Director, Corporate Accounting

About Actis

In October 2024, General Atlantic acquired Actis, which now operates as its Sustainable Infrastructure business alongside its existing strategies in Growth Equity, Credit, and Climate. Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, delivering competitive returns for institutional investors and measurable positive impact for the countries, cities and communities in which it operates. Actis invests in structural themes that support long-term, equitable growth in defensive, critical infrastructure across energy transition, digitalization transition, and supply chain transformation. The firm’s decades of global experience, operational know-how and strong culture allows it to create global sustainability leaders at scale. Since inception, Actis has raised $26 billion to invest in a better tomorrow. Actis is a signatory to the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), an investor initiative developed by the UNEP FI. The firm has consistently been awarded the highest rating score in the UNPRI independent assessment. You can learn more about Actis at www.act.is.

Key Purpose of Role

General Atlantic/Actis is seeking to expand its Finance team with this newly created role.  This new hire will work collaboratively with the existing team and colleagues across the group and provide support to the firm as it continues its growth strategy to be a leader in infrastructure investing. The Finance Director will be a key member of the global finance organisation.

The Corporate accounting team requires a strong team member to evolve as a key part of the current finance function. We need an ambitious and highly talented finance professional to help build a best-in-class platform that supports the needs of a wide range of stakeholders including capital raising teams, investment teams and our operations teams across the globe.

The successful candidate will be expected to become an integrated part of the Finance team and provide profound technical accounting knowledge into the local finance operations in Amsterdam.

The individual will primarily focus on accounting and financial compliance matters for GA/Actis European entities but is also assumed to actively support overall consolidation endeavors.  The successful candidate will be expected to strengthen and establish a strong accounting function in Amsterdam. Close coordination with local Consultants and other finance colleagues in the group is essential. This role will report to the Vice President - Finance based in Amsterdam, who manages and oversees overall corporate accounting matters across the group.

Due to the complex nature of the work, some experience of working with asset management, private equity or financial services in general would be highly beneficial for this new team member.

Key Responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive)

• Financial Statements: Own the preparation and review of consolidated and standalone financial statements for all entities in scope across Europe and globally, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Books of Accounts: Ensure proper maintenance of books of accounts across all entities, with rigorous controls over journal entry accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Balance Sheet Management: Oversee the accurate valuation and reporting of balance sheet assets, ensuring positions are correctly reflected and appropriately rolled up into Parent Company financial reporting
• Period-End Close: Drive timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across all entities, maintaining robust supporting documentation for each reporting cycle.
• Internal Control Compliance: Ensure adequate documentation and internal controls are in place in compliance with internal control requirements as established by the company, promoting a strong control culture across all financial operations in a US regulated environment.
• Regulatory Filings: Own the preparation and timely submission of all regulatory and non-regulatory finance filings for European entities, including CSSF returns and other applicable local requirements.
• Own Funds & Liquidity: Monitor own funds and liquidity requirements of regulated entities, proactively identifying and addressing potential compliance risks in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Regulatory Alignment: Collaborate with Compliance teams and third-party consultants to ensure ongoing alignment with regulatory standards across all financial operations globally.
• Statutory Audits: Independently lead coordination with statutory auditors for year-end group and standalone audits, ensuring timely closure and resolution of all audit queries.
• Audit Readiness: Maintain an audit-ready finance function through strong record-keeping, robust working papers, and proactive stakeholder management throughout the audit cycle
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, regulators, and cross-functional teams, representing the Finance function with credibility and authority.
• Talent & Development: Contribute to building team capability by sharing knowledge, supporting junior colleagues, and fostering a collaborative and high-performance working environment — with scope to take on direct line management responsibility as the team structure evolves
• Senior Communication: Synthesise complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for the VP Finance and senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Finance (including Actis and GA fund accounting teams), Tax, Legal, and Compliance functions to ensure a coordinated approach to financial reporting, regulatory obligations, and internal control frameworks.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify and drive improvements to accounting processes, systems, and controls, contributing to the scalability and efficiency of the Finance function globally

While this role description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, General Atlantic reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular roles and assign other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• Qualified chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) as per Amsterdam market
• Finance professional with an understanding of the private equity industry
• Familiar with European regulations and compliance returns
• Strong technical finance expertise, extensive experience in a similar role
• Embraces change management
• Complete knowledge in LUX GAAP and IFRS, US GAAP knowledge is an advantage
• Excellent understanding of accounting processes and systems (ideally experience with Workday Finance)
• Understanding of use of technology applications (e.g., PowerQuery or Alteryx) would be desirable for this role

Personal attributes 

• A team player, accustomed to working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary working environment
• Pragmatic, constructive and solution-oriented in approach
• Self-motivated with high levels of energy and adaptability
• High emotional intelligence, able to influence others
• Culturally sensitive
• Low ego, respectful and inclusive
• Results-orientated
• Robust, able to take a view and voice their opinion
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment