Fund Administrator

Lunate; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Fund Liquidity Associate to provide crucial operational support to the fund finance team. The ideal candidate will assist in cash flow forecasting, manage capital calls, and process fund expenses. This role is essential for maintaining financial stability within the firm, requiring strong organizational skills and experience in finance or treasury roles.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in finance, banking, fund administration, or treasury-related role preferred.
• Knowledge of treasury or accounts payable software preferred.
• Familiarity with banking operations and financial reporting of Private Equity Funds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain rolling cash flow forecasts for multiple funds.
• Assist in drafting and issuing capital call and distribution notices.
• Review and process fund-related expenses in accordance with internal workflows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Analytical mindset

Communication abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Firm Overview:

Lunate is a new Abu Dhabi-based, Partner-led, independent global alternative investment manager with more than 200 employees and $110 billion of assets under management. Lunate invests across the entire private markets spectrum including buyouts, growth equity, early and late-stage venture capital, private credit, real assets, and public equities and public credit. Lunate aims to be one of the world’s leading private markets solutions providers through SMAs and multi-asset class funds, seeking to generate best-in-class risk-adjusted returns for its clients.

Job Purpose:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive individual to provide operational support to the fund finance team. The candidate will assist in cash flow forecasting, capital calls and distributions to investors, debt facility management, and processing fund expense payments in line with internal processes and procedures. This role is crucial in supporting the financial stability and liquidity of the Funds. This role requires a highly organized professional with strong technical expertise in fund administration.

The Senior Fund Liquidity Associate will be a core member of the Fund Finance Team and work closely with the Investment Operations Team, the Treasury Team, and external suppliers to ensure that transactions are funded and fund payments are processed in a timely manner.

Key Accountabilities:

Cashflow Forecasting & Liquidity Management

• Prepare and maintain rolling cash flow forecasts for multiple funds.
• Monitor fund liquidity and coordinate with Treasury to ensure adequate funding.
• Support scenario planning for capital activity and investment pacing.

Capital Calls & Distributions

• Assist in drafting and issuing capital call and distribution notices.
• Track investor commitments and ensure timely execution of fund movements.
• Ensuring timely settlement of Capital call and Distribution notices.
• Liaise with fund administrators and legal teams to validate documentation.

Debt Facility Administration

• Maintain the cash forecast on a live basis to estimate the need of any capital call facility drawdown.
• Support drawdowns, repayments, and interest calculations for fund-level credit facilities.
• Oversee facility trackers and ensure strict adherence to covenants as well as reporting requirements.

Fund Expense Processing

• Review and process fund-related expenses in accordance with internal workflows.
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trails for all payments.
• Coordinate with Investment Operations to validate allocations.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist the Fund Finance team in Bank Reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate records of financial transactions.
• Drive process improvements and implementation of new systems.
• Provide day-to-day administration support to the Fund Finance Team.
• Maintain relationships with external suppliers, Treasury Team, and Investment Operations Team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of experience in a finance, banking, fund administration, or treasury-related role preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of a treasury and/or accounts payable software preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with banking operations and financial reporting of Private Equity Funds.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities.