Fund Controller - VC

What you'll be doing

Building the operating model

• Work with the Head of Fund Operations and senior leadership to design and roll out operating models, structures and systems for a growing range of closed-end, semi-liquid and evergreen funds.
• Play a hands-on role in launching and running Luxembourg-domiciled private funds, acting as the go-to contact for Luxembourg stakeholders, both internal and external.

Owning fund control

• Take ownership of fund control for your assigned mandates, from NAVs and capital activity to fees, expenses and investor reporting.
• Be the primary point of contact for fund administrators and other service providers, reconciling their reporting against internal data and challenging where things don't add up.
• Hold administrators and auditors to high standards: track service levels, escalate issues and make sure investors get accurate, on-time reporting.
• Coordinate the preparation and review of fund financial statements with administrators and auditors.

Partnering with the business

• Act as a trusted partner to the investment, distribution and investor relations teams, turning NAV files, performance reports, liquidity terms and fund data into clear, reliable information for research, client conversations and product launches.
• Stay on top of AIFM regulation and regulatory reporting, helping keep the platform compliant as it scales.

Shaping the future

• Spot inefficiencies and lead improvements that make processes faster, cleaner and ready for scale.
• Help shape the investor experience by working with the technology team to test and refine the investor portal and internal tools.
• Get involved in wider change projects across a business that is still being built.

What you'll bring

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Must have PE Fund Administration background
• 5+ years of fund accounting experience, including recent work on private equity, venture capital or semi-liquid funds, whether at an investment manager or a fund administrator.
• Hands-on experience across the private equity fund accounting cycle: NAV calculations, capital calls and distributions, cash flows, quarterly management fees, fund expenses, investor statements and performance reporting.
• Technical depth in fund accounting and valuations, ideally with Investran, eFront, Dynamo or similar systems.
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to get through large volumes of data quickly without losing accuracy.