Fund Controller

Amethyst Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amethyst Partners in London is seeking a Fund Controller to oversee financial deliverables for Private Markets funds, coordinating with administrators, auditors and other service providers to ensure accurate reporting.

The role will drive AI and automation of accounting processes within the company's FinTech product, while developing scalable operating models, fund modelling and regulatory reporting across multi‑jurisdictions, with hybrid work from the London HQ.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of capital activities of funds (subs / reds / calls / distributions)
• Monitoring of budgets, cash and trial balances as required to ensure accurate and timely reporting of all fund NAVs
• Manage transactional flows from subscription to underlying investments
• Support fund audits and applicable financial reporting requirements
• Develop and monitor fund modelling to cover valuations, performance fees, liquidity management and operational expenditure
• Liaise with tax advisors to support establishment of investor tax reporting
• Oversee all aspects, from fund formation through to day-to-day ongoing fund operations
• Development of service models to manage funds across multi-jurisdictions
• Support of fund governance (Board, AIFM, Depositary etc.)
• Support the management of relationships with service providers, including selection, onboarding and ongoing service review
• Ensure that fund investors receive quality of service and cost optimisation
• Working to ensure these aspects of fund operations are met (e.g Annex IV, PRIIPS / KID, Tax reporting)
• Efficient processes and standards including the use of technology solutions to support growth and scalability
• Documentation of procedures

Job description

Exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding business at their prestigious HQ in London.

The role will act as a fund controller overseeing the production of financial deliverables from Private Markets related products, primarily funds. This will mean extensive interaction with administrators and their preparation of financial reports, as well as with auditors and other service providers.

The role also offers opportunity to work on AI and Automation of accounting processes within the companies own FinTech product.

Key Activities

Fund accounting:

• Oversight of capital activities of funds (subs / reds / calls / distributions)
• Monitoring of budgets, cash and trial balances as required to ensure accurate and timely reporting of all fund NAVs
• Manage transactional flows from subscription to underlying investments
• Support fund audits and applicable financial reporting requirements
• Develop and monitor fund modelling to cover valuations, performance fees, liquidity management and operational expenditure
• Liaise with tax advisors to support establishment of investor tax reporting

Fund lifecycle:

• Oversee all aspects, from fund formation through to day-to-day ongoing fund operations
• Development of service models to manage funds across multi-jurisdictions
• Support of fund governance (Board, AIFM, Depositary etc.)

Service providers:

• Support the management of relationships with service providers, including selection, onboarding and ongoing service review
• Ensure that fund investors receive quality of service and cost optimisation

Regulatory and compliance:

• Working to ensure these aspects of fund operations are met (e.g Annex IV, PRIIPS / KID, Tax reporting)

Implement and develop operating model:

• Efficient processes and standards including the use of technology solutions to support growth and scalability
• Documentation of procedures

In return we can offer excellent salary, benefits and hybrid working pattern from London HQ.