Vice President, Finance and Operations - Pomona chez Godirect

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Pomona Capital

Founded in 1994, Pomona Capital is an innovative investment firm and seasoned secondaries investor with over $19 billion in aggregate capital commitments across our flagship funds, separately managed accounts, and retail fund for individual investors. The firm’s 50+ professionals work from offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong.

Opportunity:

Candidate will have the opportunity to assume a financial position in a growing, global investment firm. The candidate will work with a group of several finance staff members and will have regular interaction with the CFO, the Director, and the SVP of Accounting.



Position Overview: 

We are looking for a seasoned Vice President of Accounting (12-15 years of experience) to join our Finance team. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting and project management skills with supervisory experience (of internal staff or of third-party administrators), with keen focus on internal controls experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day financial accounting and administration for private equity secondary fund-of-funds.
• Oversee workflows, timing and quality of deliverables prepared by third party administrator.
• Prepare/review quarterly financial statements.
• Monitor fund liquidity, maintain daily internal cash management, and review journal entries and cash reconciliations.
• Oversee capital calls and distributions to/from fund investment partnerships.
• Management and preparation of capital calls and distributions from/to Limited Partners, including general partner entities
• Preparation/review of management fee, preferred return, waterfalls, and other complex calculations
• Preparation/oversight of quarterly and annual financial reporting, including ad hoc Limited Partner reporting.
• Coordinate audit preparation activities and manage audits for assigned funds and SPVs.
• Oversee tax estimates and returns filings for assigned funds.
• Conduct data reconciliations among accounting systems.
• Assess, organize, and maintain accounting records.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the business functions and special projects of the Firm and its clients.
• Provide reports and general support to Director, SVP of Accounting, Investor Relations and Investment Teams and general partners as required.

Qualifications:

• B.A. in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• 12-15 years of Fund Accounting and related experience, with a focus on maintaining a strong internal controls environment 
• Strong project management skills, with a proven track record of successful execution from initiation to completion
• Proficiency in and accounting software; advanced Excel skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience in updating and maintaining financial analyses and forecasts.

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn more about Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.