What's the salary range?

Carta lists $130,773–$171,950 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Fund Controller - SBIC role.

What seniority level is this role?

Carta targets senior candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Fund Controller - SBIC role at Carta.

Fund Controller - SBIC at Carta

Joblaze summary

In the role of Fund Controller at Carta, the individual will manage client relationships and oversee financial accounting for private capital firms, particularly Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs). Key skills include expertise in SBIC fund administration, regulatory compliance, and financial statement review, alongside a strong foundation in accounting principles. This position is suited for professionals with over eight years of experience in venture capital or private equity, including a minimum of two years focused on SBICs. The role offers the chance to work collaboratively across teams and mentor junior staff in a fast-paced environment.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 22, 2026. Last confirmed on Carta's careers page October 22, 2026.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,800).
Starts above 34% of 1263 comparable senior other roles in United States we track (median $144,000 across 187 companies).

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Carta lists $130,773–$171,950 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Fund Controller - SBIC role.
What seniority level is this role?: Carta targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Fund Controller - SBIC role at Carta.

From the original posting

The Company You’ll Join

The Team You’ll Work With

The Fund Administration team at Carta is rapidly growing, and we have a proven product/market fit in the private equity space. Our three main pillars of competency in Fund Administration at Carta are technical excellence, client management and innovation. We put our customers first, are willing to learn and grow, are problem solvers, work with urgency, ensure data security is a priority, project management effectively, maintain a professional community and work as one team.

Learn more about our team here - https://carta.com/blog/investor/exceptional-fund-services-meets-technology/

The Problems You’ll Solve

Help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our CFO services. Some of the strategic support that we provide includes:

Capital calls and distributions
Audit/tax support
Pre/post close services
Quarterly and annual financials
Limited Partner communications
SBIC regulatory compliance and SBA reporting

Bring transparency to founders, VCs, established General Partners and LPs and help our clients make more accurate decisions by helping them utilize our tools and resources such as:

Real-time IRR
Real-time portfolio data
Provide additional data points (TVPI, RVPI)

Improve our product and software through working with our product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Private Capital product suite
Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our Fund Administration software
Interact with clients on a daily basis and manage an effective client relationship
Interact with external auditors and tax providers
Adapt quickly as we integrate AI deeper into the fund administration lifecycle - directing and reviewing AI drafted capital calls, reconciliations and financial packages, and owning exception management
Assist Directors to execute new and current processes within the team
Ensure the accounting team is SOC compliant in all processes and procedures

The Impact You’ll Have

Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration group. As a Fund Controller at Carta, you will be part of a highly dynamic team to support our goal and the future of the Fund Administration business. In this role, you will partner with top private capital firms including Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to streamline their financial accounting needs. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market and operation teams, all while growing your foundational knowledge of accounting in an engaging, fast-paced environment. You will also help mentor our junior team members.

About You

You have experience maintaining, managing and nurturing multiple client relationships
You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements
You have experience with SBIC fund administration, including SBA compliance, regulatory reporting, and leverage / financing requirements
You have experience reviewing financial statements and footnotes, ensuring consistency with appropriate reporting framework
You have experience in understanding, interpreting and working on Waterfall calculations, management fees, and carried interest allocations
You have strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
You have experience managing and monitoring the timely delivery of quality client deliverables
You have experience leveraging technologies to automate processes and gain efficiencies
You have experience providing training and guidance to new and existing team members
8+ years of experience in the Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund Administration with at least two years of SBIC experience
CPA or CMA preferred

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:

$146,158 - $171,950 in Seattle, Washington
$130,773 - $153,850 in Hamilton, New Jersey

*Annualized salary based on estimated 40 hour hours per week before overtime

Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.

Disclosures:

Standard company text repeated across Carta's postings is omitted here.