Middle Office Analyst – Private Equity

Job title : Middle Office Analyst – Private Equity
Location : London
Contact : Curtis Millington
Call : Curtis
Email : email Curtis
Reference : 1755405

​THE SEARCH:

Altus Partners has partnered with a well-established Private Equity fund looking to bring on a Performance and Analytics analyst to join their specialist private equity team. The business has global operations and has grown extensively this year, launching multiple new investment products. This will be a reporting and performance driven role ensuring strategic deliverables are met and will be ideal for a newly qualified candidate looking to move into middle office and have a focus on private markets.

 

THE ROLE:

The role is responsible for preparing outputs for internal stakeholders as well as clients and reviewing large datasets, drafting documents and enhancing data models. You will be supporting senior management across investment operations, deal teams, and fund finance to ensure the smooth running of the quarterly fund cycle and the running of the performance & analytics function. You will be working closely with PE experts in the field and undoubtedly accelerating your career in the industry.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the quarterly investor reporting process across Private Equity, covering multiple strategies/geographies

• Preparation and maintenance of client-ready portfolio data to support the preparation of regular client materials, investor due diligence, and business development efforts

• Day-to-day handling of a range of performance and exposure analyses

• Understand, reconcile and load data onto the relevant systems

• Drive technology led projects to reduce manual processes where possible

• Liaising with investment deal teams as well as operations teams for data gathering and analysis

• Understanding, preparing responses to investor queries on portfolio topics

• Understanding and explaining industry performance metrics

• Contributing to the firm’s quarterly valuation and reporting process

• Workflow management, ensuring deadlines are met for all periodic and ad-hoc tasks

 

THE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Recently Qualified (ACA /ACCA /CIMA / CFA or equivalent)

  • Advanced Excel, Data manipulation capabilities

  • Understanding of Private Markets fund structures

  • Understanding of Private Markets valuations

  • Private equity experience is preferred but not essential