Fund Controller, Principal

A global investment office is seeking a Fund Controller to lead a pod within their Fund Finance team, focusing on technical quality, process rigor, and professional development.

• Lead a pod within the Fund Finance team, setting standards for technical quality, process rigor, and professional development.
• Maintain senior accountability for central functions that touch all funds, including cash management, liquidity planning, capital activity oversight, and expense management.
• Manage and oversee third-party fund administrators and custodians, driving service quality and oversight of senior relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement across systems, controls, and processes, identifying and closing operational risk across the function.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to global client CIOs, fund PMs, and research teams, ensuring fund finance considerations are integrated into broader strategic decisions.
• Partner with senior investment leadership on fund launches, structural changes, and firm-wide strategic initiatives.

• Degree in finance, accounting, or related field with strong academic credentials.
• 7+ years' experience from an alternative investment firm, public accounting firm, and/or fund administrator.
• Experience with secondaries, hedge funds, registered funds, and private equity accounting and operations.
• Knowledge of partnership accounting, private fund structures, fee structures, and investment transactions.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and ability to research and apply technical accounting rules.
• CPA, CFA, CAIA, or equivalent professional qualification is strongly favored.
• Deep understanding of fund structures, liquidity mechanics, secondaries transactions, fee models, and multi-asset strategies.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging technology to transform finance operations, including hands-on involvement with AI/automation tools.
• Strong technical accounting acumen with the ability to translate complexity into actionable business decisions.
• Experience partnering with auditors, administrators, banks, and other strategic third parties.
• Advanced analytical capability; strong Excel skills required; experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI preferred.

Salary: $140,000 - $185,000