Fund Controller

Job Summary

Own end-to-end fund controllership, including fund accounting, NAV computation, capital calls, distributions, investor reporting, and SEBI AIF compliance. Build scalable fund-finance processes with strong controls and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage fund accounting, NAV computation, and monthly/quarterly financial closing.
• Handle capital calls, drawdowns, distributions, and investor-level allocations.
• Prepare investor and LP reports, capital-account statements, and performance reports.
• Manage SEBI AIF compliance, fund audits, and coordination with auditors, tax advisors, RTAs, and fund administrators.
• Calculate and reconcile management fees, carry, syndicate fees, and other fund economics.
• Maintain deal-level and investor-level records of commitments, investments, valuations, transfers, and exits.
• Coordinate investor onboarding finance, KYC, and AML processes.
• Improve fund accounting systems, reconciliations, internal controls, and automation.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6–10 years of experience in fund finance or fund controllership within an AIF, AMC, PE/VC fund, or fund administrator.
• Strong knowledge of fund accounting, NAV, capital calls, distributions, and carry waterfalls.
• Knowledge of SEBI AIF Regulations, with familiarity with FEMA and PMLA/KYC requirements.
• Experience in investor reporting and high-volume fund operations.
• Understanding of fund-accounting systems, reconciliations, and fund-administration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA); CFA or CS is an advantage.
• Experience with angel networks, syndicates, or retail-investor-heavy funds.
• Exposure to sweat equity, advisory equity, OCDs, CCDs, debentures, and secondary transfers.
• Experience building automated fund-finance processes.

Other Requirements

• Strong ownership, commercial awareness, and a hands-on approach.
• Ability to build and scale fund-finance operations with institutional-level controls.