Fund Controller, Aberdeen
Economic Infrastructure, 12 Month FTC
Savings & investment company
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Savings & investment company
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable its clients to be better investors.
Role
Who you are
- ACCA / ACA or equivalent, with a background in fund accounting, audit or fund operations
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with a clear control mindset
- Experience reviewing service provider outputs and managing multiple deadlines across reporting and cash cycles
- Confidence working with complex financial data and reconciliations, including strong Excel capability
- Experience in private markets, infrastructure, real assets or SPVs is desirable
What the job involves
- The Economic Infrastructure Operations team supports Aberdeen’s growing private markets platform, overseeing infrastructure funds and special purpose vehicles that invest in long-term, sustainable assets across Europe
- The team works closely with investment professionals and a wide network of internal and external partners to ensure strong governance, accurate reporting and effective control across the full fund lifecycle
- With a culture that values collaboration, ownership and continuous improvement, the team plays a key role in supporting investment outcomes for clients
- Please note this role is a Fixed Term Contract, lasting 12 months
- As a Fund Controller within Economic Infrastructure, you will take ownership of the day-to-day oversight, control and delivery of a portfolio of infrastructure funds and SPVs. This role is based in Edinburgh with a hybrid working pattern
- You will work across cash management, investor activity, valuations and financial reporting, acting as a key control point between third-party administrators and internal stakeholders
- The role offers broad exposure to private markets and close interaction with investment teams, providing a varied and impactful opportunity to develop your fund oversight expertise and invest in your professional future
- Own the operational, financial and treasury oversight of assigned funds and SPVs, ensuring deliverables are accurate, timely and well controlled
- Review and coordinate outputs across the fund cycle including cash monitoring, capital activity, valuations, management accounts and year-end financial statements
- Provide effective governance and oversight of third-party administrators, auditors, depositaries and advisers, escalating issues where required
- Partner closely with Investments, Legal, Tax, Risk and Compliance teams to support transactions, fund events and investor activity
- Maintain strong audit trails, reconciliations and documentation to support regulatory, audit and governance requirements
Application process
- End Date: September 21, 2026
Our take
Aberdeen, formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen and Abrdn, is a global investment company helping its clients to save and invest for their futures. It operates three businesses - Investments, Adviser and Personal - and has been operating since way back in 1825.
Nowadays, on top of its investment and advice services, the company delivers two platforms for financial advisers. The first, Wrap, enables users to build and manage portfolios for each client. The second, Elevate, encompasses a suite of tools for advisers to save time and make sure their clients are informed.
Over the years, the company has continued to improve its offering, for example, by making it simpler, more data-led and requiring less admin. This suggests that Aberdeen is keen to keep pace with tech developments across the investment space and position itself as an innovator.
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Company benefits
- Salary sacrifice pension arrangement
- Private health insurance
- Life Assurance
- 40 days holiday if you work full time
- Dental insurance
- Health assessments
- Critical illness cover
- Will writing
- Power of attorney
- Financial Guidance and Advice
- Holiday buy
- Discounted gym memberships
- Cycle to work
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Electric car lease scheme
- Travel insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Share Plans
- Give As You Earn (GAYE)
- Volunteering
- Long service awards
- Subscription to Interactive Investor
- Subscription to Finimize
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Supportive parental leave policies , delivered regionally (e.g. 26 weeks paid leave in UK for primary and secondary caregivers)
- Employee discount site
- Discounted parking
Company HQ
Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh, UK
Leadership
Jason Windsor
(CEO)Previously CFO at Persimmon Homes, Group CFO at Aviva and was the Managing Director of Morgan Stanley.
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