Wellcome
Global charitable foundation
InvestmentAccountingController
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“Investment Accounting Controller at Wellcome. Skills: Investment accounting expertise, Leadership, Valuation, Reporting, Controls. Lead investment accounting operations, including adjustments, reconciliations, controls, financial reporting, audit liaison, and management information analysis.. Oversee preparation of group and investment subsidiary financial statements, as well as financial reporting for bond issuances and ongoing rating agency requirements.”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure recruitment, retention and professional growth of the investment accounting team.; Provide expert advice and constructive challenge on investment valuations, accounting and controls.; Ensure investments are structured and implemented effectively.; Maintain budget control, compliance with policies, and accountability for high quality team outputs.; Shaping governance across a sophisticated investment portfolio.
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with investment accounting knowledge under UK GAAP or IFRS., Experienced in investment valuation, particularly across private equity and property asset classes., Proven people management and leadership skills, with experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects., analytical and communication abilities, with the capability to interpret evolving statutory guidance and provide clear expert conclusions.
What You'll Do.
Lead investment accounting operations
including adjustments
and management information analysis.
Oversee preparation of group and investment subsidiary financial statements
as well as financial reporting for bond issuances and ongoing rating agency requirements.
Manage investment valuation processes for annual reporting and performance measurement
Provide robust challenge and oversight of third-party valuation experts across Venture
and Property asset classes.
Drive continuous improvements in investment accounting
and control processes
ensuring new investments are integrated effectively into finance operations.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Works directly with Wellcome’s internal investments team and the other operational teams that support investments and external investment managers.; Collaborating with Legal, Tax and Investment Operations teams to ensure investments are structured and implemented effectively.; Collaboration with senior stakeholders and cross functional teams.
Communication Scope
Analytical and communication abilities; Capability to interpret evolving statutory guidance and provide clear expert conclusions
Process & Methodology
Leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects
Full Job Description
**Salary: £79,360 Annual (100% FTE: £99,200)** **Closing date: 27 May 2026** **Contract type: Permanent, Part-time: 4 days/week or 28 hours/week** **Interview dates: 1st stage (w/c 1 June 2026 ) online/remote** Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the ten years to 2032, funding new discoveries in life, health and wellbeing and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health. We are looking for an Investment Accounting Controller to join our Investment Accounting team on a part time basis (4 days/week or 28 hours/week) across Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. **Where in Wellcome will I be working?** Reporting into the Head of Financial Accounting, this role leads the investment accounting team within the financial accounting team. This role will be managing four investment accounting team members, including managers who specialise in specific asset classes and part qualified roles developing their investment accounting experience. This role works directly with Wellcome’s internal investments team and the other operational teams that support investments and external investment managers. **What will I be doing?** You will lead and develop a high-performing, inclusive investment accounting team, ensuring strong recruitment, retention and professional growth. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, providing expert advice and constructive challenge on investment valuations, accounting and controls. Oversee technical accounting support for complex investment transactions, collaborating with Legal, Tax and Investment Operations teams to ensure investments are structured and implemented effectively. **As an Investment Accounting Controller,** **you will:** * Lead investment accounting operations, including adjustments, reconciliations, controls, financial r
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