Fund Controller | Macro Hedge Fund

OCR Alpha; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OCR Alpha is seeking a Fund Controller to join its Fund Accounting team in London. You will own valuation oversight and financial control across multiple strategies, challenging pricing, broker marks and model inputs, and investigating stale pricing and unusual movements.

You will collaborate with investment teams, operations, risk and compliance, as well as administrators and auditors, and review month end NAVs, fund financial statements, and investor reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fund control, product control, valuations or fund accounting.
• Background in a hedge fund, asset manager or bank, with experience owning valuation reviews independently.
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and work with senior investment professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation oversight and financial control across strategies, challenging pricing, broker marks and model inputs, and investigating stale pricing and unusual movements.
• Work closely with investment teams, operations, risk and compliance, as well as administrators and auditors.
• Review month end NAVs, fund financial statements and investor reporting, and help shape valuation governance and support new fund and strategy launches.
• This is a high visibility seat at a scale platform with potential to influence how the function runs.

Skills

Fund control experience

Valuations / fund accounting

Strong communicator

Job description

We are working with a leading $15bn+ macro hedge fund in London that is looking to hire a Fund Controller into its Fund Accounting team.

This is a role for a confident self starter who wants real ownership. You will lead valuation oversight and financial control across their strategies, challenging pricing, broker marks and model inputs, and investigating stale pricing and unusual movements. You will work closely with the investment teams, operations, risk and compliance, as well as the administrators and auditors.

You will also review month end NAVs, fund financial statements and investor reporting, and help shape valuation governance and support new fund and strategy launches. It is a high visibility seat at a scale platform, with the chance to influence how the function runs.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in fund control, product control, valuations or fund accounting
• Background in a hedge fund, asset manager or bank, with experience owning valuation reviews independently
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and work with senior investment professionals