Junior Fund Controller

Dubizzle Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global asset management firm in London is seeking a Fund Controller to oversee financial control activities. The role involves validating fund NAVs, managing capital activity, and enhancing reporting tools with Excel and VBA. The ideal candidate has up to 2 years of relevant experience in fund operations, a strong process-driven mindset, and solid technical skills. This position offers competitive benefits, including a bonus scheme and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive bonus scheme

Bupa health & dental

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced pension

Generous annual leave

Regular team events

Team lunches and dinners

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of experience in fund accounting, audit, or operations.
• Strong Excel skills, including VBA for automation.
• Comfortable managing competing deadlines across multiple funds.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate fund NAVs with third-party administrators.
• Control fund-level capital activity and expenses.
• Coordinate year-end audit and tax deliverables.

Skills

Fund accounting

Excel

VBA

Process-driven mindset

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or working towards

Job description

Founded in 2011, Fasanara is a global asset manager and technology platform.

We manage c. USD 5 billion AUM (as of December 31, 2024) in Fintech strategies on behalf of pension funds and insurance companies in Europe and North America.

With c.110 employees globally, we are a pioneer investor in Fintech Lending, enabling Real Economy Impact.

Fasanara manages the largest and longest standing Fintech Lending fund in Europe and invests in early-stage Fintech companies via its venture capital vehicles, using its central role in the Fintech ecosystem to identify and back revolutionary new businesses.

Our Culture

We are strong believers in meritocracy, and we seek to reward people based on impact and excellence. There is no bureaucracy, typical of large organisations. The environment is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and trust based. We set ambitious goals, work extremely hard, stress the importance of teamwork, and adhere to the highest level of excellence in everything we do. We are only as good as our team. Thus, we are building the firm around exceptional talent.

The role

You will be part of the Fund Controllers vertical, which oversees the fund finance and control activities across Fasanara’s Credit and Venture Capital platforms. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of fund structuring, finance operations, and technology, in a fast-paced and growing environment.

You will be responsible for supporting all aspects of fund financial control — including NAV oversight, capital activity, expense control, and coordination with key internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate fund NAVs in collaboration with third-party administrators
• Track and control fund-level capital activity: capital calls, distributions, FX, and allocations
• Assist with processing, monitoring, and controlling fund expenses, accruals, and reimbursements
• Work closely with internal finance, legal, compliance and investment teams to maintain clean and consistent data across the platform
• Coordinate year-end audit and tax deliverables with external service providers
• Build and improve Excel-based tools to enhance reporting and workflows across fund control processes

Qualifications

• Preferably up to 2 years of demonstrable experience in fund accounting, fund audit, or fund operations, or equivalent relevant exposure.
• Solid understanding of closed-end fund structures, preferably in credit or venture capital
• Strong technical skills in Excel, including ability to use VBA to automate processes and design bespoke reports
• Process-driven mindset with a focus on controls, accuracy, and scalability
• Comfortable working independently and managing competing deadlines across multiple funds
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification (or working towards) is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive bonus scheme.
• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave.
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options.
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls.
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities.