Junior financial controller, real active funds (F/W) - Mirova 6-month fixed-term contract

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Company Description

An entrepreneurial structure, Mirova is a conviction-driven asset management company dedicated to impact investing. It develops high-performing investment solutions for its individual and institutional clients, aimed at accelerating the transformation of our economy towards a sustainable model. Already a pioneer in sustainable investment, Mirova made the choice to become a mission-driven company in 2020 and obtained B Corp certification.
Mirova is an affiliated management company of Natixis Investment Managers. It develops a comprehensive approach to responsible investing by offering solutions across various asset classes: equities, fixed income, diversified investments, infrastructure, renewable energy, natural capital, private equity, and solidarity investments.

With EUR32 billion in assets under management as of the end of 2024, Mirova relies on more than 240 employees in Paris, London, Singapore, and Boston, with strong growth prospects in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Job Description

You will join our Real Asset Operations and Reporting team as a Junior Fund Controller starting in October 2026.
The Operations team is responsible for monitoring investment funds and executing transactions for the financing activities of the Energy Transition, Private Equity and Natural Capital. The role of the team covers, in particular, accounting, financial and regulatory monitoring of funds, monitoring equity and debt investment portfolios, investor relations within the framework of capital calls or the production of reports.

Fund controllers are privileged partners of investment teams. You will have the opportunity to work in pairs with a more experienced fund controller, gradually becoming responsible for monitoring a portfolio of private asset funds. On a daily basis, your responsibilities will be:
- The monitoring of portfolio transactions and the subscription of investors in funds by:
* Entering all flows into the assets and liabilities of the funds, establishing loan schedules, participating in investment committees
* Monitoring the funds' cash flow: disbursements, capital calls/distributions, etc., as well as exchanges with the funds' depositories

- Accounting, financial and regulatory monitoring of funds, in particular for:
* Monitoring the expenditure of funds, the
checks management data, particularly during valuation exercises
* The production and control of net assets, l
treasury and securities reconciliations as well as exchanges with the funds' accountants and auditors

- The preparation of reports:
* In support of the Fund Controllers and with the Reporting team on periodic reports of funds
* In collaboration with the Investor Relations team to meet specific requests related to the activity and fundraising

You will also participate in the department's cross-functional projects, particularly those related to fund data management and AI application, in close collaboration with the IT department.
You work in an international environment, within a community of experts who place excellence, impact and collective action at the heart of everything they do.

#Transformative finance
This position is based in Paris with the possibility to work from home.
We place our employees at the center of our attention. Internal mobility, career development and training programs allow you to grow and flourish throughout your journey.
You work in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that will give you every opportunity to develop and grow within the team and Mirova.
You also have the opportunity to engage in favor of society and causes that are important to you through our corporate foundation.
About the recruitment process
You will be contacted by one of our recruiters before meeting our business experts (manager, team member or business sector). Automatic translation

Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience

About you: If you recognize yourself in the following description, you are made to work with us!

With a higher education of Bac + 5 level in the field of auditing, financial analysis, or accounting, you have 2 years of experience in these fields related to real active funds.

You master:
- Excel,
- ideally Power BI and Efront

You have excellent interpersonal skills, a very good ability to listen; you are:
* endowed with a good capacity for analysis and a spirit of synthesis
* rigorous, curious, and autonomous
* Customer Facing

You master English with a C1 level

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