Senior Fund Accountant

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 Fund Accountant, you will be a core part of Hiive's Finance and Funds teams. Reporting to the Fund Accounting Manager, you will own the day-to-day fund accounting function for Hiive Funds from establishment through wind-down.

You will work closely with the Hiive Fund team, regulators, and third-party vendors to accurately account for complex, fast-moving fund structures. You will help build a culture of operational precision and efficiency.

In this role, your responsibilities would include

• Reviewing investment documentation and ensuring accurate system setup, transaction entry, and settlement across internal platforms and supporting tools.
• Executing all fund accounting tasks for assigned Hiive Funds, including NAV calculations, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and distribution reconciliations.
• Preparing quarterly fund financial reports and accounting packages in partnership with the Hiive Fund team.
• Preparing year-end annual fund financial statements in accordance with US GAAP (ASC 946).
• Supporting external and regulatory audits of fund financial statements.
• Working with the outsourced tax firm to support the preparation of annual K-1s for each fund investor.
• Performing procedures to ensure all fund accounting is in compliance with each fund's offering documents, including fee calculations and contributions.
• Supporting the Allvue general ledger implementation and any other adhoc fund accounting projects.
• Build and maintain standard operating procedures for recurring fund accounting tasks to support procedure scalability.
• Assisting the broader Finance team with non-fund accounting activities, as capacity allows.

Required Skills

• 2+ years of direct experience in fund accounting, preferably in private equity, venture capital, or alternative investments.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, with demonstrated experience applying ASC 946 (Investment Company accounting).
• Direct experience preparing or contributing to fund financial statements and the investor statements (PCAP), including a Schedule of Investments.
• Proficiency with NAV calculations and fund-level reconciliations.
• CPA/CFA designation (or equivalent), or actively pursuing a designation.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple funds and deadlines simultaneously.
• Clear, professional communication skills for interacting with internal teams, vendors, and regulators.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of recurring processes with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Quick learner and ability to maintain the quality of output in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience prompting AI and auditing AI outputs to create efficiencies with tasks.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with secondary market transactions or special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
• Familiarity with fund administration platforms (Allvue, Investran, Entrilla, or similar).
• Experience working with outsourced tax or audit firms on K-1 preparation and year-end financial statement audits.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or fintech environment.

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 and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
• 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 for growth into team leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.