Interim Financial Controller Fund-Level

Overview

The Interim Financial Controller Fund-Level role at Allied Talent Partners supports a private investment firm's back-office finance function during a critical year-end and reporting period. This fixed-term, full-time contract is focused on delivering quarterly and year-end financial reporting, resolving statutory issues, and designing repeatable finance processes.

Key Deliverables

Reporting (Quarterly & Year-End): Deliver accurate and timely quarterly and year-end financial reports, coordinate inputs, validate data, and produce decision-ready outputs.

Statutory & Regulatory Compliance: Resolve statutory and tax issues; ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements; manage statutory submissions.

Process Design & Controls: Establish a reporting and compliance calendar, design core finance processes, and document controls.

Finance Operations & Coordination: Act as integrator between fund leadership, third-party CFO service provider, and fund administrator; manage general ledger and trial balance oversight.

Requirements

• 8+ years in financial control, fund finance or closely related role
• Experience in private equity/investment fund environments preferred
• Experience in African markets and knowledge of local regulatory and tax requirements
• Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. CA(SA), ACCA, CPA)
• Hands-on experience with Xero or similar accounting platforms
• Audit training or experience working with external auditors is an advantage

Working Arrangement

This is a remote role with availability during local business hours and minimal travel.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Reporting
• Statutory Compliance
• Process Design
• Coordination
• General Ledger
• Private Equity
• Xero
• Audit
• Regulatory
• Communication