What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fund Controller position at Savory?
Fund Controller. Savory Fund. Draper, UT.
Savory Fund is a private equity firm focused on scaling high-growth restaurant brands. We’re hiring a Fund Controller who can take ownership of financial reporting, portfolio valuation, and internal systems. The focus of this role will be on high-value analytics, clean reporting, and elevating our internal finance stack.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Reporting
- Own the monthly and quarterly close process for management entities.
- Maintain GL accuracy, account reconciliations, and support schedules.
- Review and validate reporting packages from the external fund administrator.
- Prepare internal management reports and support LP reporting cycles.
Quarterly Valuation Process
- Lead the quarterly valuation workflow across all portfolio brands.
- Maintain valuation models, inputs, KPIs, and support files.
- Coordinate with investment and operations teams to gather performance data.
- Prepare valuation memos and support audit review.
Portfolio & Data Support
- Reconcile portfolio company financial statements and KPIs with internal models.
- Maintain consistent data structures for brand-level reporting.
- Build and maintain dashboards and summary files for executive review.
Systems & Process Improvements
- Improve and standardize our finance stack.
- Build cleaner schemas, better dimensional data, and more automated workflows.
- Implement tools that streamline quarterly close, valuation prep, and reporting.
Audit & Compliance Support
- Coordinate deliverables for annual audits, tax preparation, and regulatory filings (Form ADV).
- Maintain documentation, control standards, and policy adherence.
- Ensure reporting aligns with partnership agreements and internal policies.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 4–8 years in fund accounting, valuation, audit, or PE/VC finance roles.
- Strong understanding of valuation methods and portfolio analytics.
- Solid GAAP knowledge, including partnership accounting fundamentals.
- High proficiency with Excel; comfort with building structured data models.
- Experience working with or managing an external fund administrator is a plus.
- Detail-driven, organized, and able to own recurring processes end-to-end.
- Comfortable in a dynamic environment with evolving systems.
WHY JOIN SAVORY:
- High-impact role focused on valuation, reporting, and systems — not repetitive admin tasks.
- Exposure to senior leadership and active operators across multiple brands.
- Opportunity to modernize how the finance function operates as the firm scales.
Savory Restaurant Fund Company Culture Highlights:
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Places to Work in Salt Lake City 2022
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEOs for Women 2022
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Career Growth 2022
- Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook 2022
- Savory Restaurant Fund is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.
- Savory Restaurant Fund is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Manager Score on Comparably.
Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/savory-restaurant-fund
