Investor Relations - Private Equity

` About the Role

Acuity Knowledge Partners is looking for an individual to play a key role in supporting a Private Equity client across fund & portfolio monitoring. The professional will be closely working as an extended team member for a private equity client and will assist on portfolio monitoring, financial statements, and cash flow analysis.

The role involves working closely with various stakeholders involved in global client teams as well as internal teams at Acuity on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities

Providing error-free output on assigned tasks and achieve the targets efficiently.

Should take complete ownership of the work / project assigned and ensure high quality and timely delivery. In addition, as a senior member, the incumbent is also responsible to review the work done by junior members in the team.

Set, manage and effectively communicate work and quality expectations to team members and stakeholders (internal and clients) on time.

Identify training requirements for junior members in the team, discuss with manager to provide / arrange required trainings to address the gap.

Provide feedback for all junior team members to the team manager, identify the team’s strengths and weaknesses and plan mid-course correction.

Work to build rapport with key client contacts to ensure a strong and positive relationship. Independently handle client communication to discuss day to day issues or updates with the client.

Updating and managing portfolio details of various private equity / credit / real estate & infra funds.

Strong understanding of Fund Returns, Capital Drawn, Investment Commitments, Capital Account Statements and Distribution Statements.

Tracking position level and fund level metrics like commitment, contribution, distribution, accrued carried interest and NAV etc. Also tracking management fees, hurdle rate, catch up rate and carry rate for fund level by analyzing audited financial statements, quarterly reports, loan tapes, and legal agreements.

Analyze Private Market Funds’ performance by going through fund cash flows and quarterly / financial reports.

Updating and analysing portfolio companies financial, valuation and operational KPIs.

Spreading portfolio company financial data as per the pre-defined standards.

Quality checking of the output sheet and trend analysis to verify outliers as well as supporting reasons for the same.

Tracking the portfolio operational updates on quarterly basis.

Creating / updating fund track record and reconciling the data using cash flow notices.

Qualifications

MBA or other Post-Graduate or Professional Degree.

Pursuing professional certificates like CFA / FRM would be plus.

Required Skills

Knowledge of MS Office with strong skills in MS Excel.

6 to 9 years of experience in financial services.

Strong Accuracy, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

Sound knowledge of concepts in private equity, financial management and accounting.

Good project management, process management and client handling skills.

Ability to learn new processes quickly, follow SOPs and work independently with minimum guidance / supervision from manager. Excellent attention to detail.

Candidate must be proactive, enthusiastic and team oriented.

Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Acuity Knowledge Partners is committed to diversity and inclusivity.