Fund Controller - CLOs

Oliver James; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Oliver James, partnering with a global asset manager, seeks a Controller in Manhattan to lead finance and accounting for its CLO platform within private credit. The role covers close packages, NAV, waterfalls, investor reporting, and compliance across a complex fund structure.

Ideal candidates hold a CPA with 8–12 years of accounting experience, with CLO or credit fund exposure a plus. Competitive base salary up to $200k plus a $50k discretionary bonus in a strong hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• CPA is required.
• 8–12 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Experience with fund accounting and financial reporting.
• Exposure to credit-related products, especially CLOs, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and financial reporting for the CLO business.
• Own month-end close, NAV, allocations, waterfalls and fund returns.
• Manage investor reporting with Fund Administrator incl. audits.
• Assist cash management forecasts and debt facility oversight.

Skills

CPA

Fund accounting

CLO knowledge

Policy design

Communication

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Oliver James have recently partnered with a global alternative asset manager who possess $600b AUM as they seek to hire a Controller to join their Private Credit finance team, supporting their rapidly growing CLO business.

The role, based in Manhattan, will see this individual bear day-to-day responsibility for the finance and accounting work streams across the firm's CLO platform, sitting within a private credit business with a complex, fast-growing fund structure spanning fund of funds, secondary, co-investment and direct investment strategies.

Our client is ideally seeking a CPA qualified professional with 8-12 years of accounting/finance experience, ideally with exposure to credit-related products and fund accounting within an alternative asset manager; our client is offering a competitive compensation package, strong hybrid working, excellent benefits, a clear route for progression and much more!

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a member of the finance team responsible for accounting and financial reporting oversight for the firm's CLO business.
• Own the financial reporting process, including monthly performance estimates, close packages/NAV, allocations, waterfalls and fund returns.
• Oversee the Fund Administrator responsible for investor reporting, including quarterly investor statements, annual audits, due diligence requests, capital calls and distributions.
• Assist in cash management forecasts and budgets, alongside debt facility oversight, to establish capital available for investment.
• Oversee compliance of fund credit facilities, accurately interpreting agreements while maintaining thorough knowledge of the underlying asset portfolio.
• Perform data analysis on large asset portfolios, including data reconciliation and calculation of portfolio compliance tests such as portfolio quality and concentration ratios.
• Review performance fee calculations and respond to investor queries around fund performance, NAVs, taxes and other areas.
• Support audit and tax professionals during year-end audit and tax reporting, and assist with SEC or other regulatory compliance as required.

Requirements:

• 8-12 years of accounting/finance experience; CPA required.
• Strong understanding of fund accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience with credit-related products (specifically CLOs), including position reconciliations, is a plus.
• Experience designing and implementing new policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus.
• Competitive base salary worth up to $200,000
• $50,000 discretionary bonus
• Excellent healthcare benefits
• A clear route for progression
• Much more!