Senior Fund Controller -VC

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

Job summary

JSS is seeking a senior fund operations leader to design and operate the operating model for private markets funds in the UK. You will oversee NAVs, capital calls, distributions, fees, and investor reporting while coordinating with auditors and service providers.

Partnering with the Head of Fund Operations, you will drive onboarding of new funds, oversee Luxembourg-domiciled funds, and shape scalable, automated processes in collaboration with the technology team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of fund accounting, administration, and control experience.
• Experience with private markets fund lifecycles (NAVs, capital calls, distributions).
• Track record overseeing administrators and auditors; launching or migrating funds.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end fund control across a portfolio, including NAVs and distributions.
• Lead oversight framework for administrators and service providers with SLAs and KPIs.
• Manage year-end financial statements, audits, and governance reporting.

Skills

Fund accounting

Financial controls

Regulatory reporting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA

Tools

AIFMD reporting

Job description

• Partner with the Head of Fund Operations and senior leadership to design, implement and evolve the operating model, structures and systems for closed-end, semi-liquid and evergreen funds, deputising for the Head of Fund Operations where needed.
• Lead the operational launch of new funds and products, from structuring input and service provider onboarding to go-live.
• Own the operational setup and ongoing oversight of Luxembourg-domiciled funds, managing relationships with the AIFM, depositary, administrators and other Luxembourg stakeholders.

Owning fund control

• Take end-to-end ownership of fund control across a portfolio of mandates, including NAVs, capital calls and distributions, management and performance fees, carried interest, fund expenses and investor reporting.
• Lead the oversight framework for fund administrators and service providers, setting SLAs and KPIs, running service reviews and escalating issues to resolution.
• Lead the year-end financial statement and audit process across your funds, acting as senior point of contact for auditors and driving timely, clean sign-offs.
• Review and challenge valuations, NAV packs and performance data, and support valuation and governance committee reporting.
• Own AIFMD and other regulatory reporting for your funds, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.

Partnering and leading

• Be a senior partner to the investment, distribution and investor relations teams, advising on fund terms, liquidity features, performance and investor queries, and supporting product development.
• Mentor, review the work of and develop Fund Controllers, building a high-performing, collaborative team.

Shaping the future

• Lead process improvement and automation projects that make fund operations scalable, controlled and efficient.
• Work with the technology team to shape the investor portal and internal tools, representing fund operations on change and transformation projects.

What you'll bring

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• 8+ years of fund accounting, fund administration and fund control experience, with substantial recent experience in private equity, private credit, venture capital or semi-liquid funds, whether at an investment manager or a fund administrator.
• Deep expertise across the private markets fund lifecycle: NAVs, capital calls and distributions, management and performance fees, carried interest and waterfalls, fund expenses, investor reporting and financial statements.
• A track record of overseeing administrators and auditors, and ideally of launching new funds or moving funds to a new administrator.
• Experience with Luxembourg fund structures and AIFMD reporting.