Raffay Syed | Fund Controller | London, UK

Syed Muhammad Abdul Raffay is a fund controller within Stafford’s Fund Finance team, leading the firm’s US private equity operations through fund operations, investor reporting, and financial oversight.

Prior to joining Stafford, Raffay worked at KPMG UK for over five years, rising to Assistant Manager within the Asset Management audit practice. There, he led audits for clients across private equity, real estate, and institutional asset management, with a focus on financial reporting, fund structures, valuation assessments, governance reviews, and fund-level control testing.

Raffay is an ACA-qualified Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He also holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Queen Mary, University of London, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.