based and systems-driven, which makes remote and hybrid arrangements common in this field. About 71% of fund accountant openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how widely firms have adopted flexible arrangements post-pandemic. NAV calculation, reporting, and reconciliation work are the sub-functions most often performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a fund accountant in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a fund administrator or a Big Four or regional public accounting firm in California, where junior staff rotate through fund audit and reporting engagements. Large California-based asset managers like Franklin Templeton and PIMCO run new-graduate associate programs that train candidates without prior fund-specific experience. Adjacent roles such as staff accountant, financial analyst, or operations associate at a California fund services firm also provide a strong lateral path, and passing the CPA exam early gives candidates a measurable edge in competitive applicant pools.
Where can I find and apply to fund accountant jobs in California?
You can find and apply to fund accountant jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings from employers actively hiring right now. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly from each listing.
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