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Finance & Operations Manager - Private Credit

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Trace is recruiting a Finance & Operations Manager to join the team of a rapidly growing Private Credit team in an investment management firm based in the City of London.
Your Role:
- Responsibility for the loan portfolio accounting and operations teams for the Private Credit business.
- Produce MI and analysis on the loan book position for senior management.
- Ownership of cash management, reconciliations, and operational controls.
- Identify operational risks ensuring any weaknesses are improved.
- Improve controls and documentation of procedures across the team.
- Monitor reconciliations across the operational and finance systems.
- Manage the team, ensuring KPI's are SLA's are met.
- Working on finance operations projects as and when required.
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Your Skills and Qualifications:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) with experience in lending or private credit.
- Experience in lending accounting and operations is essential with knowledge from onboarding through to payments and reconciliations.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills with great attention to detail.
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to work with large volumes of data.
If you have relevant experience, fit the above criteria and are looking for an exciting, rewarding, and challenging role, please apply today by sending an updated copy of your CV.


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For immediate consideration, please contact Simon Humphreys at Trace Recruitment.
We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.
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