Junior Accountant

Airtree is the reference investor for the iconic technology companies emerging from Australia and New Zealand. Our venture and growth portfolios comprise 140+ startups and include 13 of the most valuable private technology companies in the region — including Canva, Airwallex, Employment Hero, Linktree, Go1, Eucalyptus, SafetyCulture, Immutable and many more.

We manage over $2bn across five fund vintages. About two-thirds of our most recent $650m raise came from tier-one global institutional investors — many backing Australian venture for the first time.

We are committed to building a world-class VC platform for Australia and New Zealand startups with global ambitions. This is an opportunity to help shape Airtree and make an impact on our region's tech ecosystem.

The Role 

We are hiring a Junior Accountant to join the finance team. You will join a team of four, led by our Financial Controller. The team looks after Airtree’s management company and each of our funds. Each fund has its own manager entity and its own set of books. That covers fund accounting, investor reporting, capital calls and distributions, tax, cash flow and the annual audit. This is an opportunity to get exposure to how a fund operates and get to learn every part of our finance operations. We have qualified Accountants in the team to support you to grow and achieve your CA/CFA qualification. 

We’re currently onboarding an external fund administrator to support our fund administration processes. Our job is to review, query and approve everything before it goes out. You will be at the centre of that, running first-pass checks and outputs against how we’ve always done things. You will also help us build the processes that sit alongside it.

We’re adding this role to give the existing team more capacity and depth. It’s a broad role, and you will get exposure to far more than you would in a typical junior seat. If you’re early in your accounting career and want to understand how a venture fund really works, this is a great place to learn.

What You Will Do

Fund finance

• Run first-pass tie-outs and outputs against our existing processes, and chase down anything that doesn’t match.
• Do the first review of capital calls and distributions before they go to the team for sign-off.
• Support capital calls and distributions.
• Help prepare quarterly investor reports and half-yearly financial statements. 
• Liaise with auditors and tax advisors for annual audit and tax returns. 
• Help us embed AI in our processes to improve accuracy and efficiency, while continuing to deliver the best possible experience for our LPs.

Investor requests and fundraising support

• Complete LP and super fund reporting templates, including SRS and look-through requests.
• Support operational due diligence requests from investors during fundraising.

Management company support

• Prepare quarterly tax lodgements for our funds and management entities.
• Assist the management accountant with cash projection and delivering quarterly management pack.
• Take transactional work off the team’s plate, including expense recharges between entities, reconciliations and payment admin.

Must haves

• An accounting degree.
• CA/CPA qualified or in progress.
• ~3 years’ experience, at roughly Associate level at a Big 4 or mid-tier firm.
• Advanced Excel skills. You will spend a lot of your time on reconciliations and tie-outs.
• Strong attention to detail. You notice when a number’s slightly off.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines. 
• Team player. We win as a team. 

Nice to haves

• An audit background.
• Exposure to funds, asset management or venture capital.
• Experience with Xero.
• Hands-on BAS or GST experience.

Mindset and approach

• You are comfortable with a wide scope and can move between fund work, tax and cash flow on the same day.
• You thrive in a fast-moving environment and hit your deadlines, even when priorities shift.
• You ask good questions and want to understand why a number is what it is.
• You are keen to grow, and you want to build your career here over the long term.

Location, Flexibility & Support

Airtree’s headquarters are based in Sydney, and this role will be required to be in-office on average three days a week.

We also offer:

• 5 weeks of leave: 4 weeks annual leave plus 1 bonus week of lifestyle and wellbeing leave.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus a flexible return to work program.
• An annual budget for your training & self-development.
• A range of health and wellness benefits including EAP, mental health first aid training, skin checks, flu vaccines and more.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

We celebrate and value diversity and are committed to being equitable and inclusive in the way we hire and work together.

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you’re not sure you fit all of the criteria we’ve mentioned above. All of our roles involve a range of skill sets and we recognise that everyone has different strengths and experiences that can add value to our team.