Operations & Compliance Manager
London, United Kingdom
Expert · Part time
Posted a year ago
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The role

We welcome applications from diverse and ethnic backgrounds.

Clean Growth Fund is seeking a part-time Operations & Compliance Manager to join the team at its London Office. The ideal candidate will have a background in venture capital finance and compliance and can coordinate and oversee the compliance due diligence on new investee companies, new investors into the fund and the investment process.

They will be fully familiar with FCA requirements and previously held role of FCA “approved person”.

 

The Company

Clean Growth Fund (CGF) (www.cleangrowthfund.com) is a £101m early-stage, climate tech fund. CGF invests in technology businesses that are driving the transition to net zero through developing disruptive products and services. CGF invests across a number of target sectors where we see the greatest potential for carbon savings including: power, buildings, transport, industry and waste.

CGF focuses on early stage, clean growth companies based in the UK with a global outlook and scalable solutions and business models and makes investments at Seed-Series A stage with initial investment sizes of £0.5 – 3m. The Fund achieved Final close in March 2022 securing £101m from tier 1 institutional investors and government sources.

The Fund strengthens the UK’s world-leading green finance capabilities by pooling public and private capital to invest in new, early-stage clean technology ventures.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

The Operations & Compliance Manager will be responsible for the following:

· The successful candidate will be appointed with the view of carrying out compliance and financial crime oversight for CGF, an FCA regulated AIFM private equity manager

· FCA senior manager functions SMF 16 and SMF 17 (Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer)

· Completing AML/KYC for new investments

· Support the CFO and liaise with the investment team

· Review and support the finance function, including carrying out:

- fund notices

- quarterly investor reports

- management and statutory accounts

· Manage signatory and approval of payments and expenses

· Company secretarial for all entities in the fund structure

· Act as secretary for various meetings including: Management Committee, Limited Partner Advisory Committee and Investment Committees

· Any ad hoc operational tasks, for example managing: company car schemes, insurance, IT

 

The Person

· Experience of working in an FCA regulated venture capital fund with senior management experience. Has held FCA “approved person” role previously.

· 15 years venture capital finance and accounting experience preferably a chartered accountant.

· Highly numerate

· Excellent attention to detail

· A person who is a self-motivated and a collaborative team player.

 

Hours & Location

This role is part time 16 hours per week, with flexible hours to be agreed between the successful candidate and the fund, noting that the best service for the fund may be that the 16 hours are spread across more than 2 days.

The role will be based in our London office by Charing Cross station.

 

Apply

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a one page submission detailing why you feel you are the right candidate for this role to: Beverley.gower-jones@cleangrowthfund.com, using the Subject heading ‘Operations & Compliance Manager application’.

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

Clean Growth Fund
Investing in innovations that deliver clean growth.
Size:  11-50 employees
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