About the company

 

Saviu Partners is the management company (CIS Manager, licensed by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission) of the Saviu funds (Venture Capital & Growth Private Equity), which invest in early-stage African companies with a strong focus on Francophone Africa.

 

We currently manage two funds — Saviu I and Saviu II — backed by leading Development Finance Institutions including Proparco (AFD Group), the Dutch Good Growth Fund, the African Development Bank and Bpifrance, alongside entrepreneurs, family offices and corporate investors. Our funds invest across fintech, healthtech, edtech, climate tech and e-commerce, and have supported more than 20 companies to date across West, Central and East Africa.

 

We are a small, hands-on team operating between Mauritius, Paris and our African hubs. Working with us means real ownership of your scope, direct exposure to institutional investors and auditors, and a front-row seat on the African venture ecosystem.

 

The role

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As Fund Middle Officer, you are the operational backbone between our portfolio, our funds and our investors. You own portfolio monitoring and investor reporting, the funds’ middle office (capital calls, distributions, NAV, cash management), and the management company’s own financial administration and compliance.

 

You work closely with the Managing Partners, the investment team, our fund administrator, our auditors and our investors. The role will suit someone rigorous and autonomous, comfortable owning processes end to end in a lean structure.

 

Responsibilities

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1. Portfolio monitoring and reporting to investors

• Collect, organize and analyze monthly financial and ESG data from portfolio companies.

• Maintain the reliability of the portfolio companies reporting system (Visible.vc platform).

• Maintain the investment valuation and Fund NAV tracking system (Excel-based).

• Produce the quarterly report to investors, covering:

• portfolio companies’ financial, ESG and qualitative data;

  • fund and individual investor performance, NAV and capital deployed;

  • fund compliance with the prudential ratios set out in the fund documentation.

  • Monitor the funds’ compliance with their investment policy, investment restrictions and reporting obligations to investors.

 

2. Fund middle office management

• Maintain the investors’ capital accounts tracking system (Excel-based).

• Produce and initiate capital calls and distribution notices to investors.

• Ensure the optimization of cash management at fund level: short-term investments, recycling of distributions, currency hedging.

• Act as the focal point for the fund administrator (company secretary and accounting) on any matter requiring fund manager review or approval — review of management accounts, approval of transfers, board decisions.

• Act as the focal point for the funds’ auditors during the annual audit, answering queries on valuations, portfolio company financial performance and related matters.

 

3. Management company middle office

• Produce the annual budget for the management company and the funds.

• Monitor and report monthly commitments and spend to senior management.

• Compliance management: collect the appropriate KYC documentation when required, and organize annual team training and the related data collection.

 

Profile we are looking for

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Education and experience

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.

• Minimum 3–5 years’ relevant professional experience.

• Good knowledge of accounting and management control practices within investment funds.Good knowledge of fund management middle office procedures (capital calls, distributions, NAV, capital accounts).

• Prior experience within a fund middle office, a fund administrator, or an audit firm with an investment funds practice is a strong asset.

• Familiarity with private equity / venture capital fund structures and documentation (LPA, side letters, prudential ratios) is an advantage; experience with DFI reporting requirements or ESG data collection is a plus.

 

Skills and attributes

• Advanced Excel skills — you will own and improve the models used for NAV, capital accounts and budgeting.

• Precision and attention to detail: your outputs go directly to institutional investors and auditors.

• Autonomy and strong organisation — you will manage recurring deadlines (quarterly reporting, capital calls, annual audit) with limited supervision.

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