Assistant Fund Controller

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the Department

Global Private Markets Operations (GPMO) is a specialist operational partner providing expert support to Private Markets’ asset classes and Investment teams, while using services from across the organisation. We cater to all alternative and real estate asset classes, understanding their distinct requirements in terms of execution, clients, geographies, and systems. By encouraging collaboration across asset classes and products, we strive to deliver scalable, efficient, and consistent solutions globally.

About the Role

Please note this is a fixed term contract vacancy lasting 2 years.

Reporting to a Real Estate Operations Senior Manager, the role holder will support a variety of back-office and financial control activities for sophisticated real estate funds and mandates across continental Europe and global markets. Working closely with Real Estate Fund Controllers and the Investment teams, this role plays a key part in delivering excellent service, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Fund Controllers to meet key targets, including providing supporting documentation to service providers.

• Prepare client-standard and tailored financial reporting.

• Review financial reporting packages from accountants for various subsidiaries prior to consolidation.

• Assist with loan covenant reporting and AML/KYC processes.

• Support funding activities such as liquidity planning, capital calls, and preparation of drawdown notices.

• Coordinate board meeting documentation, supervise online banking payment setups, and support treasury management.

• Set up bank accounts and maintain treasury sheets.

• Assist in preparing files summarizing fund metrics and setting up payments via online banking platforms.

• Provide audit support where necessary.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CA or ACCA preferred).

• Knowledge of financial accounting in a commercial context.

• Experience with private markets fund wrappers (e.g., Luxembourg RAIFs, Limited Partnerships, investment trusts) is advantageous.

• Working knowledge of IFRS and Luxembourg GAAP is preferred.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.

• Self-motivated, with excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and communication abilities.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At abrdn we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.