Marks Sattin
Fund Controller - Private Credit - 15m Contract
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Fund Controller - Private Credit (15-Month Contract)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: £600-650 per day via umbrella, depending on experience
The Opportunity
An outstanding opportunity has arisen with a leading global alternatives investment manager for an experienced interim Fund Controller to join its high-performing Private Credit Finance team on a 15-month maternity cover contract.
This is a broad, commercially focused role supporting a portfolio of direct lending and private credit funds, including both closed-ended and evergreen structures. Working alongside investment professionals, senior leadership, and leading external service providers, you will play a key role in overseeing fund operations, financial reporting, and governance across the full fund lifecycle.
This position would suit someone who enjoys ownership, stakeholder interaction, and working within a sophisticated institutional investment environment.
Key Responsibilities
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- Take ownership of a portfolio of private credit fund structures, ensuring efficient operational and financial oversight.
- Review quarterly NAVs, financial statements, investor allocations, management fees, carried interest, and distribution calculations.
- Produce and oversee quarterly and annual investor reporting.
- Monitor fund liquidity, cash forecasting, and treasury activities.
- Partner closely with investment teams on transactions, fund launches, and capital activity.
- Manage relationships with third-party fund administrators, custodians, and auditors, ensuring high service standards.
- Coordinate annual audits and oversee governance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Prepare board papers and present fund updates to boards and governance committees.
- Analyse fund performance, returns, valuation movements, and hedging impacts.
- Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders including Portfolio Managers, Investor Relations, Legal, Tax, and Compliance.
- Mentor junior team members
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Candidate Profile
- A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CPA)
- Significant experience in private credit, direct lending,
- Strong technical fund accounting and fund control expertise.
- Excellent understanding of fund structures, legal documentation, and fund operations.
Desired Skills and Experience
Fund Controller, fund accounting, qualified accountant, closed-ended funds, Private Credit, Debt, direct lending, funds, Luxembourg
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