76 Ninth Avenue, Suite 315 | New York, NY 10011
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund, focused on supporting the delivery of critical
services – water, health, housing, energy – at affordable prices to the four billion people earning less than
four dollars a day in India, Pakistan, and East Africa. Acumen Fund seeks to prove that small amounts of
philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that
serve vast numbers of the poor. Acumen Fund has successfully impacted over 10 million lives so far,
through over $30 million invested in South Asia and Africa. Its country offices in India, Pakistan and
Kenya work closely with the New York team to identify and support local social enterprises. Through our
investments we address problems of poverty using market based approaches, demonstrating that there is
a role for patient capital, intensive management assistance, and knowledge sharing at the base of the
pyramid. www.acumenfund.org
Since 2001, Acumen Fund has functioned under a philanthropic capital model, raising donations to fund
investments in enterprises that deliver health, water, housing or energy to the poor. In 2008, we launched
an invested capital fund, Acumen Capital Markets, which will operate side by side with our philanthropic
fund, making investments in enterprises that support the poor.
Position description
Acumen fund is looking for a well organized, energetic and bright individual to take charge of its
accounting functions as Senior Accountant. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in the
Accounting/Finance department and will work with Acumen Fund’s global finance team working in its
India and Pakistan offices. The ideal candidate will have excellent accounting and Excel spreadsheet
skills and a minimum of five years’ experience with a non-profit organization in general ledger. Financial
reporting, payroll and bank reconciliation areas are also a must. The ind