Job Description
This Finance Manager position sits within the CFO's team and carries responsibility for a sizeable portfolio held on behalf of the Owner.
We're looking for someone who combines a finance and accounting background with genuine comfort around fund structures and investment reporting .
Role
Reporting & Financial Oversight
- Building and consolidating financial statements for a group of entities, SPVs, and investment structures
- Keeping reporting practices aligned with IFRS/GAAP and relevant internal standards
- Producing investor-facing and internal reports at both fund and portfolio level
- Running the forecasting, budgeting, and variance-analysis cycle across the organisation
- Signing off on monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements
Portfolio & Investment Accounting
- Working alongside deal teams through structuring, due diligence, and the deployment of capital
- Handling the accounting treatment for holdings across private equity, venture capital, listed securities, and real estate
- Keeping tabs on portfolio performance - returns, valuations, allocation across asset classes
- Planning cash flow around capital calls, distributions, and new investments
Compliance & Governance
- Acting as the main point of contact for auditors, regulators, and tax advisors during review cycles
- Keeping the organisation aligned with applicable financial regulation and industry compliance requirements
- Building out policies, controls, and risk frameworks that hold up to scrutiny
Treasury
- Keeping liquidity healthy across the fund and corporate structure
- Managing FX exposure, hedging, and the timing of cash deployment
- Looking after banking relationships and shaping an efficient capital structure
Business Partnering
- Feeding financial analysis into board-level and investment discussions
- Helping model scenarios for fundraising and capital-allocation decisions
- Supporting due diligence and valuation work on prospective deals
Requirements
- A degree in accounting, finance, or a related subject — CFA, ACCA, or CPA is a plus rather than a must
- Preference for someone who started their career in the Big 4
- 6+ years in a financial management role, ideally somewhere with real investment exposure eg family office, PE, asset management, or corporate finance
- Comfortable working across multi-entity structures, with a track record of managing audit relationships and control frameworks
- Strong technical grounding in IFRS/GAAP and investment/portfolio accounting
- Confident with financial modelling and advanced Excel; exposure to ERP or investment management platforms is useful
Attributes
- Sharp commercial instincts paired with strong analytical thinking
- Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders with clear, confident communication
- Meticulous, with a low tolerance for errors
- Calm under pressure, good at prioritising against deadlines
- Some leadership or people-management experience