Senior Associate

Acuity Analytics; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for career growth

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

A financial analytics firm in Gurugram is looking for candidates to manage and analyze private equity fund performance. The role involves updating portfolio details, creating detailed reports, and communicating with clients. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications such as CFA or MBA and have 1 to 10 years of financial services experience. Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently are essential. The position offers opportunities in a dynamic team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 1 - 10 years of relevant financial services experience.
• Experience in Management Reporting or Operational Finance.
• Experience with E - front, ilevel, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage and update portfolio details for private equity funds.
• Prepare investor-specific quarterly reporting templates.
• Analyze performance using fund cash flows and financial reports.
• Calculate fund valuation metrics and operational KPIs.
• Communicate regularly with clients regarding task statuses.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving

Ability to work independently

Education

Post-graduate / CFA / CA / MBA / CCRA / CIIA / CAIA & equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Access

MS Office

Job description

We look to recruit bright, articulate, and numerate candidates who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do. Every member in the team plays a part in making our business what it is today and the more we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path, ambition, or skillset you will be joining an entrepreneurial environment and become part of a globally connected team. We don’t just want you to succeed, we want you to flourish. To work cohesively in a team, which liaise with Private Equity Firms across globe in the areas of Portfolio Monitoring and Reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Updating and managing portfolio details of various private equity funds.
• Updating pre-defined investor specific quarterly bespoke reporting templates.
• Analyze PE Funds performance by going through fund cash flows and quarterly/financial reports
• Analyzing and calculating fund valuation data such as investment cost, realized / unrealized value, gross / net multiple, gross / net IRR and financial KPIs such as revenue, EBITDA, net debt, valuation / leverage multiples etc.
• Tracking the performance of operational KPIs and operational updates on quarterly basis
• Creating / updating fund track record and reconciling the data using cash flow notices
• Calculating fund multiples and IRRs using cash flows and performing various fund analytics such as attribution and value creation analysis
• Reconciling the portfolio level operational data including geographical presence, headquarter and portfolio leverage
• Coordinating with different teams to get right information on time and communicating on a constant basis with clients on the status of tasks.

Skills and experience

• Post-graduate / CFA / CA / MBA / CCRA / CIIA / CAIA & equivalent.
• 1 - 10 years of experience in relevant financial services experience incl. Management Reporting or Operational Finance, preferably with some research experience.
• E - front + ilevel + Power BI + Microsoft Access experience is an added advantage
• Ability to work hands-on, delving into projects with a strong attention to detail and emphasis on producing a high-quality work product.
• Experience working independently, proactively identifying or initiate ways to enhance a process, procedure or outcome that benefits the organization.
• Ability to prioritize a large and varied workload, managing multiple tasks and details simultaneously.
• Ability to show initiative, willingness to learn and take on responsibilities as contributing team member either in a lead or in a backup role to ensure team success.
• Should be solutions focused and can work in unstructured environments under minimum or no supervision. Willingness to acknowledge what is not understood and seek assistance.
• Knowledge of MS Office with strong skills in MS Word and MS Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill