Senior Finance Associate/Controller, Agribusiness Private Equity Fund, London, UK
PER, Private Equity Recruitment
Application
Details
Posted: 19-Jun-24
Location: London, United Kingdom
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 20536940
About our client
Our client is a leading Agribusiness Private Equity Fund which is looking to hire a Senior Finance Associate/Controller into their lean London team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an impressive firm with an outstanding track record and working across a wide breadth of responsibilities. This hire will work across the management of the funds and holding structures and portfolio monitoring as well as more general financial duties and supporting with regards to deal execution. This is a great chance to a specialist fund and work very closely alongside senior management, across a wide variety of responsibilities. What the job involves
Fund matters - quarterly reporting, audit and valuation, treasury, insurance, corporate governance and other investor relations matters
Day-to-day management of advisors (accounting, tax, fund administration, insurance brokers, etc) to ensure all compliance filings at group level are completed timely
Participate in continuous improvement efforts to standardise and automate financial procedures to enhance the operational efficiency of the group
Management of portfolio companies: analyse / monitor performance of portfolio companies and, where relevant, suggest operational improvements (policy, procedures, processes, technology, etc.)
Deal execution & financing: support the partner in charge of all aspects
Support on financial modelling, due diligence, structuring and financing, closing process
Who we are looking for
Graduate from a reputable university with a finance or quantitative degree, with some professional experience
Accounting knowledge, preferably with a recognised accounting qualification
Intelligent and strong academic track record with excellent analytical ability
Meticulous attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
Highly proficient in Excel, with strong modelling and analytical skills
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to own independent significant workstreams and relations at the core of the operations of a private equity firm
