Fund Controller, Real Assets

Carnegie Consulting; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fund manager in London seeks a Lead Accountant to oversee a small team and manage their most successful fund. The role encompasses liquidity management, fund structuring, and ensuring compliance, with a hybrid work model offered. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with proven experience in private markets, committed to maintaining high standards in fund management.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with recent fund accounting experience.
• Experience with fund structuring and set-up in Private Markets.
• Ability to work in a small, close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of liquidity management and fund structuring.
• Lead the fund audit process and manage compliance.
• Serve as the point of contact for investor relations.

Skills

Fund Accounting

Liquidity Management

Team Management

Interpersonal Skills

Tax Compliance

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

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Opportunity Overview

A terrific opportunity to join a successful fund manager to lead a small team, responsible for their most successful fund. The company is based in central London and offers the successful candidate a hybrid work option of three days in the office.

Candidate Profile

You will be a very experienced accountant with fund accounting/controlling experience across Private Markets (Private Equity, Private Debt/Credit, Venture Capital, Infrastructure, Real Estate, etc). You will have managed a small team before.

The Role

1. Liquidity Management: Oversight of the management fee, carried interest, and liquidity management of the funds.
2. Fund structuring and set up: Responsibility for, and coordination of, the fund set-up process and the onboarding of investors into new products.
3. Fund investment and transaction structuring: Providing advice to the deal team, including leading on deal completion and integration into business as usual.
4. Reporting: Full responsibility and oversight of the quarterly reporting process, including NAV and financial statement approval.
5. Audit: Lead the fund audit process across all funds.
6. Service provider coordination: Managing relationships with fund administrators, auditors, bankers, depositaries, and external AIFM, including KPI monitoring.
7. Tax and compliance support: Assisting the tax and compliance teams with ongoing filing and compliance requirements.
8. Client Operational Due Diligence: Leading on operational aspects of investor due diligence.
9. Investor relations: Presenting to large, external institutional investors on core financial and operational aspects.
10. Manager Due Diligence: Overseeing operational due diligence on all underlying fund managers, assessing risks, and reporting to the Investment Committee.
11. Internal collaboration: Partnering with internal teams to deliver client reporting and due diligence materials.

Requirements

1. You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
2. Requisite and recent experience in fund accounting or controlling within Private Markets.
3. Solid experience in fund structuring and set-up.
4. Ability to work as part of a small, close-knit team.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

• This role is based in the UK, with a hybrid working model of three days in the office per week.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered.