We're recruiting a Senior Finance Manager for a growing Funds Management firm in Private Markets. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CFO - a genuine leadership opportunity in a fast-scaling business.
You'll own the financial control and fund accounting function, leading a team to ensure accurate, timely reporting and maintain the integrity of the fund's books as it grows. It's hands-on, strategic, and central to how the business runs.
What You'll Do
- Lead the Financial Control and Fund Accounting team
- Oversee month-end and quarter-end close processes; manage fund valuations and reporting
- Build and refine finance processes and controls as the firm scales
- Partner directly with the CFO on financial strategy, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting
- Manage relationships with external service providers (auditors, custodians, administrators)
- Drive continuous improvement in finance operations and systems
- Contribute to broader business initiatives alongside the exec team
What We're Looking For
- CA/CPA qualified (or equivalent professional accounting qualification)
- 10+ years in Finance, with 3+ years in a leadership or senior management capacity
- Experience working across Private Markets, ideally credit ideal
- Financial Control and/or Financial Reporting experience (ideal)—you've owned these functions before
- Expertise in fund accounting and financial controls
- Solid grasp of superannuation/pension fund structures (a real plus)
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams
- Hands-on—comfortable with both strategy and the detail work
- Strong stakeholder management; explicit communicator
Desirable
- Experience in smaller, growth-stage fund management businesses
- Familiarity with fund administration systems or fintech
- Direct experience scaling finance teams from scratch
Why This Role?
This is a rare opportunity to join a business at a critical inflection point. You'll report to the CFO, have a seat at the table as the firm scales, and build something meaningful. The firm is well-funded, stable, and serious about getting the right leadership in place.
About the Firm A boutique Funds Management firm focused on Private Markets, managing growing AUM across Credit and other strategies. They're ambitious, well-capitalised, and actively building out their in-house capabilities as they scale from startup mode to a structured operating business.