Senior Analyst, Alternative Operations

Overview

Senior Analyst in the Global Alternative Operations Team, supporting administration of private equity, private credit, private real estate and hedge funds for all RI alternative products globally.

What you'll do

• Perform performance measurement and reporting.
• Process capital calls and distributions, including reconciliation of fund investment transactions, detailed documentation and obtaining required approvals.
• Manage cash, including preparation of wire instructions, cash projections and reconciliations, and reconcile and track unfunded commitments.
• Prepare quarterly reports and prepare, coordinate and distribute internal and external reports on an ongoing and ad hoc basis.
• Provide valuation support by retrieving and tracking portfolio fund valuations and preparing overall portfolio valuation support using industry-specific applications.
• Validate NAV, scrutinizing NAV packs, performance and expense fees, and identifying incoming wires and cash.
• Provide audit and tax support by obtaining and tracking K-1s and foreign reporting information from underlying funds, preparing data for client requests and audit confirmations, and analysing portfolio fund K-1s for UBTI and ECI.
• Disburse fund expenses.
• Input and maintain company and fund data, and prepare certain regulatory filings.
• Retrieve portfolio fund documentation through emails and manager portals and upload it to industry-specific applications within specified timeframes.
• Prepare regulatory and internal fund reports, provide systems support, and update policies and procedures.

What you'll need

• A 4-year college degree.
• 2-5 years of Fund Accounting, Reporting, Investor Servicing, and/or Investment Operations experience in the Private Equity, Real Estate, or Hedge Fund industry.
• Efficiency with Microsoft Office products and aptitude for utilizing technology to assist with business processing.
• Experience with relationships and interactions between investment managers, investors, and administrators/custodians/transfer agents.
• Ability to perform technical analysis with attention to operational efficiency and process improvement.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and Accounting Policy.
• Familiarity with global regulations including (but not limited to) US FATCA, Common Reporting Standards, AIFMD and MiFID.
• Familiarity with industry standards in the marketplace and how they compare to Russell Investments' products.
• Extensive knowledge of investment strategies of alternative investment funds, specifically Private Real Estate, Private Equity, Private Credit and Hedge Funds.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines.
• Proactive problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.

Nice to have

• Advanced Excel/data skills, with programming languages such as VBA, Python, etc.

Details

• Location: Goregaon (East), Mumbai, India.
• Shift: EMEA shift, 1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST.
• Reports to: Manager - Alternative Operations.