Administration Associate
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Ambienta SGR in Milano
Role: Administration Associate
About the Firm
Ambienta is a European investment manager, founded in 2007, pioneering sustainable investing in environmental champions across private equity, public markets, and private credit. With offices in Milan, London, Paris, Munich and Stockholm Ambienta manages over €4bn in assets and is backed by a global and growing investor base. The firm invests in companies driven by environmental megatrends and whose products or services improve Resource Efficiency or Pollution Control. Its science-driven approach identifies environmental champions of the real economy – businesses that deliver strong financial returns while generating measurable positive environmental impact.
An industry pioneer, Ambienta was one of the first UN PRI signatories in 2012 and attained B- Corp status in 2019. In 2020, Ambienta became IIGCC member and in 2023 committed to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Your Role and Responsibilities:
- Managing month-end and quarter-end closing and preparing financial statements under IAS/IFRS and in Bank of Italy formats, working with external consultants and coordinating the administrative outsourcer.
- Liaising and collaborating with all the relevant stakeholders on the day by day activities.
- Managing customer invoicing (accounts receivable) and overseeing the order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles, including related reconciliations and exception handling.
- Calculating, invoicing and reconciling management fees charged to the managed funds, in coordination with the Fund Accounting team.
- Managing intercompany balances and supporting transfer pricing documentation and group reporting for the London, Paris, Munich and Nordic offices.
- Managing treasury (cash inflows, outflows and payments) and monitoring regulatory capital and capital requirements set by the Supervisory Authority.
- Overseeing and reviewing domestic and foreign tax filings prepared by external advisors.
- Reviewing and performing data quality checks on supervisory reporting prepared by the administrative outsourcer and supporting the implementation of new reporting requirements.
- Coordinating with the external outsourcer on accounting, payroll, supervisory reporting and tax activities.
- Monitoring service levels and quality of outsourced activities, in support of outsourcing-related regulatory obligations.
- Liaising with the external auditors, the Board of Statutory Auditors and the control functions, in coordination with the Processes and Controls function.
- Identifying and implementing process improvements, including automating closing and reconciliation processes through digital and AI-enabled tools.
Skills and requirements
- Degree in Economics, Finance or related fields
- Knowledge of international accounting principles IAS/IFRS
- 5-7 years of experience in Administration and Accounting
- Fluent English (written and spoken) and native or equivalent Italian
- Accuracy, organization and problem solving
- Continuous improvement mindset and ability to work across functions and offices
Prior experience in Asset Management Companies, structured environments, accounting firms or audit firms is a plus.
What we offer
- Structured career path in a performance-oriented environment with great room for growth
- Competitive compensation package
- Meal Voucher
- Corporate welfare plan
Location
Milan Office.