Senior Private Equity Fund Controller: NAV & Controls

Quaestor Asset Management NV; West-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Quaestor is seeking a motivated private equity fund controller to manage day-to-day operations of private equity funds, working closely with a partner and a small team of investment professionals.

You will oversee administrative, operational, financial, and accounting oversight of an existing portfolio of AICBs. Responsibilities include NAV calculations, fund reporting, cost analysis, and coordinating audits, with Dutch and English as working languages.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, and financial statements.
• Experience with private equity funds or alternative investment funds is an asset.
• Able to independently analyse balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and other financial reports.
• Strong analytical skills with precision, structure, and quality control.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and ability to process large data sets.
• Professional Dutch and English communication.
• Proactive, independent, and team-oriented.
• Pragmatic with concrete solutions to issues.

Responsibilities

• Financial and accounting oversight of private equity investments and fund structures, including master and feeder funds.
• Review periodic fund reports, financial statements, audit files, and other data.
• Track subscriptions, purchases, transfers, distributions, capital calls, and cash flows.
• Analyze costs and variances; verify annual expense figures for funds.
• Calculate and verify NAV of each AICB based on fair value.
• Develop and monitor KPIs; report discrepancies in portfolios.
• Monitor fund documents, side letters, covenants; coordinate with service providers.
• Prepare annual financial statements and arrange board meetings and audits.
• Support FSMA, CRS, FATCA reporting and external communications.
• Coordinate between paying agent, custodian, fund accountant, auditor and other providers.
• Maintain the private equity portal for timely financial information.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

Excel

Power BI

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree in accounting/finance/economics

Tools

Fund accounting software

Job description

Quaestor is seeking a motivated private equity fund controller to manage day-to-day operations of private equity funds, working closely with a partner and a small team of investment professionals.

You will oversee administrative, operational, financial, and accounting oversight of an existing portfolio of AICBs. Responsibilities include NAV calculations, fund reporting, cost analysis, and coordinating audits, with Dutch and English as working languages.