Fund & Operations - Senior Associate

NLC is an alternative fund finance asset manager. Our mission is to build a global market-leading non-bank fund finance lender, driven by a best-in-class, diverse, and inclusive team. At NLC, we foster an environment that encourages personal and professional growth. Dedication, curiosity, and a strong work ethic are consistently met with recognition, appreciation, and rewards.

About the Role

We are seeking a Fund & Operations – Senior Associate to join our growing Operations team. Reporting to our Finance Director, this individual will play a pivotal role across both our fund structures and corporate entities. The ideal candidate will support the accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of financial and operational information across the business. This role will suit someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple deadlines while maintaining strong ownership and accountability. We are looking for a qualified accountant with approximately 3–5 years’ relevant experience, ideally gained within fund operations, fund finance, or a corporate accounting environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate curiosity, a strong work ethic, and a desire to learn, improve, and grow within a fast-paced, scaling organisation.

Core Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operational activities across both fund and corporate entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data.
• Review, monitor, and reconcile fund trades, corporate actions, FX settlements, cash movements, bank accounts, and transactions, investigating and resolving breaks.
• Support fund accounting activities including NAV inputs, accruals, journals, and review of outputs from third-party administrators.
• Assist with corporate accounting activities including month-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and control reviews.
• Act as a key liaison with third-party fund administrators, counterparties, accountants, banks, and internal deal and funding teams to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
• Proactively manage multiple operational and reporting deadlines across fund and corporate workstreams, seeing tasks through to completion.
• Maintain, document, and enhance operational processes, controls, and procedures to support scalability and risk management.
• Support periodic reporting, audits, and regulatory or ad-hoc information requests across fund and corporate structures.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance fund and corporate accounting processes.

What Makes a Strong Fit for NLC

At NLC, being a strong fit is about how you work as much as what you do. We look for people whose behaviours and decision-making align with our values in day-to-day situations.

• Dependability – We follow through, always. You proactively manage deadlines, communicate clearly if priorities change, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Excellence – We do things in an extraordinary way. You refine and deliver reports, processes, or outputs beyond the initial brief to ensure they are clear, robust, and high-quality.
• Open & Honest – Feedback is a gift. You give clear, constructive feedback and are equally open to receiving it, using it as a tool for growth.
• Innovation – The best way to predict the future is to create it. You suggest improvements to tools, processes, or ways of working and help turn ideas into practical action.
• Integrity – We do the right thing even when no one is watching. You speak up if something doesn’t feel right and prioritise doing the right thing over the easy option.
• Teamplayer – None of us is as smart as all of us. You actively help others succeed, contribute to team problem-solving, and celebrate shared wins.

At NLC, you will be part of a bold and innovative team, committed to making a significant impact in the finance industry. If you are ready to be part of this journey reach out, we look forward to hearing from you!