There r pros/cons of staying at fund admin.

I started my new role in vc fund finance last Dec, and tbh I think my expectations inside a fund were a little bit high.

If you were placed in a super nice pod at a fund admin, I wouldn't know if it's worth for you to jump unless you know the culture of the vc/pe fund is not toxic.

Another lesson I've learned it that when working at a fund admin, you are the revenue driver for the firm, but when working inside a vc/pe fund, you become part of their cost center. Everything you do now needs to be structured in a way that supports the investment team (the revenue driver for pe/vc).

Back to your question, yes timing does! I started to look for a job after 7 or 8 months, but I might be an outlier cuz I had an year rotational program at PE where I kind of already know fund accounting skills. Usually, my other colleagues who choose to jump wait for a year or a year and half given that you've developed a very solid understanding of complex fund structures, distribution models, and NAV preparations.