Financial Controller - Private Credit

Aria Partners are delighted to be working with a growing private credit fund that is looking to appoint a Financial Controller into a newly created position, sitting in its London based finance team.

The business has experienced exceptional growth and has ambitious plans for the future. As a result, this newly created position offers a fantastic opportunity to join at an exciting stage in its development, helping to build and shape the finance function as the business continues to expand. There will be plenty of scope for the successful individual to introduce new processes, develop the existing infrastructure and really put their own stamp on the function.

This is a broad role combining management company finance and CLO/fund finance, offering the opportunity to take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while working closely with the investment and operations teams on the financial oversight of the firm's CLO platform.

The position will suit someone who enjoys working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment, is comfortable taking ownership and wants to play an active role in developing the finance function as the business continues to grow.

It is an excellent longer term platform for someone looking to develop towards a FD or CFO position, with the opportunity to take ownership, influence the business and grow alongside it.

Management Company / Corporate Finance

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance and treasury function for the UK management company.
• Oversee the production of monthly management accounts, working alongside external bookkeepers and service providers.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning processes.
• Prepare quarterly financial reporting and MI for senior management and Board meetings.
• Manage expense reporting, cost control and oversight of global vendor agreements.
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, governance framework and reporting processes.
• Oversee statutory accounts, tax compliance and external audits.
• Manage FCA regulatory reporting requirements, including quarterly submissions and involvement in the annual ICARA process.
• Provide commercial insight and financial support to senior management and shareholders.
• Provide financial oversight of the firm's CLO and warehouse structures, working closely with the Operations team and external service providers.
• Review and challenge financial statements and accounting outputs for CLO and warehouse entities.
• Oversee warehouse facilities and structured funding arrangements, including funding utilisation, borrowing bases and covenant compliance.
• Monitor capital requirements, risk retention arrangements and funding requirements across relevant entities.
• Coordinate capital calls and ensure accurate allocation of funding across facilities and structures.
• Work alongside Operations on financial reporting, audit requirements and the ongoing development of the CLO platform.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CA or equivalent) and likely to be around the 2-5 year of PQE mark
• Strong financial control experience, ideally covering management company finance, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience within an FCA-regulated business is important, ideally with exposure to prudential regulatory requirements, FCA reporting and ICARA.
• Exposure to CLOs, structured credit, fund structures or warehouse facilities would be highly advantageous

Compensation is likely to be around the £80,000-100,000 mark with excellent bonus potential and wider benefits.

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