Job Description:
A Manhattan-based hedge fund is seeking an Investment Reporting Data Analyst. It’s a Data Analyst/Reporting role that will work with the firm's existing database and current/historical fund information (mostly in Excel) to generate reports for the firm's Investor Relations Team (largely for investor consumption) and for the Investment Team (for their internal reports – e.g., exposure, etc.).
This is a new role that offers an exciting opportunity to play a central part in the firm's data analytics and reporting infrastructure.
Candidates Must Have 5+ Years of Hedge Fund or Credit Fund Experience
Responsibilities:
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Track, monitor, and report the performance of a series of private equity and credit funds
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Understand all aspects of the firms’ complex investments to discuss and explain performance with internal managers and clients
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Perform financial and quantitative analysis on the firm’s portfolio investments
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Respond to portfolio manager requests for risk exposure and concentration risk
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Will work on performance analysis and reports, fund valuation, waterfall calculations, and fund fees
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Will work with technology to develop KPI dashboards that provide timely analysis of fund performance
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Work with technology to improve (automate) the reporting processes of the firm to respond to investors' requests for data and performance details
Requirements:
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Must have 5+ years working as a fund performance or portfolio reporting analyst with a firm that has complex and illiquid private equity and credit investments
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Must have a deep understanding of how a complex private equity investment fund works
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Must have strong financial reporting and analysis skills covering performance, valuation, waterfall calculations for fund distribution, and fees.
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Must have data analysis technical skills: SQL, Python
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Must have advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting software
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Must have experience using business intelligence and data visualization tools, Tableau. Looker
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Preferred a Masters degree in a quantitative field, statistics, or finance degree. Fund Accounting academic work is preferred
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Preference will be given to candidates who have strong statistical and data skills for insightful analysis
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Nice to have: Understanding of asset pricing, econometric models, time-series analysis, and macroeconomics
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The role requires superior oral and written communication skills and the ability to deliver complex information in written and oral presentation forms.
Keywords: Fund Performance, Valuation, Tableau, Looker, Python, Reporting, KPI Dashboards
Please send resumes to Jim Geiger, jeg@analyticrecruiting.com | For more opportunities, please visit www.analyticrecruiting.com.
