Fund Finance Associate
EQT · Luxembourg · 9d ago
As Fund Finance Associate, you will support EQT's private equity buyout and early stage strategies. Based in Luxembourg, you will assist with investor reporting and help manage day-to-day relationships with external service providers. This is a hands-on role offering strong exposure to fund accounting and reporting in a collaborative, international finance environment.
About the Fund Control team
The Fund Control team is part of EQT's global Fund Finance function and supports fund accounting and reporting across EQT's private markets strategies within Private Capital and Real Assets.
This role will primarily support flagship buyout and early stage strategies. You will work closely with investment services, fundraising and other relevant internal stakeholders, as well as external fund administrators and auditors.
The team is based in Luxembourg and collaborates closely with colleagues across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
About the role
As Fund Finance Associate, you will support fund control activities for private equity funds. You will assist in reviewing reporting outputs, help track transaction flows and support the delivery of clear and accurate investor information across three core components: portfolio valuations, fund expenses and fee elements.
This role requires strong attention to detail, good organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring reporting cycles in a high volume environment, with support from senior team members.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Support the review of deliverables from external fund administrators for private equity funds.
- Assist in recording and reporting investments, divestments and other fund transactions.
- Support quarterly and annual investor reporting, including portfolio valuations, expense allocations and fee calculations (carried interest & management fees).
- Help coordinate year end audits and support completion in line with partnership agreement timelines.
- Support fund distributions and drawdowns together with external fund administrators.
- Partner with investment, legal, compliance and investor relations teams on day-to-day queries.
- Contribute ideas to improve processes, controls and reporting tools as fund activity evolves.
- Support the team in responding to fund-related queries from internal and external stakeholders.
The role works closely with senior fund control team members and offers the opportunity to develop ownership of assigned funds over time.
About you
You bring a strong sense of accountability and enjoy working in a structured, detail-oriented way. You are comfortable managing a high volume of recurring deliverables while maintaining quality and clarity. You collaborate well across teams and communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You are proactive, organized and eager to learn. You value continuous improvement and are motivated by contributing to reliable, transparent reporting for investors.
Essential skills and experience
- 3 to 5 years of experience in fund accounting, private markets finance or audit.
- Experience working with private capital, venture, growth or similar fund structures is a plus.
- Good understanding of fund financial statements, capital accounts, valuations, expenses and fee mechanisms.
- Familiarity with IFRS/US GAAP and Lux GAAP is an advantage.
- Exposure to reviewing deliverables from third-party fund administrators is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field.
- Fluency in English.
Nice to have
- Professional qualification (or in progress) such as ACCA or ACA.
- Proficiency in Dutch, French or German.
What we offer
- A focused role with strong exposure across private capital funds.
- Exposure to buyout and early stage strategies.
- A collaborative, international finance environment with close interaction across business lines.
- Structured opportunities to build expertise in private markets fund reporting, with mentorship from senior colleagues.
- The chance to contribute to EQT's long-term value creation in a purpose-driven organization.
Inclusion at EQT
Our vision for EQT employees is to build high performing & engaged teams. Our competitive edge comes from fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, empowered, and motivated to drive business impact. Our commitment to inclusion is not just about fairness; We understand and believe that being a great place to work drives the best performance.At EQT, inclusion is a business imperative and it's embedded into our talent strategy, decision-making, and culture to ensure that every individual and team operates at their full potential. By doing so, we unlock better collaboration, stronger innovation, and superior investment outcomes.About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of over three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 270 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.
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