Job Description

Reporting to the Infrastructure Fund Control Manager, you will undertake specific fund control activities for assigned funds and to provide business partnering to our investment team. This includes liaison with third parties as required (external administrators, lawyers, auditors etc). It is also encouraged that you will assist in responsibility for the oversight of one or more key external relationships (Administrator / Depositary / Auditor).

Note that for this role, prior experience of Infrastructure direct investing funds is highly desirable.

Key Outcomes

• Review of fund and direct investment valuations - in conjunction with investment directors, play a central role in the valuation process and collaborate closely with fund managers and direct investments on any issues as they arise.
• Continuous operational improvement – to assess current process, find opportunities for improvement and implement with agreement from key stakeholders.
• New fund launches – represent fund control team on allocated new products and fund closes ensuring that operational aspects of legal documentation is appropriate.
• Production of statutory accounts for limited partnerships – annual accounts require to be produced for limited partnerships in accordance with prevailing regulations and standards. You will be required to coordinate the accounts production process for assigned funds, including planning, liaison and ultimate agreement with auditors;
• Oversight of tasks performed by third party administrators - production capital statements, MPS calculation, review and reconciliation of quarterly records;
• Investment team liaison – business partnering with the investment team and providing assistance to the investment directors on finance related tasks relating to fund products;
• Reporting team liaison – engage in efficient working with the reporting team, providing input to reporting processes and reports output as required;
• Transaction processing – review and approval of investment and expense instructions; Review and provision of information required for tax and regulatory reporting where appropriate;
• Reporting - prepare and input appropriate information to Standard Life Aberdeen / Phoenix group financial reporting systems and other third parties as required;
• Timetables & key tasks - Ensuring that key tasks in respect of assigned funds are completed within agreed timescales;
• Fund liquidations – provide oversight of or input to the liquidation of assigned funds as part of the centralized fund liquidations process for divesting mandates
• Management of project initiatives - as assigned by the Fund Control Manager
• Oversight of third party providers – as required, take ownership for day to day management of aspects of the relationship with external fund administrators, auditors and other third parties, including escalation of service issues.

Our Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around, including 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary, performance based bonus, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount site amongst many others. You can read more about our benefits here.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Essential : Private Equity / Infrastructure fund administration experience. Recognized, relevant accountancy qualification. Sound knowledge of current accounting practices and standards. Excellent PC skills. Prior experience of Infrastructure direct investing funds is highly desirable. Team work / business partnering – is supportive of colleagues and is willing to share ideas and listen to others. Preference for Action – takes ownership for work and will see things through. Operational improvement – track record of identification of process efficiencies and successful implementation. Attention to detail – takes thorough approach when dealing with clients in order to meet client needs. Looks for opportunities to create value for the client. Client focus – maintains focus on client needs at all times and is flexible when trying to meet and exceed client expectations. Communicating & influencing – explains things clearly whether verbally or in writing in an appropriate style and tone. Resourcefulness – copes well with high volumes of work and thrives in a fast paced work environment.