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Controller & Financial Operations Principal (FinOp) at Karmel Capital Controller & Financial Operations Principal (FinOp) at Karmel Capital in SOLANA BEACH, California Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

Company Description:

Karmel Capital Management LLC is a San Diego-based alternative investment management firm founded in 2013. The firm manages dedicated funds focused on AI infrastructure and enterprise technology and software companies, investing through direct secondary transactions and selected primary rounds. Its leadership team combines deep investing and operating experience in technology, with founding partners who have invested together for over a decade. Karmel Capital is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. Karmel Capital has entered a high-growth phase and is hiring a dedicated Controller to own fund accounting, management company finances, and broker-dealer financial operations. Role Description This is a senior, high-ownership position. You will be the financial backbone of the firm, responsible for fund-level accounting across our portfolio, the books of our management company, and serving as our registered Financial and Operations Principal for a new broker-dealer we are planning to launch. You will work directly with the managing partners, third-party fund administrators, and our outside audit and tax firms. This position is located at the company headquarters in Solana Beach, California. What You Will Do Serve as the firm's registered Financial and Operations Principal (Series 27), owning FOCUS reporting, net capital compliance, and broker-dealer financial recordkeeping for a new broker-dealer that we are forming. Manage fund accounting across a portfolio of multi-asset funds and single-purpose investment vehicles: capital calls, distributions, carried interest waterfall calculations, quarterly NAV statements, annual audits, and annual tax reporting. Own management company accounting end-to-end, close, reporting, budgeting, and cash management. Run the annual audit process with outside audit firms, owning timelines, PBC lists, and on-time delivery. Manage outside tax firms through K-1 preparation and delivery, including review of partnership allocations and distribution treatment. Support distributions in kind from partnership vehicles, including analysis under the IRC §731(c) investment-partnership rules. Build scalable processes and systems as the firm grows. Qualifications Active FINRA Series 27 license with 2+ years registered as a Financial and Operations Principal. 5+ years of fund accounting experience at a private equity or venture capital firm (or fund administrator serving PE/VC clients). Hands-on experience managing annual fund audits with outside audit firms. Deep familiarity with partnership taxation and K-1s, working alongside outside tax preparers. Knowledge & desire to own management company accounting in addition to fund-level work. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred. Detail-oriented with strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, entrepreneurial environment. Compensation & Benefits

• The expected base salary range for this position is $150k to $200k annually . Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Full-time employees are eligible to participate in the company's benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, and other benefits, subject to the terms of the applicable plans. Why Karmel Real ownership . You will not be a cog; you will be empowered to build and run the finance function. Family first . We work hard, but we mean it when we say family comes first. Significant flexibility for school events, sports, and life. Small team, big platform . Direct exposure to the partners, our investors, and some of the most interesting private companies in software and AI. Solana Beach . An office a few blocks from the ocean, not a downtown tower.

•Karmel Capital is an equal opportunity employer. The compensation listed is the good-faith base salary range for this position, as required by California law; the final offer depends on experience and qualifications.