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Senior Fund Controller - Large Multinational Alternative Asset Manager
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Senior Fund Controller | London
We're working with the world's largest alternative asset manager, investing across real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds - who are looking to bring a Senior Fund Controller, supporting a range of European funds across multiple asset classes and reporting directly to the Managing Director leading the function.
What you'll do:
- Act as primary point of coordination across a broad network of stakeholders, global finance teams, Tax, Treasury, Accounting Policy, Product Control, Investor Relations, fund administrators and external advisors
- Lead core fund accounting and administration across assigned structures, including monthly/quarterly NAV close, investor capital activity, distributions, management fee calculations, carried interest/promote allocations, liquidity and cash flow forecasting, and expense allocations
- Review and challenge complex fund transactions and accounting treatments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable standards
- Provide technical accounting guidance on fund structures and transactions, with a focus on IFRS and alternative investment best practice
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Tax, Treasury and Technology to strengthen governance and controls
- Support management reporting, FP&A analysis and Board-level reporting for senior leadership
- Oversee relationships with external auditors, administrators and tax advisors across jurisdictions
- Manage, mentor and develop junior team members across London and offshore support functions
- Contribute to strategic initiatives, process improvement and systems implementation across the platform
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- ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant with 4+ years PQE, ideally within private equity, private credit or alternative asset management
- Strong understanding of fund structures, fund accounting and investor servicing within closed-ended vehicles
- Advanced technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS; exposure to Lux GAAP, UK GAAP or US GAAP advantageous
- Demonstrated experience managing teams across international, cross-functional environments
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, comfortable with large, complex datasets
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage senior management and external counterparties
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