Controller, Acumen Ventures Debt Partners Limited

Acumen LondonFull-time2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

On-site

Core

Responsible for financial operations, accounting, and reporting for multiple legal entities within the Hardest-to-Reach Amplify debt fund structure.

Role type

Senior Controller (Fund Accounting)

Builds

Financial statements, budgets, cash flow plans, and regulatory filings for debt funds and related entities.

Domain

Impact investing / Debt funds / Clean energy access in Africa

Required skills

Fund accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, tax compliance (VAT, corporate, payroll), internal controls, external audit coordination, loan operations reconciliation.

Preferred skills

Team leadership, stakeholder management, ethical decision-making, diplomatic communication.

Technologies

Accounting software, banking systems, financial modeling tools.

Responsibilities

Manage accounting and bookkeeping for Guernsey and UK/Kenya entities; oversee banking, cash management, and payroll; prepare quarterly and year-end financial reports; conduct budget-to-actual analysis; ensure tax compliance and file returns; lead external audits; manage relationships with administrators and auditors.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives.