Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine.
Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity.
Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more.
Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets. Our best-in-class solution for fund management seamlessly integrates investor and portfolio company insights via a suite of tools designed ground-up to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO.
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The Problems You’ll Solve
- Validate and properly segment 409A Valuation requests.
- Manage the delivery responsibility of 409A Valuations for Carta’s earliest-stage customers.
- Support the customer-facing process for requesting 409A Valuations.
- Assist customers with low-complexity, high-volume financial reporting inquiries.
- Prepare qualified small business tax exemption, or ‘QSBS’, attestation letters.
- Assist Equity Advisors with equity compensation tax projection vetting and preparation.
- Collect and process the financial metrics, KPIs, capitalization tables and articles of incorporation, or ‘AOIs’, for the portfolio companies of venture capital funds.
- Participate in discussions that drive operational improvements for the team.
- Provide feedback to engineering and product via testing, bug reporting, etc.
The Team You’ll Work With
The Equity Platform business unit at Carta includes a diverse set of services, including Valuations, Financial Reporting (or ASC 718), Equity Advisory, Qualified Small Business Stock (‘QSBS’), Portfolio Insights, and Capital Call Lines of Credit (‘CCL’).
These services are connected in various ways; for example, Carta’s 409A Valuations determine the strike price of employee options, which not only feeds into ASC 718’s stock-based compensation expense, but is a focal point of tax planning conversations with Carta’s Equity Advisory team. The narrative of these tax planning conversations can shift depending on whether the employee’s company is QSBS eligible, which also impacts the capital gains tax implications for Portfolio Insights customers; additionally, these customers are afforded flexible investment decisions with the assistance of Carta’s CCL product.
As a Finance and Equity Analyst, you'll participate in a twelve-month rotation serving various parts of Equity Platform, including but not limited to preparing 409A Valuations, advising customers on financial reporting, preparing tax projections, and aggregating financial statements for Venture Capital investors. Finance and Equity Analysts will be assigned a dedicated team upon successful completion of the L1 rotation.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field
- Comfortable learning quickly and taking on new challenges
- Able to address finance-related and accounting questions in a clear and concise manner
- Knowledge of financial statements and common financial concepts
- Experienced with multi-tasking and able to balance dozens of projects at any given time
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
- Possess a helpful and professional attitude with excellent verbal and written skills
- Exhibit diplomacy, tact, and poise under pressure when working through customer issues as well as a strong sense of curiosity to solve problems
At Carta, you’re not just an employee. You’re a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta’s Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.
Salary
Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
- $71,250 in Seattle, WA
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
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What We Do
Public and private companies trust Carta for ownership management and compliance. Carta makes it simple for companies of all stages to turn employees into owners. As an SEC-registered transfer agent, we help companies issue, value, and transfer securities. Our powerful reporting and administrative tools keep you in compliance with the latest SEC an