Looking for a 2-5 year experience candidate, who has past experience within Private Credit Fund Operations to join a Tier 1 Private Lending Business.
Core Functions:
- Fund Administration: Valuations, cash reconciliations, NAVs
- Loan Administration: Drawdowns, Rollovers, Rate Fixings.
- WSO user.
Core Operations Analyst
Operations Department Structure:
Settlements Team
Core Operations Team - role open here
CLO Team (UK and US)
The successful candidate will be part of the European Core Operations Team of 4/5 people, working in a dynamic and evolving operating model. The team is committed to building a best in class support and control function fit for the challenges of the future. There will be opportunity to participate in transformation work / projects to build out the operations platform.
Responsibilities:
- WSO Administration & Asset data processing.
- Daily reconciliation of cash transactions
- Daily reconciliation of positions to the various administrators
- Liaising with Administrators on a daily basis.
- Assist with expense payments and intra-fund movements.
- Actively researching discrepancies with various agents and internal teams.
- Ensuring all BAU activities are completed within deadlines, ensuring processes & controls are adhered to by the team.
- Act as referral point for the team and provide guidance and training where necessary.
- Support the Operations Manager in decision making and strategic planning.
- Escalating control gaps and raising areas where operational efficiency can be improved.
- Support in Business enhancements and development.
- Strong communication skills to ensure the building of key stakeholders within and outside the firm.
- Assist internal teams with asset performance related questions.
- Assist fund accounting in closing monthly and quarterly NAV's.
- Project focus - tasked with reviewing processes, procedures and running automation / efficiency projects using his/her initiative.
Profile / Qualifications
- Knowledge of various asset classes: Loans, Bonds, Equities and Derivatives.
- Ability to function independently in a highly complex and demanding environment.
- Ability to challenge the status-quo of current processes and procedures, to constantly improve.
- Effective communication and the ability to establish/maintain strong relationships, both internally and externally to the business.
- Ability to prioritize, with strong organization skills being complemented with effective delegation skills.
- Must have a change mindset, constantly seeking opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Self-starter who takes initiative who can drive and deliver results after the initial managerial direction.
- Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others.
- Reliable with a desire to improve themselves and the team.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates