#119 The Ultimate PE/VC Fund Checklist for Year-End Finance & Compliance

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The Year-End CFO/Finance Checklist (2022 Edition Linked)

We’ve seen a lot of different frameworks over the years to keep track of all the requirements for funds at year-end. One of our favorites is breaking things down into four buckets: portfolio companies, investor reporting, compliance/legal, and operations/HR. Here’s some of the top items in each bucket for year-end…

#25 Year-End PE/VC CFO/Finance Checklist (TheFundCFO)

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Updated PE/VC Fund Year-End Finance & Compliance Checklist

In November/December (and January), the number one topic of conversation is year-end items (and checklists to back them up). We recently met with a fund that was aggregating year-end checklists from finance and accounting teams, law firms, and compliance firms. That made us think - what if we put this all in one place, in one checklist ultimate that you could actually print and check off?!

Good news folks - we did it! Big thanks to Chris Crump for all the help on this one. We are doing a special early release of the checklist for our paid subscribers, linked below. Let us know what you think!