Associate Director of Finance

About the role

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. Acumen works across the spectrum of capital, raising philanthropic capital that is deployed in several ways: as patient investment, to build leaders, and to leverage into much larger impact funds – all focused on solving problems of poverty. To learn more visit acumen.org.

Acumen Capital Partners’ Associate Director of Finance will be a seasoned professional, with significant experience of fund management, who is passionate about joining an extraordinary organization that continues to drive innovation in the social sector. Acumen Capital Partners seeks to enhance and deepen its commitment to returnable-capital funds. The organization has grown in complexity over the last few years and is projected to continue to do so. In addition to increasing strategic complexity, the organization has the responsibility of building consistency in managing and operating multiple entities and subsidiaries across multiple geographies, as well as an increasing number of complex LP relationships. This increasing scope means that there will be a greater need to ensure robust and professional fiduciary reporting, systems and controls. In addition, there is a need to assess strategic considerations, determine appropriate structuring, and evaluate the accounting and tax implications in 2026 and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Fund Managing Directors to establish and maintain best‑available practice for finance and operations including maintenance of a roster of suitably qualified specialized tax, audit and accounting service providers
• Maintaining and improving ACP controls, risk, treasury and budgeting, liquidity, investment, cashflow and financial management, including management of GP stakes and cash planning/treasury functions
• ACP board reporting including strategic planning, modelling and financial performance
• Regulatory compliance and filing of tax and financial regulatory obligations across jurisdictions (typically US and local) ensuring tax optimization and appropriate transfer taxation requirements
• Accountability for and implementation of ACP audit related matters
• Treasury management, including management of ACPs internal financial systems, controls and procedures (incl co‑sign on bank accounts), bank account setup/relationship for new funds (US, and Fund level)
• Other projects and duties may be assigned as the organization grows and evolves

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience and a deep commitment to solving the problems of poverty
• Deep track record of professional fund management, particularly in an institutional context of a multi‑fund manager
• Innovative and driven to create optimal structures for future opportunities and challenges in a complex, geographically and functionally diverse organization
• Analytical questioner and creative problem‑solver; direct and candid communicator; thoughtful and diplomatic change agent who understands organizational dynamics
• Energized by intellectual curiosity of peers and humble to recognize all there is to learn
• Experienced working in a complex, multi‑structured, fast‑paced, international organization, particularly one with global entities/subsidiaries in developing countries
• Achieved sufficient seniority (and personal presence/gravitas) to be a data‑driven decision‑maker and a key strategic business partner influencing senior management on financial and operational issues
• Strong relationship skills and versatility to interact effectively with employees, senior management and oversight bodies
• Excellent interpersonal skills: candid and assertive team player with a sense of humor
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Coach with excellent management skills that brings out the strengths of others
• Natural intellectual curiosity and