Fund Controller

Job Title: Vice President, Fund Controller

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Type: Full-Time, Permanent/Direct Hire

Pay Range: $180,000 - $200,000 base salary plus 25-30% bonus

Benefits: Annual incentive and a benefits package to all full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, health savings accounts, short and long-term disability insurance, voluntary critical and accident insurance, and pre-tax parking and transportation programs.

Company: Private Equity Firm - Over 389 Billion in AUM

Key Responsibilities:

• Development of the US Finance team
• Support Finance workstream for the setup of fund administration, transfer agency and custody
• Manage the relationships with the fund administrator, transfer agent, custodian, valuation agent and auditors
• Partner with Data Intelligence & Analytics, Technology and Change to mature the daily NAV platform
• Help shape valuation policy and methodology for the Equity and Credit funds
• Support and influence launch of new fund launches
• Oversee the end-to-end daily NAV production cycle
• Drive execution of the US team’s role in the daily cycle: T0 cashflow monitoring, administrator submission, FX lockdown and final NAV consistency, acting as failsafe for reconciliation and sign-off where required
• Oversee the internal valuation process and Valuation Committee interaction, ensuring portfolio NAV is accurate, material adjustments are appropriately reviewed, and any fundamental changes are approved and documented

Key Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of experience within private equity / alternative fund environment
• CPA required
• Open ended PE or HF experience is required