Finance - AWM External Investment - Platform Reporting Analyst

The External Investing Group ("XIG") provides investors with investment and advisory solutions, across leading hedge fund managers, private equity and private credit funds, real estate managers, public equity strategies, fixed income strategies and ESG (impact) strategies across all asset classes. XIG manages globally diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios, and a range of advisory services.

The XIG Private Markets Platform Management team is broadly responsible for portfolio implementation, liquidity risk management, portfolio allocation and monitoring, external manager on-boarding and oversight, private market deal closing, valuation models for level 3 assets, overseeing the business control framework as well as a number of important strategic initiatives. The team works closely with the investment and capital formation areas within XIG, and with functional teams across the broader firm including Central Trading, Fund Accounting, Operations, Technology, Legal and Compliance.

This role involves partnering with senior portfolio managers to develop and execute appropriate deal funding allocation, valuation models and liquidity strategies across the firm’s private market’s portfolios. This includes allocation analysis and recommendation of where and when to deploy investable capital in accordance with fund and firm investment guidelines. Creation of liquidity plans to optimize fund performance and investor experience. Creation and monitoring of asset Valuation models to aid performance tracking.

In addition, the candidate will help supervise a group of analysts within the team and a group of consultants via a managed service arrangement. The Associate will also act as direct point of contact for the Investment team for a designated investment vertical.

• Perform daily liquidity management function to assess current and future funding requirements. Prepare Liquidity recommendations for Investor actions and work with stakeholder teams (Investment Team, Controllers, Operations) to approve and execute the calling or distributing capital.
• Create and implement liquidity models to achieve best in class fund performance and avoid cash drag by optimizing balances.
• Monitor and prepare investment pacing and investable capital analysis for a subset of actively investing funds and separately managed accounts. Present recommendations to the deal team.
• Participate in activities related to portfolio launches, restructuring and rebalances.
• Monitor Asset Backed Loan workflows and optimize cash to enhance fund performance.
• Perform allocation analysis for new deal activity and present recommendations to the Allocation Working Group (AWG) for approval.
• Identify and quantify FX and public market risk, model and test risk solutions to provide custom risk solutions.
• Deliver scale and enhanced fund performance through execution of self-identified and "continuous improvement" initiatives.
• Assist in responding to compliance and regulatory enquiries.
• Skillsets required:
• Using advanced Excel to manage thousands of data inputs to conduct data-driven analysis in order to create financial models and recommendations.
• Integrate AI into day-to-day processes to drive workflow efficiency and maximize operating capacity
• Project Management skillset to create design requirements, track progress, deliver milestones, navigate matrixed group of stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of strategic change.
• Financial acumen to prepare cash flows and performance metrics that impact Investor returns and product performance.
• Apply knowledge of Risk Management framework and associated controls to assess risk of financial products and recommend action such as adjusting risk reserve, altering risk profile & projection, and raising red flags.
• Ability to communication updates impactfully with senior colleagues and Investment team professionals.