Fund Controller - Private Credit - 15m Contract - Marks Sattin FS - #2120567

Fund Controller - Private Credit (15-Month Contract)

Location: London (Hybrid)

Rate: £600-650 per day via umbrella, depending on experience

The Opportunity

An outstanding opportunity has arisen with a leading global alternatives investment manager for an experienced interim Fund Controller to join its high-performing Private Credit Finance team on a 15-month maternity cover contract.

This is a broad, commercially focused role supporting a portfolio of direct lending and private credit funds, including both closed-ended and evergreen structures. Working alongside investment professionals, senior leadership and leading external service providers, you will play a key role in overseeing fund operations, financial reporting and governance across the full fund lifecycle.

This position would suit someone who enjoys ownership, stakeholder interaction and working within a sophisticated institutional investment environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a portfolio of private credit fund structures, ensuring efficient operational and financial oversight.
• Review quarterly NAVs, financial statements, investor allocations, management fees, carried interest and distribution calculations.
• Produce and oversee quarterly and annual investor reporting.
• Monitor fund liquidity, cash forecasting and treasury activities.
• Partner closely with investment teams on transactions, fund launches and capital activity.
• Manage relationships with third-party fund administrators, custodians and auditors, ensuring high service standards.
• Coordinate annual audits and oversee governance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare board papers and present fund updates to boards and governance committees.
• Analyse fund performance, returns, valuation movements and hedging impacts.
• Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders including Portfolio Managers, Investor Relations, Legal, Tax and Compliance.
• Mentor junior team members

Candidate Profile

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CPA)
• Significant experience in private credit, direct lending,
• Strong technical fund accounting and fund control expertise.
• Excellent understanding of fund structures, legal documentation and fund operations.

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