Earlybird Digital East Fund is one of the leading early-stage focused venture capital investors in Europe. We invest in ambitious technology ventures hailing from Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, and were the first investors in some of the multi-billion dollar successes emerging from the region, such as UiPath, Peak, and Trendyol.Earlybird Digital East is one of the three autonomous teams within the Earlybird family, with over $1.5 billion under management, seven IPOs, and 30 trade sales.

Right now, we are looking for a Financial Lead/Analyst to join our finance team in Istanbul and support operations and reporting. 

Main responsibilities include: 

Financial Management / Fund Admin

• Quarterly investor reporting
• Annual investor reporting (annual financials, tax reporting, capital statements)
• Work on annual audit preparation, liaise with auditors on audited financials
• Perform drawdown & distribution calculations, preparation of notices to investors
• Coordination of investment closing process (formal documents / payments etc.)
• Coordination of exit processes from portfolio investments 

Investments

• Collecting and reviewing quarterly and annual financials of portfolio companies
• Monitoring & reviewing investment transaction data
• Ad Hoc reporting of portfolio company metrics to investors. 

Operations

• Coordination of payments
• Cash management
• Preparation & review of operational budget
• Review annual accounts/tax returns of structure entities
• Streamlining accounting procedures and operations  

The skills we are looking for:

• Undergraduate degree in Economics/Finance/Business, preferably from a reputable university
• Experience in Finance (Financial Reporting & Accounting-Financial Analysis) at a 1st-tier firm, Audit experience is a plus
• Detail oriented and diligent to ensure all tasks are completed to a high level of accuracy
• Trustworthy with strong ethics and references
• Hard-working & eager to learn financial management of investment funds
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Fluent in English
• Strong fluency in MS Office (esp. Excel)

Big plus’es: experience with foreign jurisdictions especially Luxembourg and/or fund management experience and/or tech company experience