Finance Director, Direct Lending

Job title : Finance Director, Direct Lending
Location : London
Job-type : Permanent
Contact : Dylan Rosser
Call : Dylan
Email : email Dylan
Reference : J7533

THE SEARCH:

Altus Partners have partnered with a leading Alternative investments Firm that is looking to bring on a Finance Director to oversee the Direct Lending team. The business is going through an exciting growth phase and this individual will play a vital role in growing and developing the finance function and growing the team. The position will oversee a well-respected and dynamic technical team and be responsible for all aspects of oversight of the Direct Lending area.

THE ROLE:

The right candidate will have experience in a within Private Markets with a focus on Debt and Credit. They will have experience in overseeing and leading a team and will be comfortable in front of Senior Management.

Main Responsibilities to include:

•Financial Reporting: Oversight of technical papers and analysis, responsibility for the delivery of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to investors, oversight of audits and auditor relationship, oversight of the delivery of numerous sets of annual financial statements (IFRS, US GAAP, Lux GAAP, UK GAAP)

•Board Liaison: Structuring of Board meeting timetable, presentations at 1/4ly Valuation and Financial Reporting meetings, timely delivery of high quality financial information to the Boards, ongoing liaison and relationship management with Board members, review of annual regulatory filings and declarations.•Administrator and 3rd Party Service Provider management•Special projects and restructuring: Financial reporting process enhancement.

•Definition and development of target operating model, administrator evolution and assessment to align administrator, arrangements to planned target operating model, operational set up of New funds and SMAs, operations Budgeting;

•Relationship management and oversight of the financial information: Portfolio Managers, Compliance, Marketing and Investor Relations, 3rd party AIFMs, Investors.

•Team and People Management: Leading the team restructuring as part of a broader enhancement process, coaching and training

THE REQUIREMENTS:

•Qualified Accountant (ACCA / ACA (or equivalent)).

•Technical accounting knowledge in Debt and Credit, CLOs, Private Equity and Debt

•Technical accounting knowledge in financial and Investor reporting

•Technical knowledge in IFRS, US GAAP, Lux GAAP, UK GAAP

•Knowledge in Allocation waterfall

•Hedge Funds / Private Debt / Credit / Private Equity Fund Experience•Experience accounting and reporting on a large portfolio of investments within a Global Investment Management

•Experience managing a team.

•Attention to detail

•Good understanding of financial approaches, tools and techniques