Alternatives Fund Controller - Analyst

Join a high-impact fund finance team at the center of Private Equity and Hedge Fund reporting. Drive quality, control, and insight across NAV, fees, carry, and investor capital activity. Partner with stakeholders and auditors to deliver accurate, timely outcomes.

 

As a Fund Accounting & Financial Reporting Analyst within Fund Finance, you oversee end-to-end NAV review, fee calculations, and fund financial statement integrity for Private Equity and Hedge Funds. You deliver quarter-end close reviews, GAAP adjustments, and variance analysis while ensuring strong reconciliations and controls. You collaborate with auditors, administrators, and internal stakeholders to execute capital events and resolve critical issues.

Job Responsibilities 

• Review end-to-end NAVs for Private Equity and Hedge Funds, including pricing and accruals.
• Validate management fee, incentive/performance fee, and carried interest calculations and allocations.
• Oversee quarter-end financial statements, including GAAP adjustments and tie-outs to supporting schedules.
• Analyze variances across periods and provide clear explanations to senior stakeholders.
• Calculate investment-level NAVs, returns, and IRRs and maintain supporting workpapers.
• Reconcile key balances across GL, portfolio records, administrator reports, and cash movements.
• Review investor allocations, capital account activity, and related reporting outputs.
• Manage capital calls and distributions, including timing, accuracy, and completion tracking.
• Provide audit support by preparing evidence packs and responding to auditor queries.
• Communicate with external parties (administrators, auditors, custodians, valuation agents) to resolve breaks.
• Own critical financial reviews, escalating risks and driving issues to closure.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Hold CA/ACCA/CPA/MBA qualification with at least 2 years of fund accounting or financial reporting experience.
• Demonstrate hands-on experience reviewing fund financial statements.
• Apply strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP adjustments and close controls.
• Execute accurate reviews of NAV, pricing, and expense/income accruals.
• Perform rigorous reconciliations and root-cause analysis of breaks.
• Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
• Deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Support both Hedge Fund and Private Equity structures across multiple strategies.
• Use fund accounting and portfolio systems (e.g., Geneva, Investran, eFront, Advent) effectively.
• Interpret partnership agreements and fee/carry provisions to validate calculations.
• Coordinate closely with fund administrators and service providers to optimize the close process.
• Advance in Excel-based modelling for fee, carry, and investor allocation review.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation, and control enhancements.
• Partner with Portfolio Managers/Controllers to produce investor-ready reporting and insights.