Fund Controller

Description:

Fund Controller

Our client, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, is a joint venture between a technology solutions business serving the banking and financial sectors and a global alternative investment fund manager. They now seek to appoint a Fund Controller to control and report the performance, portfolio valuations and Net Asset Value of investment funds.

Your specific responsibilities as Fund Controller will include:

* Delivering accurate reporting of the Fund’s performance to stakeholders, splitting by asset class, strategy, time buckets, risk attribution

* Ensuring the trading portfolio’s accurate valuation by performing ongoing assessments against independent pricing data sources

* Providing reporting of the Fund’s Net Asset Value to internal investors and regulators

As Fund Controller you will need:

* A 2:1 degree from a top 25 UK university

* 1- years of experience working in a Product Control or Valuations role in an investment bank or buy-side firm

* Or, 1-3 years’ experience from an accountancy firm in an audit team

* Some knowledge of financial products such as Bond, Equities, and simple derivatives, is favoured

* Familiarity with SQL, Python and Tableau is advantageous

Rewards & benefits:

* Salary: £85k

* 25 days holiday + stats

* 10% target bonus

* Private healthcare

* Pension

* Prestigious city centre offices

Please note: High levels of interest mean that we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days. You must be eligible to work in the UK