Private Equity Fund Controller

Recruiter
Michael Page
Location
Geneva, Canton of Geneva (CH)
Salary
Interesting package.
Posted
27 Jul 2018
Closes
27 Nov 2018
Ref
101245 - Private Equity Fund Controller
Contact
Domitille Cosson
Job role
Financial controller
Sector
Banking and financial services
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time

For our client an expanding European Investment Fund, we are looking for a Private Equity (PE) Fund Controller, native English speaker to be based in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
 
Within a small team of professionals, you will be involved in the following areas: 

  • Private Equity Fund reporting 
  • Private Equity Fund valuation 
  • Private Equity Fund administration 

 
The role is a great opportunity for someone either working in a fund administration capacity to move in-house, for someone at a smaller local firm to get higher level and international exposure or someone with Big 4 background willing to take the next step. 
 
Your responsibilities will range from: 

  • Preparing investor reports, transaction summaries, value creation information and release to the investors; 
  • Managing investment valuations and reviewing the related policies and procedures; 
  • Advising investment teams to ensure technical accuracy according to methods and inputs; 
  • Conducting performance gap analysis and performing IRR calculations / analysis; 
  • Presenting findings and recommendations to firm’s valuation committee; 
  • Handling queries related to portfolio matters with investors / external auditors; 
  • Ensuring appropriate training to investment teams; 
  • Working in coordination with Fund accountant to ensure the fundamentals (proper bookkeeping, treatment and integrity of data); 
  • Assisting in any ad-hoc projects / assignments. 

 
The perfect candidate should have: 
 

  • Bachelor degree in Finance or assimilated; 
  • CPA/ACCA qualification; 
  • Minimum 3 to 6 years’ experience in a Private Equity Fund, Fund administrator or assimilated with a focus on private equity; 
  • Sound knowledge in Private Equity fund structures and accounting issues; 
  • Strong report writing skills essentials; 
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, used to handle complex workflows and large amounts of data; 
  • Exceptional IT skills (Excel), any other system (e.g. efront) is a plus; 
  • Native English speaker ; French, German, Italian or Dutch is an advantage; 
  • Travelling to the other offices can be requested