Portfolio Operations Specialist

The position is available for a Senior Fund Controller to support and oversee the day-to-day operations and reporting for Private Credit/High Yield Funds. The successful candidate will have experience in asset management and financial services, with strong accounting qualifications and excellent Power BI and Excel skills.

• Financial Statement Review: Review of financial statements and accounting packages for complex clients, including all supporting work papers and disclosure documents; as well as review distribution calculations, management fees, carry interest, expenses, capital call and interest payments to the investors.
• Fund Launch Process Management: Manage fund launch process working closely with internal teams and administrator/custodian to ensure all parties deliver on time, cover new funds prior to reallocating funds to junior team members.
• Investor Reporting Package Production: Produce investor reporting package such as investment manager's report, portfolio details report and various ad-hoc reporting in order to meet regulatory and client reporting requirements.
• Cash Flow Projection and Liquidity Management: Monitor investment activity, review cash flow projections and manage liquidity requirements.
• Deal Transaction Support: Provide support to investment teams across deal transactions and fund closing process.
• Budget Review and Expense Management: Ensure fund operating expenses and budgets are in-line with documentation and perform quarterly budget reviews.
• Board Pack Preparation: Produce and review of board packs to attend and present at board meetings to the Directors of the funds in various jurisdictions.
• Performance Analysis: Analyse movements and trends in performance (IRRs, multiples) at asset and fund levels including the use of share class and portfolio hedging.
• Team Management and Training: Assist team management and resources in the long run. Help train team members and educate internal support teams on fund knowledge and operational processes.
• Client Enquiries and Request Response: Support the sales team in responding to regular client enquiries and requests.

• Accounting Qualification: Accounting qualification required.
• Asset Management Experience: 12+ years' experience in asset management/financial service.
• Recent and Relevant Experience: Recent and relevant experience covering responsibilities stated above.
• Fund Accounting Software Experience: Prior experience across Fund Accounting software.
• Preferred Tools: Aladdin and/or eFront experience (preferred) but not essential.
• Excellent Power BI and Excel Skills: Excellent Power BI and Excel skills.
• Prior Experience Working on Closed and Open-End Funds: Prior experience working on closed and open-end funds/Private Credit/High Yield fund accounting/administration/audit with experience in funds management, fund accounting, fund administration or fund audit.
• Multi-Currency Reporting and Hedging Strategy Experience: Experience in multi-currency reporting, hedging strategy and new fund launches.
• Attention to Detail: Attention to detail while functioning within global processes.
• Proactive and Ability to Work with Minimum Supervision: Proactive and ability to work with minimum supervision with the essential skill to think outside the box and see the bigger picture focusing on not only BAU but also process enhancements from a local and global perspective.
• Relationship Development: Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders including direct exposure to other business lines e.g. Portfolio Managers, Sales, Legal, Compliance, Corporate functions across the organisation.
• Tpa Relationship Management: Significant experience of managing TPA relationships with a proven track record in resolving any associated operational issues e.g. KPI client service meetings, high level interactions with relationship managers etc
• Cash Management and Treasury Functions Experience: Demonstrable experience of cash management and/or treasury functions e.g. cash forecasting, FX hedging requirements etc.
• Legal Documentation Understanding: Detailed understanding and interpretation of legal documentation including prospectus, Limited Partnership Agreements, Credit, and other third-party agreements.
• Operational Risk Awareness: Good understanding of operational risks and controls.
• Strong Communication Skills: Strong communication skills both verbally and written, to liaise with Legal/Tax/PMs/Sales and other demanding stakeholders across the firm and ability to work to tight deadlines and flexible to meet workload.

About Us

This company is a leading global asset management firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients. We build lasting partnerships that leverage our distinctive expertise across traditional and alternative asset classes to deliver innovative, institutional-quality solutions and service. Our team-driven culture is based on transparency, responsibility, and putting our clients' interests first. We listen to our clients to understand their needs, so that we can be a strategic advisor and long-term partner in meeting their unique investment goals. Risk management and protecting our investors' capital over the long term is an essential component of our lasting partnerships. As an organization, we believe that a diversity of perspectives and strengths is essential to meeting the evolving needs of our clients, and we are committed to attracting and retaining a talented workforce as diverse as the clients and communities that contribute to our success.

Private Credit